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Research at the Washington County Archives
The Washington County Archives and Record Center is located in the
basement of Building "A" in the County Municipal Center, and is open to the
public
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Archives holds records
from numerous County Courts, Departments and Offices, and visitors have
access to databases and other indexes to help in their research. Photocopies are
$.50 and microfilm copies are $1.00 per page.
Researchers can request a "records search" through the mail. To order, sen
d a non-refundable $15.00 check or money order, made payable to the
"Washington County Clerk", and a letter providing relevant information about the
person, family or subject, and what information is being sought. The course
of each search is based on the written request, so care should be taken in
its composition. The researcher will receive a report of findings, and
photocopies are provided if the relevant pages are few in number. If numerous
records and pages are discovered, a listing will be sent from which to order
copies at $1.00 per page, but do not send additional money for copies with
the initial $15.00 fee. Direct your requests and inquiries to:
Washington County Clerk's Office
Attn: Dennis Lowery, County Archivist
Washington County Municipal Center, Building A
383 Broadway
Fort Edward, New York 12828
(518) 746-2136
Some of the Available Records:
Assessment Records/Tax Rolls, beginning in the 1850's for most towns;
Births, deaths and marriages 1847 - 1849, and marriages 1905 – 1935;
(With few exceptions, these events were not recorded by the local governments
prior to 1847, nor between the years of 1850 and 1880. It was not until
1881 that New York State town clerks were required to make these recordings)
Census Enumerations. Federal: 1790, 1800, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (index
only) and New York State: 1825, 1835, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915 and
1925;
Coroners' Inquests 1787 – 1932;
Civil and Criminal Court Records beginning 1773;
Deeds and Mortgages 1773 - Present. Other land records include County Loan
Indentures 1786 - 1849 and the Book of Forfeitures, a record of the 1784
sale of properties confiscated at the end of the Revolutionary War;
Indictments 1782 – 1910;
Insolvency Papers 1795 – 1912;
Naturalization Records 1794 – 1955;
Revolutionary War Pension Applications 1820 – 1831;
and Surrogate's Court Rec
In a message dated 1/1/2014 1:16:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
carpenter-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Contacting people in Whitehall and they do not find anything. All records
of
death originated in the above with no evidence to back it up.
Where do I go and where do I look?
Does anyone have suggestions?