Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site
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Table of Contents
Historical Background
- Sections for each of our 19 Towns
Jun 14 - Township Notes
- Local Government Structure - help with town and hamlet names
- Place Names/Towns Database
- Old Names in Delaware County - news article
- Feature Names - result of query to GNIS
- List of Place Names - from Spaulding's Business Directory -1896
Books Online
- Biographical Review - 1895 - contains sketches of citizens of Delaware County
- History of Delaware County by W.W. Munsell - 1797-1880
- Book Review of Munsell's History - from 1880 issue of Delaware Republican
- Centennial History of Delaware County, New York: 1797-1897 - edited by David Murray, LL.D.
- History of Delaware County - by Jay Gould - 1856
- Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York - by John D. Monroe, published by DCHA large pdf files - 3-4 MB
- Historical Sketches by Lincoln R. Long - text version - (also online as pdf version - 542KB
- The Evolution of Delaware County - excerpts (includes 15 maps) edited by Shirley A. Houck; pub. 1995
- Delaware County from French's Gazetteer-State of NY - also in large pdf file (1.5 MB)
- Davenport, Fact and Fancy - The Story of One Small Town in Delaware County, NY
- Stories of Early Settlers in the Wilderness - by Josiah Priest, pub 1837 - pdf file
. . . (preface & acknowledgements by transcriber John H. Beach) - Lost Villages, Historic Driving Tours in the Catskills - Excerpts
- When the Trains Ran - The Diary of a Delaware County Woman 1877-1928 - pdf file
- Map Collection
Delaware County Resources
- County, Town & Village Clerks, and Historians
- Delaware County Historical Association
- Bibliography
- Newspapers -- Microfilm and Digitized
- Searching for records in NYS - postings of Ruth A. Messick
- Research Tips - Melissa Harrison's research experience
- Professional Researchers & Other Services
- Family History Center - an important resource
- Lookups - volunteers will do lookups
- Other Websites of Interest - further valuable resources - local newspapers, libraries, etc.
Queries
- Submit Query - for posting on this website
- Surname-Query Index - view queries (over 3,000 queries)June 19, 28
or skip the index & go directly to Queries next line
- Special QueriesJune 15, 22
Feedback
- Cemetery Records - also linked to from individual town pages
- Census Indexes - also linked to from individual town pages
- Wills - how to get copies
- Abstracts of Early Wills
- Index to Probate Files 1900 or Earlier
- Military RecordsJun 16
- School Records - also linked to from individual town pages
- Deeds - Book A - Recorded June 24, 1797 through June 5, 1804
- Deeds - Book B - Recorded June 6, 1804 through July 9, 1808
- Family Bios, InformationJul 1
- Family Records - Deeds/Leases, Wills/Petitions, Bible, Old Letters, and assorted
- Migration Database
- Tax, Assessment, Lease & Mortgage Records
- Vital Records - Varied birth, marriage & death
- Obituaries - others found in Family Bios section
- Old Newspaper Clippings - plus other collections containing varied items
- Misc. County-wide Data - Naturalizations, County Records of Supervisors, Jury Lists, etc.
- Interesting Stories
- Delaware County Photo Album - Family & Historical photosJun 14, 19
- List of Photo Studios in Delaware CountyJul 1
Mailing List
- Delaware County Mailing List - Rene' Treffeisen, Administrator - this tool courtesy of Rootsweb
Counties Abutting Delaware County - Exterior Sites
- Tracing your Roots in Greene County
- NYGenWeb Sites for: Otsego - Chenango - Broome - Schoharie - Sullivan - Wayne County, PA
Data Spanning Counties of New York State
- NY State Prison Pardons 1819-1823 - transcribed by Linda Ogborn
Helpful Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Exterior Sites
- Upstate New York Genealogy - tips, tricks and sources
- Genealogy Quest - includes glossary of terms (epidemics, occupations, etc.)
- ArchiveGrid -search through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.
- Social Security Index - at RootsWeb
- Guide to Tracing Family Trees - at RootsWeb
- Cyndi's List - Genealogy Sites on the Internet - NY
- Scottish History - for those with Scottish Ancestry
Helpful Computer Sites on the Internet - Exterior Sites
- VIRUS Info at Rootsweb.
- Browser News - The importance of keeping your browser up to date
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