Search your NY ancestry for free

Ancestry.com is offering free access to digital ancestry records for New York State residents. 

In a partnership with the New York State Archives, New York State Library, Dutchess County, New York State Military Museum, Albany Rural Cemetery and the Town of Salina, Ancestry.com is digitizing family history records and providing the information online at no cost.

To sign-up for a free account, visit http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/how-to-video-ancestry.

If you already have an Ancestry.com account, all of the records made available through the state partnership are included in your subscription. 


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