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Public History

Resources online

Schenectady County Digital History Archive
Link to Website

Schenectady County History and Genealogy Research Help
Link to Website

City of Schenectady Historian
Link to Bio and Contact Information

Schenectady County Historical Society Collection in New York Heritage
Link to Website

Schenectady County Historical Society Blog - 
Link to Blog 

Schenectady County Historical Society Newsletters -
Link to newsletters

Schenectady County Newspapers from New York State Historical Newspapers
Link to Website

Newspapers on FultonHistory
https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html 

New York State Historic Newspapers
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/#

NY Historical Society
https://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/

NYS Archives Digital collections
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php 

Genealogy Resources
Family Search
https://www.familysearch.org/en/ 

-Overview of resources related to Schenectady County:
 Link 

Census Records
https://www.archives.gov/research/census/online-resources

-FamilySearch.org – requires a login, but accounts are free.

-Ancestry.com – requires a login. They offer a 14-day free trial, but if necessary, students can borrow the SCHS login.

Building History Resources

Library of Congress Resources

Sanborn Maps:
Link
Library of Congress HABS
Link
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Link
Chronicling America
Link