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New York Oswego CountyTown of Williamstown
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Church Records
History
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Genealogical Resources: History of Williamstown, NY |
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Williamstown Library
2877 County Route 17 North
Williamstown, NY 13493
Phone: 315-964-2802
Fax: 315-964-2802
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Oswego Public Library |
Genealogical Resources: Cemetery and town records, censuses and newspapers, directories, and local historical journals. Available Genealogical Information |
Societies
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Williamstown Historical Society |
Genealogical Resources: The society is newly formed and is acquiring historical publications, original works, personal interviews, photographic collections, family surname files and other materials of local interest to the Williamstown Township and surrounding hamlets and villages. Currently indexing town historian owned reference, and original town records. Owners of the publication "A look at the Past - Williamstown, New York" Copyright, 1991 by the Town of Williamstown, published by Compco Inc. Blossvale, NY. Publications of several titles are for sale. |
Half-Shire Historical Society
1100 County Route 48
PO Box 73
Richland, NY 13144-0073
Phone: (315) 298-3620
E-mail: halfshire @hotmail.com
Hours limited: Call for times or an appointment
Oswego County Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 3025
Oswego, New York 13126
Phone: 315-591-6778
Oswego County Historical Society
135 East 3rd St.
Oswego, New York 13126
Phone: 315-343-1342
E-mail: och@rbhousemuseum.org
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Central New York Genealogical Society[1] |
Genealogical Resources: The Historian may provide access to obituaries, vital records, church records, maps, and family files or journals. Some historians provide search services for their office records and others may refer you to local genealogists who research in the area. |
Town Clerk
Williamstown Town Clerk
Sharon Kellogg
18 Cox Rd.
Cox Road
Williamstown, NY 13493
Phone: 315-964-2441
Town Clerk has the records of birth, death, or marriage for the town.
Town Historian
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Williamstown Town Historian |
Genealogical Resources: Census records: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1880, 1892, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1930. Scrapbooks (1950-1985) on the area. Several family files and pictures, county history and a one-hour presentation on the Town of Williamstown. Newspaper clippings from 1899-2010 (Town of Williamstown) Ricard, Kasoag, and Williamstown. History books: Fairview and Holy Cross Cemetery books, Happy Valley Keepsake, A Look At The Past, Reflections of Kasoag, Military History - volumes 1, 2 and 3. |
Town Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Williamstown, New York check:
- Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.
Vital Records
References
- ↑ Central New York Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycnygs/index.htm (accessed 1 November 2011).
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