Specialties

Late 1800s, early 1900s. If your ancestors were in New York in the 19th or 20th centuries, I can probably find a record of them. — Late 1800s, early 1900s: If your ancestors were in New York in the 19th or 20th centuries, I can probably find a record documenting where their feet were on the ground.

Time Periods

19th and 20th centuries

Subjects

19th- and 20th-century New Yorkers
Emigration & Immigration
Naturalization
Italian Americans
Catholics
Catholic churches (parish records, building design, construction, decoration)
Academic-style art, artists, auctions, exhibits, catalogues, collections
19th-c. Italian vital records (transcriptions and translations of handwritten Italian)
Cigar makers
Orphanages
Ballroom dancing

Geographic Regions

Southern Italy
New York City five boroughs