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From: Pat Connors <>
Subject: [NY CAN] Vital records, cemetery records, continued
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:08:37 -0800

from New York Genealogical Research, by George Schweitzer, 1988

In addition to the sources mentioned in last post, there are several
other record compilations, listings of records, and indexes, included are:
--R.J. Wilson, NY STATE CEMETERY RECORDS, The Author, Tonawanda, NY,
1978--, several volumes
--J.D. and E.D. Stemmons, THE CEMETERY RECORD COMPENDIUM, Everton
Publishers, Logan UT, 1979
--M.J. Brown, HANDY INDEX TO THE HOLDINGS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF
UT (FHL), Volume 1, Everton Publishers, Logan UT, 1980
--Historical Records Survey, GUIDE TO DEPOSITORIES OF MANUSCRIPT
COLLECTIONS IN NY STATE, EXCLUSIVE OF NY CITY, WITH SUPPLEMENT, WPA,
Albany NY, 1941-4
--NYPL, NYGB, NYHS, FHL(FHC), RL, and LL, check for microfilms and
transcripts of epitaphs under surname, county, city, town, church, and
cemetery name, also under heading Epitaphs


The above records indicate that the main sources of NY cemetery records
ar NYSL, NYPL, NYGB, NYSH, FHL(FHC), RL, and LL. The LL quite often
have records of cemeteries in their own counties, and RL often have
those in their regions. In these libraries, cemetery records may be
located by looking in their catalogs under the surname, county, city,
and town, the church, the denomination the ethnic group, and the
cemetery name. Also look under the headings Epitaphs-NY and
Cemeteries-NY. Further, you should not forget to inquire if there are
special cemetery record indexes or files.

Several other important sources for cemetery records must not be
overlooked. These include church records, genealogical periodicals
(especially Tree Talks, the NY Genealogical and Biographical Record, the
American Genealogist, the New England Historic Genealogical Record, and
the DAR Magazine), manuscripts, and newspaper obituaries.

NYPL=New York Public Library
NYSL=New York State Library
NYGB=New York Genealogical & Biographical
NYHS=New York ?? maybe Historical Society
FHL(FHC)=Family History Library (Family History Center)
RL=Regional Library
LL=Local Library

--
Pat Connors, Sacramento CA
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
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