Local History

Genealogy source for digitized U.S. Federal census images; obituaries and local newspaper articles; immigration and military records; vital statistics, church records, and more.

FamilySearch, a nonprofit family history organization, contains the largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world. Includes family tree templates. Create a free account and begin your search.

This social networking genealogy site has a wealth of primary source historical documents and genealogy information.  Find city directories, Civil War "Widows" Pensions, Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls and more.

(In Library Only) This National Trust for Historic Preservation publication addresses ways to protect historic places and communities.

Find family history and census information including U.S. federal census records from 1790-1950.

New York State and Suffolk County Historic Newspapers. Suffolk County newspapers, some with obituaries, from 1822. Includes the Northport Journal, The Record, The Observer, The Long Islander, The Times of Northport and The Times of Huntington, Northport & East Northport.

(In Library Only). Journal devoted entirely to the history of New York State. Published by Cornell University Press.

View historical postcards, photographs, maps and historical markers of the Northport-East Northport community. This site, New York Heritage, also hosts the digital collections of other Long Island libraries and archives.

(In Library Only). Published twice a year by the Oral History Association, this journal explores the practice and significance of oral history.  Paper copies of the Oral History Review are shelved in the Local History Center.

Covers more than 5 million names of persons who immigrated to North America between the late 1500s and mid-20th century.