If accessing these databases from off campus, you will be prompted to log in using your library-generated username and password (both are your last name and last four digits of your student ID. Example: Smith1234)
Literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to the present this database also provides full-text coverage of more than 196 journals and more than 92 books. You can search the database for issues of the journal "New York History" from 2012 to the present.
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. This compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources includes topics ranging from migration and health to crime are placed in historical context.
The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. JSTOR is not a current issues database. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
"Explore digital collections from libraries and cultural heritage institutions that document the rich history of New York’s Hudson River Valley. Discover photographs, diaries, correspondence, artwork, publications, oral history interviews, and more."
Columbia County Historical Society webpage listing town historians, historical societies, and town and village clerks.
New York Slavery Records IndexHosted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, "The New York Slavery Records Index is a searchable compilation of records that identify individual enslaved persons and their owners, beginning as early as 1525 and ending during the Civil War."
New York State Library page that includes digitized primary source state census material from the 19th century. Includes links to other valuable pages.
Page that shows county-by-county listings of the New York state censuses available on microfilm at the state library in Albany. According to the Rochester Genealogical Society's website, "New York State took a census every ten years from 1825 to 1875. They also took a census in 1892; then every ten years from 1905 to 1925. The early census was as much interested in agricultural production as in the number of inhabitants. Only the name of the head of household is listed from 1825 to 1845. Many of these early census records have been lost." In addition, from the same website: "Existing original census records are usually in the County Courthouse or with the County Historian."
Images of a variety of items from the collections of the New York State Library, with accompanying descriptive text.
United States Census BureauThis site contains a wealth of demographic information on all 50 states, plus cities and towns, in addition to economic information. Site includes maps and infographics.
