Genealogy Resources

Free Premium Resources

A list of top-quality databases funded by MidYork Library System. Simply click on the link, log in with your library card number, and explore.

(simply login with your library card number)

Newsbank

Access to the Utica Observer Dispatch (2002-current), The Syracuse Post Standard (1986-current), The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1999-current) and the Times Union-Albany (1986-current). These papers include death notices and some obituaries.
(funded by the MidYork Library System)

Ancestry Library Edition/Heritage Quest

These resources are available for in-library use at the following four libraries: Canastota Public Library, Jervis Public Library (Rome), Utica Public Library and the Frank J. Basloe Library (Herkimer). Computers in these 4 libraries may be reserved for accessing Ancestry Library Edition/Heritage Quest. Please contact the library for more information (funded by the MidYork Library System)

Quality Internet Resources

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Over 264,000 links to genealogy websites.

Rootsweb

The oldest and largest free genealogy Web site. (Free rootsweb search is on the left)

Family Search

The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world. The project of the LDS.

New York State Archives

Information about getting vital records from New York State.