Local History & Genealogy Division Online Databases

*  1950 Census - The 1950 census records were released by the U.S. National Archives on April 1, 2022. This website provides full access to the 1950 census images, including population schedules, enumeration district maps, and enumeration district descriptions.

*  American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society

*  Ancestry.com (Library Edition) - Find Your Ancestors Now!

*  Cole Directory - Commonly known as the "Criss-Cross" or "Haines" directory, this is the most up-to-date, cross-reference directory for New York State.

*  Daughters of the American Revolution - (DAR)

*  Democrat & Chronicle - Please see staff for login information.

*  Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletters - Delivering the genealogy-related news for more than 25 years!
See Reference staff for login information.

*  Familysearch - LDS web site for genealogy

*  FIMo. Fire Insurance Maps online. - Maps of municipalities and settled areas from 1875 to 1950. 

*  FindMyPast - Search over 2 billion family history records from the United Kingdom & around the world.

*  HeritageQuest Online - Research family history & American culture

*  Historic Map Works  - A high quality, full color collection of historic maps.

*  Life Records Database - Birth, death, & marriage indexes from City of Rochester newspapers

*  Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau - A site devoted to the places that affected the newly freed survivors of slavery.

*  MCLS Homepage - links to resources and the library catalog

*  MCLS Local History & Genealogy Links - the library’s web page, with more links

*  New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1935 (including Monroe County) - the city and the towns

*  New York Heritage - Digital Collections - statewide cooperative digital newspapers & exhibits

*  New York History - The New York State Historical Association’s quarterly journal devoted entirely to the history of New York State.

*  NYC Naturalizations - searchable indexes

*  NYC Vital Records - searchable indexes

*  NYS Death Index - searchable indexes, 1880-1956

*  Our Black Ancestry - dedicated to providing information and services that help people explore and appreciate African American family history and culture

* ProQuest Newspapers: New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania - This collection of digitized newspapers provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with easily searchable online access to historical and recent content from the states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Full access for free in the library. Remote access available for City of Rochester residents only.

*  Rochester Genealogical Society - Historic Church & Cemetery Records - see web page for description

*  FultonHistory.com - Digitized newspapers

*  Rochester City Directories Online - 1827 to 1946

*  Rootsweb - major genealogy web site

 


 

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