BuffaloResearch.com: Vital Records

Explains restrictions on state prison records and psychiatric records, which would include patient records from the Buffalo Psychiatric Center (Richardson complex).

This lengthy PDF "describes more than 300 records series comprising approximately 4,000 cubic feet of records. Most of the records described relate to inmates and programs at major correctional facilities and the facilities that preceded them. The records date from 1797 to about 1980, most dating from the 20th century. The majority of records relate to programs at maximum security prisons for male felons, which is the largest segment of the inmate population confined in New York." -New York Corrections Historical Society

A guide produced by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

The registers include the name of the convict, county, crime, court, judge, date of sentencing, date received in prison, sentence, commutation earned, and discharge date. In some cases, you'll find correspondence regarding commutations as well.

Scattered volumes from 1885-1922 are online in full text, with cases from across New York State

Scroll down & click on the tiny camera icons on the right to view page scans. You will need to register for a free FamilySearch account.

The New York State Archives holds over 10,000 cubic feet of records of trial and appellate courts, dating from the 1660s to the 1990s. They are not online. This page describes what they have.

Full text of decisions from ca. 1890. The book's front matter is missing.

This 227-page guide to understanding and locating federal court records is online in full text as a PDF.

Full text of most volumes from 1870-1895.

Including the Superior Court of the city of New York, the Court of Common Pleas of the city of New York, Superior Court of Buffalo, City Court of Brooklyn, City Court of New York, Surrogates' Courts, etc.

Official website of the Eighth Judicial District. It includes the Supreme, County, Family and Surrogate Courts in the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming. There are also eleven city courts in our district: Batavia, Buffalo, Dunkirk, Jamestown, Lackawanna, Lockport, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Olean, Salamanca, and Tonawanda. In each judicial district there is an Administrative Judge who oversees the courts contained in each district.

Court Records and Cases in New York. Court Reference shows where and how to find court cases in New York. County by county listing of all trial courts in New York.

Includes the Superior Court of Buffalo

Includes the Supreme Court Law Library in Erie County

Using our free case information services you can find future appearance dates for cases in Criminal, Family and Housing Court. You may also view information on both active and disposed cases in Civil Supreme and Local Civil Courts, and by signing up for our eTrack case tracking service you can receive email updates and appearance reminders for Civil Supreme and Local Civil Court cases.

426 names

Includes several orphan homes in Erie County

Fully scanned from the Ely S. Parker papers in the collection of the American Philosophical Society.

The Iroquois Census Project contains yearly annuity census rolls for the Iroquois Nations residing in New York State, starting in 1851 through 1886, with rolls also for 1890 and 1902.

Buffalo Creek Census 1840 transcription; 1915 Cattaraugus and Allegany territories transcription; 1915 Tonawanda territory transcription; 1845 NY State census of Buffalo Creek territory; appraisal report, Seneca territories, 1843-1844.

Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States. We provide thousands of interactive data maps going back to 1790. Formerly known as the Historical Census Browser from the U. of Virginia.

Find out how to use the New York State Census on Archives.com from our expert Amy Johnson Crow.

A detailed article about the holdings at the U.S. National Archives

Hundreds of surnames of families associated mostly with the Cattaraugus Reservation

Scans of the handwritten manuscript pages

Scans of the handwritten manuscript pages

Find record collections held by New York repositories and made available for free to New Yorkers through the Ancestry.com / New York partnership.

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Free aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010. Excellent tool for historians and city planners.