Other Government Resources
Current deeds, mortgages, divorce records, Supreme Court Records after
1919:
Albany County Clerk
County Court House, Room 128
16 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207-1077
(518) 487-5100
Wills and letters of administration:
Surrogate Court
Family Court Building
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 285-8585
Naturalizations after 1991:
Office of Immigration and Naturalization
U.S. Post Office and Federal Court House Room 220
Albany, NY 12207
Local naturalizations 1821 - 1991:
Albany County Online Naturalization Indexes
Ship passenger and immigration lists:
Passenger Lists (NNCC)
National Archives (GSA)
Washington, D.C. 20408
Building permits after 1991:
Division of Building and Codes
165 Henry Johnson Blvd.
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 434-5165
Births and deaths in the city of Albany:
City Vital Statistics
City Hall, Room 254M
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 434-5045
New York State Archives and Records Administration (SARA):
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/
New York State Archives and Records Administration
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
The Colonial Albany Social History Project
A model community history program of the New York State Museum, an agency of the
State Education Department through its Office of Cultural Education. The
Colonial Albany Social History Project was formed in 1981 to understand
pre-industrial community life by studying the contributions of the diverse
individuals who lived in the city of Albany during its formative years.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/welcome.html
Births and deaths in New York State outside the City of New York:
New York
State Department of Health, Vital Records Section
Visit their website for information about obtaining records, or email your
questions to
vr@health.state.ny.us
Customer Service Lobby (walk-in)
800 North Pearl Street, 2nd Floor - Room 200
Menands, NY 12204
Weekdays, 8:30am-4:30pm
Information about town vital statistics (including births and deaths) also
contact the the city, town or village clerk:
- Altamont (village): (518) 861-8554
- Berne: (518) 872-1448
- Bethlehem: (518) 439-4955
- Coeymans: (518) 756-2100
- Cohoes (City): (518) 237-7648
- Colonie: (518) 783-2734
- Colonie (village): (518) 869-7562
- Green Island: (518) 273-0661
- Green Island (village): (518) 273-2201
- Guilderland: (518) 356-1980
- Knox: (518) 872-2551
- Menands (village): (518) 434-2922
- New Scotland: (518) 439-4865
- Ravena (village): (518) 756-8233
- Rensselaerville: (518) 797-3798
- Watervliet (city): (518) 270-3810
- Westerlo: (518) 797-3111
- Voorheesville (village): (518) 765-2692