Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, New York 10940
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Publishers & Bookstores
Local History
Orange County
- Bellvale School Homepage
- A collection of historical information about Bellvale, NY, including homes, families, cemeteries, photos, etc.
- Brotherhood Winery
- "American's Oldest Winery," Washingtonville
- The Concise History of Orange County
- D & H Canal Historical Society, High Falls
- The Erie Railroad - "The Work of the Age"
- 15th New York Cavalry
- Orange County based, Civil War group
- 1775 Assessment Rolls for Orange County
- History of Auto Racing at the Fairgrounds
- History of the Town of Wallkill
- By Dorothy Hunt-Ingrassia, Historian
- Making of America Journals Collection: Cornwall
- Making of America Journals Collection: A History of Deerpark
- Middletown, A Photographic History
- "Middletown: A Retrospect of the Years"
- A concise history of Middletown, New York.
- "Middletown Firsts"
- Learn about when many things first came to be in Middletown, NY, such as the first school, first road, and first settler.
- Middletown Thrall Library, Local History
- Minisink Valley Historical Society - Maps of the Minisink Region
- The 124th New York State Volunteers "Orange Blossoms"
- Orange County Historic Sites and Attractions
- Orange County, NY, Local History and Genealogy
- Pine Island, NY
- "Post Cards" - from the Centennial Celebration of Middletown, NY, 1888-1988
- Scotchtown Highlander
- History, maps, news, government and other information concerning the area in the Town of Wallkill known as Scotchtown. Some of the site is still under construction.
- U.S. Military Academy Library Digital Collection
- Warwick Valley Facts and History
Hudson Valley
- The Catskills Institute
- Non-profit organization dedicated to understanding the past and perserving the record of Jewish life in the Catskills
- Grapes of the Hudson Valley
- "Where Wine Making in America Began"
- Historic River Towns of Westchester
- Historic Sites of the Hudson Valley
- The History of Hudson River Ferry Service
- Historic Hudson Valley
- Historic Hudson Valley Manuscript Collections, 1585-1938
- Hudson River Resource Center
- The Hudson River Bookstore
- Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
- A federally funded program created by Congress in 1996.The mission of the Heritage Area is to recognize, preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley for the benefit of the nation.
- Hudson River - Virtual History Tour
- The Hudson River PCB Story
- Hudson River Valley Heritage
- The Hudson River Valley Institute (Marist College)
- The digital library contains documents, lesson plans, and related links.
- Hudson Valley Books
- Hudson Valley Ruins
- Hudson Valley Travel
- Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley
- Local Newspapers
- The Loyal American Regiment
- New York Loyalists from lower Dutchess and Westchester counties.
- Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon, NY
- They have a Revolutionary War weekend.
- New Paltz History
- The Northern Campaign
- Events celebrating Revolutionary War battles, etc., including Fort Montgomery in Orange County
- Replica of the Half Moon Drops Anchor in Croton-on-Hudson
- Rockland Room at the New City Library
- A Virtual Trip on the Historic Hudson River
- Westchester County Archives
New York State
- African American History of Western New York
- Albany Institute of Historical Art
- American Association For State and Local History
- Bridges of the Upper Delaware
- Colonial Money of New York
- Delaware County, New York
- A NYGenWeb Site
- Existing Railroad Stations in New York
- History of the Canal System of the State of New York
- A History of Kingston
- Images of Rochester
- History of Rochester
- Local Histories by the New York State Library
- Making of America
- New York History Net
- New York State Archives and Records Administration
- New York State Canal System
- River Resource
- New York State Governors
- Trolley Museum of NY
- Kingston
- Ulster County Home Page
- The Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York
Historical Societies
- Historical Society of Middletown & Wallkill Precinct
- Historical Society of Rockland County
- Huguenot Historical Society
- Middletown & New Jersey Railway Historical Society
- Minisink Valley Historical Society
- New York State Historical Association
- North Jersey Highlands Historical Society
- Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society
- Sullivan County Historical Society
- Sussex County Historical Society
- Large collection of genealogical material related to families from Sussex County and the surrounding area)
- Ulster County History & Culture
- Westchester Historical Society
Museums / Historic Sites
Orange County
- Adirondack History Network
- "A site for teachers/students, developed by the Adirondack Museum, to aid in the study of state/local history."
- The Cradle of the Trotter
- (Goshen, NY)
- Gomez Mill House Virtual Museum
- Museum Village (Monroe, NY)
- Neversink Valley Area Museum
- O & W Museum
- Town of Minisink Museum
Hudson Valley
- Columbia County, NY -
- Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
- Hudson Valley Museums and Historic Sites
- Hudson River Maritime Museum
- Roscoe O&W Railway Museum
New York State
- Empire State Railway Museum
- Old Rhinebeck Museum
- Antique Aeroplanes
- Strong Museum (Rochester, NY)
- Susan B. Anthony House (Rochester, NY)
- Women's Rights National Historical Park (Seneca Falls, NY)
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Genealogy
New York State
- Census Online - New York
- Cyndi's List: New York
- Hints for Starting Your Family Tree (NYSL)
- Long Island Genealogy
- Making of America
- New York State GenWeb
- New York State Library's Genealogy Gollection
- New York State Military Records
- New York State Wills
- Online New York Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries
- A Genealogy Guide for New York City and State
- The Poorhouse Story
- Roots-L NY
- Sullivan County, NY Genealogy Page
- Vital Records Services-NYS Department of Health
- Vital Records: Where to Get Copies of Birth and Death Certificates in New York State
- From the New York State Department of Health
General Sites
- AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
- Ancestry.com
- The library has a subscription that can be used at the library.
- Cemetery Records Online
- DAR Library
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Deciphering Old Handwriting
- Everton's Genealogical Helper Online Edition
- Family Search
- From the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints
- Family Tree Maker
- Genealogy.com
- Includes genealogy classes and a directory containing over 72,000 genealogy websites.
- The Genealogy Home Page
- Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
- Heritage Quest
- Immigration & Ships Passenger List Research Guide
- International Society of Sons & Daughters of Slave Ancestry (ISDSA)
- Their goal is to identify and preserve African American family history.
- Jewish Genealogy: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
- Kindred Trails
- Library of Congress: Local History & Genealogy Reading Room
- National Archives Census Microfilm Rental Program
- Native American Genealogy
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- North American Genealogy Resources
- The Olive Tree Genealogy
- Free genealogical data online
- Roots Surname List Finder
- RootsWeb.com
- The Ships List
- Treasure Maps, the How-to-Genealogy Site and E-mail Newsletter
- U. S. Gazetteer
- U. S. GenWeb
Genealogical Societies
- Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Department
- Delaware County, NY Genealogical and History Site
- Federation of Genealogical Societies
- Genealogical Societies in New York State
- Genealogical Society of Rockland County
- International Genealogy Society
- National Genealogy Society
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
- Northeastern New York Genealogy
- Orange County Genealogical Society
- Polish Genealogical Society of New York State
- Ulster County Genealogy & History
- Ulster County Genealogical Society
- Ulster County NY Genealogy Forum
- Westchester County Genealogical Society
Publishers & Bookstores
- Ancestor Spy Catalog of CDs & Microfiche for the State of New York
- Genealogy Publishing Company - New York Books
- Click here for the main site.
- Higginson Book Company
- Hope Farm Press & Bookshop
- Excellent selection of local history books
- Kinship
- Publisher of NY genealogies
- Willow Bend Book Store (a division of Heritage Books, Inc.)
- Over 12,000 books, CDs, and maps pertaining to history and genealogy from over 200 publishers
This page was last updated on October 27, 2007.