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Assorted Groups (Anthology, Cultural, Ethnic, & Religious):
African American Griots Project - West African Griots are historians, storytellers,
traditional praise singers and musicians. Their roles are hereditary and their
surnames identify them as Griots.
Note: These items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that the WebMaster, in any way, endorses any stereotypes which may be implied by the linked web sites.
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Broadway Database on the 'Net - database for Broadway theatre information (historic)
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Castle Garden - American's First Immigration Center; a database.
Census (& related Lists of various kinds):
1840 Census - Pensioners Revolutionary or Military Services
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Ellis Island - Ellis Island and Immigration 
Ellis Island Immigrants - The records in this collection document the journey of your
immigrant ancestor and their steps towards becoming a citizen of their new
country. They include passenger arrival records, naturalization records, border
crossings, emigration records, passports, convict transportation records. The
collection includes immigration records from the U.S. and several other countries
from around the world. — quote from the web site.
Erie Canal - Erie Canal Museum
Erie Canal - History
Erie Canal - Resources on the Erie Canal
Erie Canal - Maps
Erie Canal Scenes - Images of the Erie Canal between Rochester and Syracuse.
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Genea Search - New York Biographies, State Resources, Genealogy
Genealogical/Historical Commissions, Societies and Museums:
Please click here - (Counties we have listed), (To list a local society, please contact us.)
General Slocum Disaster - New York City
German Immigrant Ancestors - in Syracuse and Onondaga Counties
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Hudson River Portfolio - Historic tours of the Hudson River (Photos)
Hudson Valley - Sleepy Hollow, Sunnyside and Philipsburg Manor (Headless Horseman)
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Libraries & Newspapers:
New York Public Library - The Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History,
Local History and Genealogy
New York State Library - Cultural Education Center, 310 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum - tells the stories of immigrants who lived in
97 Orchard Street, a tenement built in 1863 on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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Migrations to, from and through:
American Family Immigration History Center - Ellis Island Online
Ellis Island - Ellis Island and Immigration
Ellis Island Immigrants
Center for Migration Studies - primary goal is to support and undertake research, and
to provide a forum for debate on international migration.
Immigrant Processing Centers - Ellis Island, Castle Gardens, Barge Office
Immigration Experience - Castle Gardens
Lower East Side Tenement Museum - tells the stories of immigrants who lived in
97 Orchard Street, a tenement built in 1863 on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Palatines to America - New York Chapter (German Genealogy)
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New York State - Historical Maps from 1556
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Palatines to America - New York Chapter (German Genealogy)
Pelham - Historic Pelham's Ghosts, Goblins and Legends (Sunnyside and Philipsburg
Manor)
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State Capital City: Albany (Capital since 1797 - located in Albany Co.)
The State name: New York was named by the British to honor the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of England's King Charles II, when New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch in 1664. New York became the name of the state and the city. |
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 Theater:
American Theater Wing - Founder of the Tony Awards
History of Theater - Time Line of 10,000 years of Theater
Theater Design - Nearly all modern theatre design can be traced back to the theatrical
traditions established by the Greek-speaking peoples of the Mediterranean starting
in the 6th century
Wikipedia - The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past
2,500 years.
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U.S.A. - General Information links page
U.S.A. - Possessions & Territories
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Vital Records:
New York Times - death notices from 1929
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State of
NEW YORK -
(The Empire State)
Cemeteries
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