WELCOME to the Rensselaer County, NY(NY-RENSSE-L) Discussion List.        This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in the Genealogy, Culture and/or History related to the communities in Rensselaer County  which includes the towns of Berlin, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, North Greenbush, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack and Stephentown; the villages of Hoosick Falls, Nassau, Valley Falls, Schaghticoke, Castleton and Nassau; and the cities of Rensselaer and Troy.

 

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If you need help, contact me, at: nymets11@pacbell.net 

Fall in Rensselaer County 
 
 
 

This list is for the discussion of the Genealogy, Culture and History of  Rensselaer County,  NY. 
Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches,
       settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. is encouraged. 

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            Sending a list of the Surnames you are searching is okay but please try to limit them to one
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       time frame. 
 
 
 

  Lansingburg Train Station
 
 
 
 

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  Rensselaer Court House, Troy
 
 
 

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       places of all vital events if known, along with enough other family members so that the reader
       can positively identify if they are researching the same family."Anyone out there researching
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Poestenkill Gorge
 

 

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The American History & Genealogy Project
New York State History & Genealogy, Rensselaer County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/

Barbara's Genealogy Page
 http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB

Rensselaer County Genweb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/

Rensselaer County Surname Registry
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Surnames.html

1880 Fed Census for Troy
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html
 

Cliff Lamere's Albany and Eastern New York Genealogy
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/
 

NYS Genealogy Resources by County


Tina Ordone's Stephentown Website
http://www.stephentowngenealogy.com/
 

If you have other links that you think will be
helpful for Rensselaer County researchers
sent them to: nymets11@pacbell.net
 
 
   
 

Burden Iron Works Waterwheel
on the Wynantskill
1851-1896
 
 
 
 
 
 

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