NP Building Project
Northport Reading Room and Mezzanine CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS beginning Monday, June 17.
During this time, we ask for your patience and suggest you visit the East Northport building if possible.
The Library will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4.
Research
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Genealogy source for digitized U.S. Federal census images; obituaries and local newspaper articles; immigration and military records; vital statistics, church records, and more.
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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.
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This social networking genealogy site has a wealth of primary source historical documents and genealogy information.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.
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Includes Brooklyn Newsstand; Hudson River Valley Historical Newspapers; American, Hebrew & Jewish Messenger, and more.
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View historical postcards, photographs, newsletters, 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.
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(In Library Only). Journal devoted entirely to the history of New York State. Published by Cornell University Press.
![Historic Newspapers](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2021-12/NYShistoricnewspapers.png?itok=xJKolSZW)
New York State and Suffolk County Historic Newspapers (from 1822). Local newspapers include the Northport Journal, The Record, The Observer, The Long-Islander, The Times of Northport, The Times of Northport & East Northport, and The Times of Huntington, Northport & East Northport. “Log in” to create an account and save your searches.
(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.
![Passenger and Immigration Lists Index](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2021-10/passenger.jpg?itok=xLYI5Q0u)
Covers more than 5 million names of persons who immigrated to North America between the late 1500s and mid-20th century.