Researching Your House History: a guide to resources from The Nyack Library: Databases & Web Sites
This guide will help you get started researching your house.
Databases
- Ancestry Library Edition - Nyack
Ancestry Library Edition is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available.
AVAILABLE FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.
Funded by the Nyack Library
Web Sites
- Rockland County ClerkThis site allows you to search the index of Land Records. More modern records are available online. You can use this search in conjunction with a trip to the County Clerk.
- New York Heritage
New York Heritage is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and anyone else who is interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of New York State. The collections in New York Heritage represent a broad range of historical, scholarly, and cultural materials held in libraries, museums, and archives throughout the state. Collection items include photographs, letters, diaries, directories, maps, books, and more.
New York Heritage is a collaborative project of eight Empire State Library Network members: Capital District Library Council, Central New York Library Resources Council, Long Island Library Resources Council, Northern New York Library Network, Rochester Regional Library Council, Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, South Central Regional Library Council, and Western New York Library Resources Council.
- HRVH Historical Newspapers
The Hudson River Valley Historical Newspapers, hosted by Southeast New York Library Resources Council, brings together historic newspapers from the region. It includes full text articles from the Rockland County Journal dating back to 1850.
- Genealogical Society of Rockland CountyA local non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and recording Rockland County genealogical and historical data and to make these records available for study.
- How to Preserve your Historic Home from the National TrustFrequently asked questions are answered regarding the rehabilitation and restoration of historic homes - from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.