Albany County, NY History

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Albany County (and the City of Albany), from French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860). Authoritative for the period just preceding the Civil War. Locales mentioned include: Albany City, Bern, Bernville, East Bern, South Bern, Reidsville, Peoria, Bethlehem, Groesbeck, Kenwood, Upper Hollow, Adamsville, Normanskill, Bethlehem Center, Beckers Corners, Cedar Hill, South Bethlehem, Callahans Corners, Coeymans, Coeymans Landing, Indian Fields, Coeymans Hollow, Stephensville, Keefers Corners, Guilderland, Hamiltonville, Guilderland Center, Dunnsville, Knowersville, French's Mills, Knox, Knoxville, West Township, East Township, Clarksville, New Salem, New Scotland, Unionville, Feuribush, Oniskethau, Rensselaerville, Williamsburgh, Preston Hollow, Medusa, Potters Hollow, Cooksburg, Watervliet, West Troy, Green Island, Cohoes, Boght, Lishas Kil, Newtonville, Ireland Corners, Loudonville, Tivoli Hollow, North Albany, Spencerville, West Albany, Shaker Settlement, Town House Corners, Watervliet Center, Westerlo, Chesterville, Dormansville, South Westerlo, Lambs Corners, and Van Leuvens Corners. 14+ pages, PDF format, download now for $2.75.

Albany County in the Civil War Chapter, from The Landmarks of Albany County, New York by Amasa J. Parker (1897). There is more to Albany County than the city of Albany, and there was more to the era of the Civil War than the actual war years. This chapter of Parker’s volume includes some of the history leading up to the Civil War and material about those years and events following it. Needless to say, however, most of the chapter consists of units raised in Albany County, their officers and NCOs, their casualties, and their campaigns. 19+ pages, PDF format. Download now for $3.75.

The Town of Westerlo Chapter, from The Landmarks of Albany County, New York, by Amasa J. Parker (1897). On the southern border of the county, the township of Westerlo, established in the 19^th century, was “off the beaten track” historically, and one finds few incidents of historical note reported to have occurred within its borders. The chapter recounts its origin, its settlement, its industries, and its churches. To those with an interest in the people who settled there, this chapter will be of considerable interest. 9+ pages, PDF format, download now for $2.25.

The Albany County chapter in Mather & Brockett's Geographical History of the State of New York (1848). We have grouped the counties and provided several in a download according to their sequence in this historic volume. Included in this grouping are Albany County, New York County, Kings County, Queens County, Richmond County, and Suffolk County. 50+ pages, PDF format, download now for $3.75

Charity in New York State in 1906: Albany County. We are in the process of republishing sections of volume II of the Annual Report of the State Board of Charities for the year 1906. The material will be of interest to local historians who wish a better picture of charitable institutions in their locale a century ago, to genealogists and family historians interested in the people who administered charity back then as well as how any unfortunates housed in these facilities may have lived, and to those who have questions about the now-politicized "safety net" for the unfortunates in our society back in those years. This section addresses the public and private charities in Albany County in 1906 that were registered with the State Board of Charities. 21++ pages, in PDF format, download now for $2.25.

Albany County, NY History

Amasa J. Parker's Landmarks of Albany County

Albany and Rensselaer Directory for 1919

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