Websites of Interest to
Rensselaer County Researchers
This page was last updated 10 March 2007.

Rensselaer County-Related Websites
Albany and Eastern New York Genealogy - Cliff Lamere's website
Albany County Online Records
Bed and Breakfast in Rensselaer County
Burden Iron Works payroll records - at the Troy Irish Genealogy Society website
The Colonial Albany Social History Project
Danish-born Residents of Troy - at Lisa Petersen's website - an excellent resource
The Districts of Albany County, 1772-1784
Family History Library Catalog - Holdings for Rensselaer Co, NY
Germany to America with the Hayner/Haner Family
The Hudson River in 1846 - Calling in at Schodack, Castleton, Papscanee Creek and Greenbush
Diary of Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to our county - and descriptions of the hospitality of our Mahican former residents
Troy Irish Genealogy Society - 11,400 marriage records and much more
Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.
Jewish Genealogical Sources
Mohawk and Hudson Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Natural Areas of Rensselaer County
New York History Net
Offline Sources Covering Rensselaer County
The Olive Tree Genealogy - Lorine McGinnis Schulze's website
Penny Postcards - 13 splendid images of Rensselaer County
The Ralph David PHILLIPS genealogy collection at the Nassau Free Library is now indexed online
Rensselaer County Cemeteries - GNIS locator
Rensselaer County GAR Posts
Rensselaer County Government
Rensselaer County Migrations Project
Rensselaer County Town Histories - at Ray's Place
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, founded in 1824
The Settlers of the Beekman Patent - a bit south of our county, but still worth a visit
Stephentown Genealogy - Tina Ordone's excellent website, chock full of genie information!
The City of Troy - the city's official website
The Troy Page - at Pat Connors's website, a wealth of info about our county's capital city
Troy's RiverSpark Visitor Center
Washington Park Association of Troy - who once lived where in Troy's grandest neighbourhood

Miscellaneous Genealogy-Related Websites
Amazon BooksEarth's biggest bookstore
The Bible ArchiveTranscriptions of family Bibles available for download
CD ROM Census RecordsThe entire US census, including Native Americans
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the InternetAn excellent resource
Daughters of the American RevolutionAn introduction to the DAR
DAR LibraryA catalog of the library's holdings
Dead FredA searchable collection of old photographs online
The Dutch Uncle Discussion ListNotes on old Dutch families
Family SearchLDS website; wealth of info, including not least
their online-searchable 1880 US Census
Genealogy QuestA full-service genealogy bureau
Genealogy TodayMasonic rosters, funeral cards, school records, telephone directories, church records and more
Higginson Book CompanySpecializing in genealogy and history
Historical New York Times ProjectChapter 2: The Civil War Years
Hope Farm PressGenealogy and history books for NY
Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family MemoirsCovering 11 counties, including Rensselaer, and searchable by surname
Hank Jones's WebsiteThe prize-winning author and authority on the 847 families of
the Great Palatine Migration of 1710; includes his latest
three-volume, 125,000-name Even More Palatine Families:
18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and Their
German, Swiss, and Austrian Origins, new in 2003
KinshipGenealogy books for NY
Palatines to AmericaPertains to German-speaking ancestry
Reformed Dutch Church RecordsTheir value in genealogy
SampubcoOrder photocopies of wills for a small fee; the index to Rensselaer County
Will Book 2 (1836-1837) went online on 2 March 2003.
Sleeper BooksGenealogy and history books for northeastern NY
Social Security Deaths IndexSeveral versions are searchable online for free; this one's at RootsWeb
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW)Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and related research links
The US Railroad Retirement BoardOffers a genealogy service - "after 1936" only


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