Research Resources

Allegany Area Historical Association

Free Methodist church at Third and Chestnut pre-1927
RESOURCES & LINKS

A list of resources and links to help you find who and what you are looking for

Allegany Citizen Digital Archive Link 
One of the best resources for local Allegany area history is the digitized online archives of the Allegany Citizen, our weekly newspaper, published continuously from 1896 – 1976. Search with keywords and date ranges.

OTHER RESOURCES & LINKS

New York State Historic Newspapers: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

Additional Resources & Links:

Locate a gravestone

Additional Resources & Links:

Records, Archives & Charts

Cattaraugus County Clerk’s Office (vital records): https://www.cattco.org/clerks-office 

New York State Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records: https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/

U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Records: https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration

U.S. Military Records: https://www.archives.gov/research/military

Federal Census Records: https://www.archives.gov/research/census/online-resources

Other Federal Records: https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/topics

National Archives (general): https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/start-research

Charts & Forms: https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/charts-forms
To help you organize your genealogical research.