A Basic Guide to Genealogical and Family History Resources for Essex County, New York

by Harold E. Hinds, Jr. Ph.D. and Tina M. Didreckson, B.A.

"This is a guide worthy of emulation that illustrates the wide range of local records that are unique to a region. These records will give vital detail, but more importantly they flesh out the bones and move the personalities into local context."
Paul Milner, FORUM magazine

"Harold Hinds and Tina Didreckson have put together a comprehensive guide for anyone intending to do research in this county...
...Guides such as this are needed for all of New York's 62 counties, and this is a welcome addition to the list of those already available."
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 4/2005

This valuable new guide introduces the researcher to records found in Essex County that are relevant to that county's genealogy and family history.

The guide clearly outlines sources of these significant records in three sections.

A Topical Guide: including cemeteries, gazetteers and maps, the Internet, Land, Property, Military, Naturalization, School, Vital, Church and Census Records, Newspapers, Probate and Tax Assessment Rolls.

Repository Collections: Libraries, Historical Societies, Museum Collections, and the Essex County Clerk's Office.

Bibliography: Books, Genealogical and Historic Journals, Periodical Articles, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Items of Interest.

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