Databases

Access individual records, including all available US Census records, the immigration collection, NY passenger lists and more. In Library Use Only.

The Brooklyn Public Library's digital newspapers including the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Life, and Activities of the Long Island Society.

CastleGarden.org is an educational project of The Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892.

Search Ellis Island passenger records for immigrants who passed through Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924.

FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations.  Research your family history using genealogical records from around the world.

Access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.

Access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State.

Search records from around the world including birth, marriage, death, military, census, and parish records.

Provides access to full articles in the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the nation’s leading black newspapers of the 20th century and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.

A research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and anyone else interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of New York State.

Search this database of newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.

Access to full text articles from 1851-2014.

Access to local and Long Island regional news stories and articles covering 1940 - 1989.

Access to a wide range of historical newspapers that reflect New York's unique history.

Access to local newspapers covering over 100 years of Suffolk County, NY history.

Provides first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events from 1857-1922.