Genealogical Forensics

We work with a vast and ever-growing array of repository and online documentation and resources, as well as resources that we own. The focus is from the 19th century into the present.

We research where the trail leads, at the federal, state, county, or municipal level, in libraries, archives, private collections, and online.

Through associates in other parts of the United States and around the world, who are experts in their own localities, research capabilities are worldwide.

REPOSITORIES WE USE (PARTIAL LIST):

Surrogate’s Courts/Probate Courts
City Registers/Registry of Deeds
County Clerk’s Offices
Civil Courts
National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, and branches
New York City Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
Departments of Health (NYC, NYS, and elsewhere)
Boards of Elections
New York Public Library and libraries wherever needed
Center for Jewish History
Historical Societies
Religious Institutions
Museums and Auction Houses
New York State Library and Archives (Albany)
Library of Congress

RECORDS (PARTIAL LIST):

Birth, marriage (licenses and certificates), divorce and death indexes and records
Naturalization records: federal and state courts
Censuses: federal and state
Immigration records/passenger manifests
Military records
Voter Registrations
Real Property Records
Probate and Administration Files
Guardianships/Conservatorships
Cemetery Records/Interment Lists
Newspapers
Name Change Petitions
Incorporation/Dissolution Records
Judgments
Criminal Records
Ecclesiastical Records
Unclaimed Funds
Background Reports
City Directories and Online Directories
Professional and Organizational Directories
Social Media

National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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