- Birth and death records for all New York State Counties (except New York City):
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237 - Town or City Historians have varied records (all towns have town historians).
- Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL)
TCPL subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition (only available within the library) and Heritage Quest (available from home or work to anyone with a local library card.) Additional resources include TCPL's local history collections and The Ithaca Journal back to 1876. Visit www.tcpl.org/navigateway. - County Clerk
Land records 1819 to present, some census records, some marriage records, balloting book (land given to soldiers). - Church Records
- DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
401 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
(They will send a pamphlet upon request.) - Cornell University - Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Olin Library, Ithaca, NY 14853 - Local libraries for old newspapers
- Church of Latter Day Saints - has microfilmed many old records.
Branch libraries throughout the United States (one is located in Binghamton).
Or visit www.familysearch.org - New York State Census Records
New York State Library, Albany, NY 12237. (A fee per copy may apply.)
Also visit the NYS Library genealogy web page - National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Records on microfilm regarding military service, immigrant arrivals, pension and bounty land (up to 1917).