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Albany County Hall of Records
95 Tivoli Street
Albany, NY 12207

Voice: (518) 436-3663
Fax: (518) 436-3678

achor@albanycounty.com

Monday-Friday from 8:30-4:30

 
Hon. Thomas G. Clingan, Albany County Clerk

Hon. Thomas G. Clingan
Albany County Clerk

Other Government Resources

Current deeds, mortgages, divorce records, Supreme Court Records after 1919:

Albany County Clerk
County Court House, Room 128
16 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207-1077
(518) 487-5100

Wills and letters of administration: Surrogate Court
Family Court Building
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 285-8585
Naturalizations after 1991: Office of Immigration and Naturalization
U.S. Post Office and Federal Court House Room 220
Albany, NY 12207
Local naturalizations 1821 - 1991: Albany County Online Naturalization Indexes
Ship passenger and immigration lists: Passenger Lists (NNCC)
National Archives (GSA)
Washington, D.C. 20408
Building permits after 1991: Division of Building and Codes
165 Henry Johnson Blvd.
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 434-5165
Births and deaths in the city of Albany: City Vital Statistics
City Hall, Room 254M
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 434-5045
New York State Archives and Records Administration (SARA): http://www.archives.nysed.gov/
New York State Archives and Records Administration
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
The Colonial Albany Social History Project A model community history program of the New York State Museum, an agency of the State Education Department through its Office of Cultural Education. The Colonial Albany Social History Project was formed in 1981 to understand pre-industrial community life by studying the contributions of the diverse individuals who lived in the city of Albany during its formative years.

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/welcome.html

Births and deaths in New York State outside the City of New York: New York State Department of Health, Vital Records Section
Visit their website for information about obtaining records, or email your questions to vr@health.state.ny.us

Customer Service Lobby (walk-in)
800 North Pearl Street, 2nd Floor - Room 200
Menands, NY 12204
Weekdays, 8:30am-4:30pm

Information about town vital statistics (including births and deaths) also contact the the city, town or village clerk: Altamont (village) (518) 861-8554
Berne (518) 872-1448
Bethlehem (518) 439-4955
Coeymans (518) 756-2100
Cohoes (City) (518) 237-7648
Colonie (518) 783-2734
Colonie (village) (518) 869-7562
Green Island (518) 273-0661
Green Island (village) (518) 273-2201
Guilderland (518) 356-1980
Knox (518) 872-2551
Menands (village) (518) 434-2922
New Scotland (518) 439-4865
Ravena (village) (518) 756-8233
Rensselaerville (518) 797-3798
Watervliet (city) (518) 270-3810
Westerlo

(518) 797-3111

Voorheesville (village)

(518) 765-2692

 
     

ACHOR Virtual Tour Slideshow

 

Buried Treasures: A New Archive of Albany Photos of the 1930s & ‘40s

Online Slideshow
 

Research Request Form

To request that the Albany County Hall of Records perform research for you, please print and complete our Research Request Form.

Research Request Form [PDF*]