Researching Your House History: a guide to resources from The Nyack Library: Histories of Rockland County & the Nyacks
This guide will help you get started researching your house.
Histories of the Nyacks
Centennial, 1872-1972: Village of Upper Nyack, NYCall Number: 974.728 UPP
Nyack in the 20th CenturyCall Number: 974.728 NYA
Old Nyack: an illustrated historical sketch of Nyack-on-the-HudsonCall Number: 974.728 OLD
South Nyack centennial, 1878-1978Call Number: 974.728 SOU
Histories of Rockland County
History of Rockland County, New York: with biographical sketches of its prominent men (1884) by Call Number: 974.728 COLAt same call # is the Index to personal names in History of Rockland County, New York, edited by David Cole, published in 1884. The baptisms from the Reformed Church in Tappan are listed here.
The History of Rockland County (1886) by Call Number: 974.728 GRE- Historical Record to the close of the nineteenth century of Rockland County, New York (1902) byCall Number: 974.728 TOMThis is a good source for locating the war service of Rockland County residents in the Revolutionary War and American Civil War.
Historical Miscellanies (1923) by Call Number: 974.728 BUD