Buffalo, New York
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==== Archives, Libraries and Museums ==== | ==== Archives, Libraries and Museums ==== | ||
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| + | | width="40%" valign="top" | [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/subjectguides.asp '''Grosvenor Room Genealogy''']<br>Buffalo and Erie County Public Library<br>Lafayette Square<br>Buffalo, NY 14203<br>(716) 858-8900<br>[http://www.buffalolib.org/ebranch/askus/ask.asp Email form] | [http://grogenealogylocalhistory.wordpress.com/ blog] | ||
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| + | '''Genealogical Resources''': Local histories, census records, church and cemetery records, city directories, ethnic and immigration research, African American research, published family histories, maps and atlases, military records and history, vital records, yearbooks and school records. The website includes dozens of guides for topics such as: [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/AfAmGenealogy2010.pdf African-American Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/CanadianGenealogy.pdf Canadian Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/GermanGenealogy2011.pdf German Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/IrishGenealogy2009.pdf Irish Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/ItalianGenealogy2011.pdf Italian Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/JewishGenealogy2009.pdf Jewish Genealogy], [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/NativeGenealogy.pdf Native American Genealogy], and [http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collections/genealogy/pdfs/SubjectGuides/PolishGenealogy.pdf Polish Genealogy]. | ||
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| + | | width="40%" valign="top" | [http://www.wnygs.org/library.html '''Western New York Genealogical Society Library''']<br>Hamburg Historical Society Museum<br>5859 South Park Avenue, Rt. 62<br>Hamburg, NY<br>[http://www.wnygs.org/contacts.html Contacts] | ||
| + | | valign="top" | '''Genealogical Resources''': Atlases, gazetters, directories, histories, church records, cemetery records, vital index, censuses, compiled genealogies, immigrant lists, military records, and periodicals. | ||
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==== Societies ==== | ==== Societies ==== | ||
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| + | | width="45%" valign="top" | '''[http://www.bechs.org/ Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society]'''<br>25 Nottingham Court<br>Buffalo, NY 14216<br>716-873-9644<br>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buffalo-and-Erie-County-Historical-Society/106056712767434 Facebook page] | ||
| + | | valign="top" | '''Genealogical Resources''': Library, [http://www.bechs.org/library/genealogical_resources.pdf Guide to Genealogical Materials], city directories, church records (many Roman Catholic parishes), cemetery transcriptions, censuses, genealogy books, obituary index to Buffalo newspapers (1811-2001), private papers, [http://www.bechs.org/library/obitform.pdf obituary request form], published family histories, list of professional researchers for hire.<br> | ||
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| + | | width="35%" valign="top" | [http://www.buffalolib.org/ '''Buffalo and Erie County Library''']<br>Lafayette Square<br>Buffalo, NY 14203<br>716-858-8900 | ||
| + | | valign="top" | '''Genealogical Resources''': [http://becplsubjectguides.pbworks.com/w/page/10282964/Genealogy Genealogy Subject Guide]. | ||
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==== City Clerk ==== | ==== City Clerk ==== | ||
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Gerald Chwalinski<ref name="petty">Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 401-405.</ref><br>City Hall, Niagara Square, Room 1308<br>Buffalo, NY 14202<br>716-851-5844<br>Email: [mailto:gchwalinski@city-buffalo.com gchwalinski@city-buffalo.com] | Gerald Chwalinski<ref name="petty">Elizabeth Petty Bentley, ''Genealogy Address Book'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 401-405.</ref><br>City Hall, Niagara Square, Room 1308<br>Buffalo, NY 14202<br>716-851-5844<br>Email: [mailto:gchwalinski@city-buffalo.com gchwalinski@city-buffalo.com] | ||
| − | ==== City Historian ==== | + | ==== City Historian ==== |
| − | '''Records Center'''<br>716-851-5431<ref name="erie">Erie County, New York Town Historians, Historical Societies and Historical Museums, Updated: 20 October 2004, http://wnyroots.tripod.com/index-historians.html (accessed 15 December 2011).</ref> | + | '''Records Center'''<br>716-851-5431<ref name="erie">Erie County, New York Town Historians, Historical Societies and Historical Museums, Updated: 20 October 2004, http://wnyroots.tripod.com/index-historians.html (accessed 15 December 2011).</ref> |
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||
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:*'''1935''' [http://nsampson.tripod.com/1935marriages.html 1935 Buffalo, NY Marriages] - free.<br> | :*'''1935''' [http://nsampson.tripod.com/1935marriages.html 1935 Buffalo, NY Marriages] - free.<br> | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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*Buffalo see: [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/erie1/buffalo/buffalo.htm The Erie County NYGenWeb Project], an member of [[NYGenWeb|The NYGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | *Buffalo see: [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/erie1/buffalo/buffalo.htm The Erie County NYGenWeb Project], an member of [[NYGenWeb|The NYGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | ||
| − | === References === | + | === References === |
{{reflist}} {{Erie County, New York}} | {{reflist}} {{Erie County, New York}} | ||
[[Category:Cities_in_New_York]] [[Category:Erie_County,_New_York]] | [[Category:Cities_in_New_York]] [[Category:Erie_County,_New_York]] | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 15 December 2011
United States
New York Erie CountyBuffalo
Contents |
Cemeteries
- Vol. 1
- page 41 - Frick Cemetery, Eggertsville (within the town of Amherst)
- page 82 - Werkley Cemetery, near Sheridan Drive (Buffalo)
- Because of boundary changes, Werkley Cemetery aka St. John's Cemetery is now located in Tonawanda, New York. Burials are listed on the following sites:
- Town History of Tonawanda & Kenmore, New York http://www.tonawanda.ny.us/history/Werkley_Query.asp
- USGenWeb Archives: Werkley Cemetery
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
| Grosvenor Room Genealogy Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 858-8900 Email form | blog |
Genealogical Resources: Local histories, census records, church and cemetery records, city directories, ethnic and immigration research, African American research, published family histories, maps and atlases, military records and history, vital records, yearbooks and school records. The website includes dozens of guides for topics such as: African-American Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, German Genealogy, Irish Genealogy, Italian Genealogy, Jewish Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, and Polish Genealogy. |
| Western New York Genealogical Society Library Hamburg Historical Society Museum 5859 South Park Avenue, Rt. 62 Hamburg, NY Contacts |
Genealogical Resources: Atlases, gazetters, directories, histories, church records, cemetery records, vital index, censuses, compiled genealogies, immigrant lists, military records, and periodicals. |
Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
The main FHC for Buffalo, New York is the Buffalo New York Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.
Societies
| Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Court Buffalo, NY 14216 716-873-9644 Facebook page |
Genealogical Resources: Library, Guide to Genealogical Materials, city directories, church records (many Roman Catholic parishes), cemetery transcriptions, censuses, genealogy books, obituary index to Buffalo newspapers (1811-2001), private papers, obituary request form, published family histories, list of professional researchers for hire. |
| Buffalo and Erie County Library Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203 716-858-8900 |
Genealogical Resources: Genealogy Subject Guide. |
City Clerk
Gerald Chwalinski[1]
City Hall, Niagara Square, Room 1308
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-851-5844
Email: gchwalinski@city-buffalo.com
City Historian
Records Center
716-851-5431[2]
Church Records
- 1853 - 1853 Membership List, North Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N.Y., courtesy: Internet Archive.
- 1853 - 1853 Membership List, North Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N.Y., courtesy: Internet Archive.
Obituaries
- 1911-1941 Dziennik Dla Wsystkich Death Notice Database at Polish Genealogical Society of New York - free. Obituaries of Polish individuals.
- 1911-1941 Dziennik Dla Wsystkich Death Notice Database at Polish Genealogical Society of New York - free. Obituaries of Polish individuals.
Vital Records
- 1935 1935 Buffalo, NY Marriages - free.
- 1935 1935 Buffalo, NY Marriages - free.
Web Sites
- FamilySearch.org catalog for Buffalo
- Buffalo see: The Erie County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
References
- ↑ Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogy Address Book (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009), 401-405.
- ↑ Erie County, New York Town Historians, Historical Societies and Historical Museums, Updated: 20 October 2004, http://wnyroots.tripod.com/index-historians.html (accessed 15 December 2011).
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