Getting Started
History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy - Basic overview for the beginning genealogist with tips on how to get started. Includes many links to sources even the seasoned genealogist might find useful. FREE
National Genealogical Society's References for Researching - Tutorials and guidelines to get you started or improve your skills. Includes hints on creating a family tree. FREE/PAID MEMBERSHIP
Genealogy Tips: The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation - Ideas and strategies to help you get off to a solid start, as well as dodge common pitfalls. FREE
Genealogical Resources
The databases below are meant as a starting point for your journey and do not represent all of the sources available to researchers. Many of these databases offer free content but may require a paid subscription for some material. The American Pomeroy Historic Genealogical Association neither endorses nor opposes any of these resources.
Ancestry is the world's largest online family history resource and the best place to build a family tree, find new ancestors, and share discoveries with family. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
Make[s] millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience. FREE
FamilySearch resources help millions of people around the world discover their heritage and connect with family members. FREE
At Find a Grave you’ll find details about cemeteries and individual memorials for many people buried in those cemeteries. Memorials generally include birth, death and burial information and may include pictures, biographies, family information and more. FREE
Fold3® provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history. FREE
Preserve[s] and make[s] accessible over 270 million records from New York’s colonial and state governments, dating from 1630 to the present. FREE
Passenger lists for over 13 million immigrants arriving in New York City from 1820 through 1891. NARA publication M237: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. This collection is being published as records become available. Available from FamilySearch. FREE
Name index to lists of 25 million people (not just immigrants) who arrived at Ellis Island, Port of New York, 1892-1924. In addition, includes a link to images of arrival lists at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Web site. Available from FamilySearch. FREE
Discover photographs, letters, diaries, maps, directories, artifacts, oral histories and more that present a glimpse into the history and culture of what is today New York State. FREE
Newspapers.com™ is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 1 billion+ pages of historical newspapers from 29,000+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
Genealogical Resources - Pomeroy
Pomeroy Connections - one Pomeroy descendant's offering of "internet explorations, conversations and little discoveries" in the quest to discover the Pomeroy family in America and Great Britain. FREE
Pomeroy Twig - the Pomeroys in England, ancient and modern. FREE
History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family (1912-1922) - original family history published by Albert Alonzo Pomeroy; volume 1 contains Parts 1 & 2; volume 2 contains Part 3. Click link on FamilySearch catalog page to view digital version. FREE
Gravestone Resources
The Farber Gravestone Collection is an unusual resource documenting the sculpture on over 9,000 gravestones most of which were made prior to 1800.
Early American Gravestones: Introduction to the Farber Gravestone Collection by Jessie Lie Farber
Symbolism on Gravestones by Jessie Lie Farber
Genealogical Societies
Central New York Genealogical Society - founded in 1961, CNYGS provides information and instruction in genealogy; publishes Tree Talks, a valuable quarterly publication containing abstracts of record from Upstate New York. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society - founded in 1869, the authoritative source for research on New York families and families with New York connections; online sources include newspapers, cemetery and religious records transcriptions, digital books, and various guides to research in New York. SUBSCRIPTION
American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society, a non-profit member organization; 17th-century colonial New England through 20th-century immigration research; tips for doing your genealogy in Learning Resources. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
Ohio Genealogical Society - collecting and preserving Ohio's family history and heritage; membership allows free use of library, access to online databases and membership in lineage societies; links to many sites of interest to Ohio researchers. FREE/SUBSCRIPTION
Genealogy Newsletters and Blogs
Many genealogical societies offer newsletters that you can subscribe to on their websites. Be sure to check when you visit the site.
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - a free daily e-newsletter with links to news articles of interest to genealogists and family historians. FREE BASIC CONTENT/SUBSCRIPTION PREMIUM CONTENT
The Legal Genealogist - Judy Russell is a genealogist with a law degree whose blog is designed to help family historians understand legal concepts, often outdated, that can help their research. FREE
The Genetic Genealogist - Blaine Bettinger is "an intellectual property attorney by day and a genetic genealogist by night"; blog discusses the proper use of DNA testing in genealogical research. FREE (Not updated since 2023)
Preserving your Family Treasures
Northeast Document Conservation Center - NEDCC provides dozens of FREE leaflets on a variety of preservation topics. Check out Caring for Private and Family Collections.
Preservation FAQs - Library of Congress Preservation Department; topics covered include storing and preserving family heirlooms, antiques, documents on paper, photographs, and film. FREE
Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms - A Fact Sheet from the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration that provides information on how family items and heirlooms may be salvaged from a disaster. FREE
Storing Family Papers and Photographs - National Archives; easy to follow instructions for photographs, papers, albums and rolled items; what storage materials to use and which to avoid. FREE
US History
American Archives - Documents of the American Revolutionary period, 1774-1776. FREE
Making of America - Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction; particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. FREE
Library of Congress Digital Collections - Access online collections: view maps and photographs; read letters, diaries, and newspapers; hear personal accounts of events; listen to sound recordings & watch historic films. FREE
Historic Northampton - Focuses on local history and the community of Northampton, MA, ancestral home in America of Eltweed and Medad Pomeroy; search online collections for objects associated with the Pomeroy family. FREE
Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources - guide to locating military unit histories and individual service records of discharged, retired, and deceased military personnel. FREE
US History - Pomeroy
The Journals and Papers of Seth Pomeroy, Sometime General in the Colonial Service (1926) - Published by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York; digitized by Google Books. FREE
USNS Pomeroy - Part of the US Navy's Prepositioning Program. Named for Medal of Honor recipient, PFC Ralph E. Pomeroy (1930-1952). FREE
