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    Fall in love with New York City - one book at a time! Share your NYC-themed summer reading recommendations - Manhattan mysteries, Brooklyn biographies, Harlem history - with the Municipal Library community for a chance to win some fun NYC swag. Enter today!

Sail boats in the water of old New York City, with the words
NEW EXHIBIT

    This exhibit examines the lives of women, enslaved people, and Native Americans and how they shaped the culture of the Dutch West India Company settlement that eventually became New York City.

31 Chambers Street - originally built to house the Hall of Records.
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    We are open for research! Contact us to schedule an appointment at our public research rooms.

Historical Vital Records of NYC
EXPLORE FAMILY HISTORY

    Introducing Historical Vital Records NYC! Browse, search, and download more than 10 million birth, death, and marriage records from 1855-1949.

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