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Local History: General Reference
In this guide users will find local history resources within the Moffat Library as well as online.
Biographical Indexes
These books are available in our catalog to be loaned or viewed at our library. Those in the Public Domain that have been digitized can be viewed by clicking on the "Digital Copy" link below the book title.
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Portrait and biographical record of Orange County, New YorkPublication Date: 1895
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Digital CopyOriginal from the Library of Congress
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Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley byPublication Date: 1913In three volumes.
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Digital Copy (Volume 1)Original from Harvard University.
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Digital Copy (Volume 2)Original from the University of California
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Digital Copy (Volume 3)Original from Yale University
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Ancestors of Orange County New York byPublication Date: 2003
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Genealogical history of black families of Orange County, New York byPublication Date: 2001In two volumes.
Digital Media
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Genealogy and history of Orange County, New York1 CD-ROM: Graveyard Inscriptions of Orange County, NY -- The History of Orange County, NY -- An Outline History of Orange County -- Index to Eager's History of Orange County -- Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, NY -- Orange County Patriot: a newspaper published at Goshen NY: Marriages and Deaths from May 1828 to Dec. 1831 -- St. James Protestant Episcopal Church Records
History & Genealogy Databases
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Ancestry Library Edition - Washingtonville
Provides access to a wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research, including images of the decennial U.S. census from 1790-1930, passenger lists, military records, court, land & probate records, birth, marriage & death records, church records and more! New content added daily.
Funded by Friends of Moffat Library
For use in the library only
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Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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FamilySearch
Our records span billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more.
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HeritageQuest Online - Washingtonville
HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
Funded by the Moffat Library of Washingtonville.
CLICK TO ACCESS FROM HOME:
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HRVH Historical Newspapers
HRVH Historical Newspapers provides access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State. Includes several Rockland and Orange County newspapers.
Funded by federal funds, New York State funding for library systems, special grants and annual membership dues.
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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.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times - Washingtonville
The database provides full text searchable PDFs of The New York Times from its first issue in 1851 through 2013.
Funded by the Moffat Library.
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