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Genealogy Department 229 Washington Street
June - August: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Mission Statement: 1. Aid and assist the general public in genealogical and historical research, with a focus on Jefferson County, NY and the adjacent counties of Lewis, St. Lawrence and Oswego. 2. Collect and preserve genealogical and historical information in any and all possible forms and formats. 3. Maintain a genealogy and local history library collection. Queries The Genealogy Department staff conducts in house searches that are free, except for a $.20 per page copy fee and postage. Requests can be sent by: 1. Mail Us. Please include a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) and be as detailed as possible in your letter. Our address is Genealogy Department, Flower Memorial Library, 229 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601 2. Email Us at wat-genealogy@ncls.org. Again, please be as detailed as possible and include an address for us to mail any copies, etc. 3. Telephone us. Our number is 315-785-7711 for answers and brief look ups.
Partial listing of holdings:
Links to helpful online genealogy sites
Heritagequest (Use your library barcode)
Civil War
Information New York Heritage Digital Collection 1850
Federal Census - Jefferson County NY Historical Association of
South Jefferson Vital Records Information - United States
Microfilm Herkimer Co. Federal: 1850 Jefferson County, Federal: 1810,1820, 1830,1840-1880&1900 -1930 Jefferson County, Civil War Veterans: 1890 Lewis Co. State: 1855, 1865 & 1905 Montgomery Co. Federal 1850 Oneida Co. Federal: 1850 Onondaga Co. Federal: 1850 St. Lawrence Co. Federal: 1850 - 1920 & 1890 Civil War
Veterans Oswego County, Federal: 1850 - 1920 & 1890 Civil War Vets. Census CDs Herkimer 1860 and 1870 Montgomery 1860 and 1870 Oneida 1860 and 1870 Onondaga 1860 and 1870 Oswego 1840 Census Indexes Bound Volumes New York State Census Jefferson Co. 1865, bound Census Indexes on CD's New York State 1900 and 1910
War Records
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