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Rensselaer County Libraries This page was last updated 18 February 2007. |
This list includes all the libraries for which I can find contact details that are located in Rensselaer County, NY - large or small, with genealogical collections or without. My reasoning is that libraries - even very small ones - tend to be a focal point for a community, and they are a font of local knowledge. If you live far away, you can contact a library in one of our communities, and even if it has no genealogical collection of its own, the librarian might be able to put you in touch with the nearest other library that DOES have a relevant genealogical collection. Also listed are libraries that are not in Rensselaer County that do contain genealogical information about Rensselaer County.
| Name | Address | Phone/Fax/e-mail |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Public Library | 161 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210 |
(518) 427-4300 |
| Brunswick Community Library | 605 Brunswick Road Eagle Mills, NY 12180 |
(518) 279-4023 Fax: (518) 279-0527 |
| Cheney Free Public Library | Classic Hoosick Falls, NY 12090 |
(518) 686-9401 |
| Arvilla E. Diver Memorial Library | 136 Main Street P. O. Box 149 Schaghticoke, NY 12154-0149 |
(518) 753-4344 |
| Family History Center (LDS Church) (This is the nearest FHC to Rensselaer Co; it's in Loudonville, Albany Co, NY) |
Family History Center 52 Blue Barns Road Rexford Loudonville, NY |
(518) 463-2566 (closed Sun and Mon) |
| Family History Center (LDS Church) (this is the second-nearest FHC to Rensselaer Co; it's in Bennington, Bennington Co, VT) |
Family History Center Houghton Lane Bennington, VT |
(802) 442-8126 (closed Sun and Fri) |
| Family History Library (LDS Church) (this may be thousands of miles away, but it has a VAST collection of microfilmed primary records for Rensselaer Co, NY) |
35 North West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 |
(801) 240-2331 Toll-free: (800) 453-3860 Ext. 22331 Fax: (801) 240-5551 |
| Grafton Community Library | 2455 New York State Route 2 Grafton, NY 12082 |
(518) 279-0580 |
| New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Library | 122 East 58th Street New York, NY 10022-1939 |
(212) 755-8532 |
| The New York Public Library | 5th Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 |
(212) 930-0830 |
| New York State Library Cultural Education Center |
Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12230 |
(518) 474-5161 |
| Petersburgh Public Library | P. O. Box 250 Petersburgh, NY 12138 |
(518) 658-2927 |
| Poestenkill Library | 9 Plank Road P. O. Box 305 Poestenkill, NY 12140 |
(518) 283-3721 |
| Stephentown Memorial Library | P.O. Box 70 472 New York State Highway 43 Stephentown, NY 12168-0070 |
(518) 733-5750 |
| Troy Public Library (see also Bill McGrath's genealogy research guide) |
100 Second Street Troy, NY 12180 |
(518) 274-7071 Fax: (518) 271-9154 |
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Lin Van Buren