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    • Find Books, DVDs, & Audiobooks
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    • 2021-2022 Report to the Community
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    • Test Proctoring
    • ATTAIN Lab
    • Central Library
    • Friends of the Library
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    • Trustees
  • Events
  • Library Newsletter
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  • Battle of the Books 2023
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  • Genealogy
    • Genealogy Department Information
    • Online Genealogy Resources
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    • Learn How to Research
      • Tutorials
      • Homes in Watertown

Online Genealogy Resources

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Ancestry (available in library only)

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Jean Sampson Scott Greater New York Chapter

Castle Garden Immigration

Ellis Island Immigration

Fold3 – Military Database [requires library card to login]

Fulton History – Digitized Newspapers

Historic Homes of Watertown

Historic Map Works

Jefferson County Cemeteries

NNY SAR/DAR Joint Patriot Project

New York Heritage Digital Collections

New York State Vital Statistics: Births  [1881 – 1942]

New York State Vital Statistics: Deaths  [1880 – 1956]

New York State Vital Statistics: Marriages  [1881 – 1954]

NYS Historic Newspapers

Old Houses of the North Country

Watertown City Directories

Take a trip down Memory Lane. Explore the following Watertown City Directories included in the New York Heritage Collection: 1840, 1855, 1856-1857, 1859-1860, 1865-1866, 1867-1868, 1870, 1872-1873, 1874-1875, 1876-1877, 1877-1878, 1880-1881, 1882-1883, 1884-1885, 1885, 1886, 1888-1889, 1891-1892, 1892-1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1915, and 1916. Additional years are available for browsing in the Reference section of the Flower Memorial Library.

Watertown Daily Times

     2018 – present [Newspaper layout]
     1988 – present [Text content only. Login required.]
     1870 – 1922 [Newspaper layout. Split into three listings.]

Watertown High School Yearbooks

Watertown Landmarks

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Contact Information

  • Address:229 Washington Street Watertown NY 13601
  • Phone:315-785-7705
  • Fax:315-788-2584

Library Hours

Mon Tues & Wed: 9am to 8pm
Thurs & Fri: 10am to 6pm
Sat: 9am to 5pm
Sun: Closed

Genealogy Department
Mon – Sat: 12pm to 4pm

Contact Us!

Contact the library to make comments, suggest book purchases, volunteer, and more.

FOIL requests for records maintained by the library must be submitted in writing. Please be as specific as possible in describing the records you seek.

In addition to mailing or faxing FOIL requests, you may also email srenzi-falge@ncls.org

For more FOIL information, visit Open FOIL NY.

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