The Research Center is a wholly funded
department maintained by the Historical Society
for the County and is located in our Lowville
building. The office is open year round
whenever the Historical Society is open. All
research is free. Those requiring a visit to
the Research Center on the weekend please
contact Jerry Perrin at 942-4891 and he will try
to accommodate your requests.
Hough’s History 1860
Hough’s History 1883
including name index
Bowen’s History 1880 –
1965
Books on various
aspects of Lewis County history
Lewis County Directory
1872
Lewis County Directory
1896
Lowville Directory 1902
Farmers Directory of
St. Lawrence County 1918
Farmers Directory of
Jefferson and Lewis Counties 1918
Cutter’s Families of
Northern NY 1912 including name index
Important Families of
Southern Lewis County
Crawford Files
(compilation of statistical information of Lewis
County Individuals)
Birth and Death records
from Lewis County Newspapers (1831 - 1859
Immigration Cards
Alsace and Lorraine
Genealogies
WWII ration Cards
Revolutionary War
Soldier List
War of 1812 Soldier
List
Civil War Soldier List
(“Where We Stand” by Charles Shaw)
Census Records
Obituary file index
Names Files
Newspapers on Microfilm:
Journal and Republican
Lewis County Democrat
Adirondack Sun
Black River Gazette
Cemetery Records for
all Townships
Cemetery Index and Maps
1875 De Beers Atlas of
Lewis County
1875 De Beers Atlas of
Oneida County
Topics Files
General History Files
List of Lewis County
Historical Society Journal articles
List of articles in New
York Life
Family Genealogies
Scrap Books
The Historical Society
possesses various collections pertinent to Lewis
County history which we will get out for you.
Document and Photograph
Boxes for each Township
Document boxes by
category such as Lowville Academy, Gould Paper
Mill, Lowville Fair, etc
Native American
Collection
Fossil Collection
Textile Collection
Object collection
Map Collection
Genealogies
Hard copies of
newspapers that have been microfilmed in
Research Center
Large book collection
on state, county, and local history
Business directories
Letters and diaries
LEWIS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Deeds
Mortgages
Satisfaction of
mortgages
Civil Records
Supreme Court
Affidavits
County Court Affidavits
County Court Orders
Supreme Court
Executions
Judgments and Rolls
Tax Rolls (County
Treasurer’s Office)
Census 1830, 1850,
1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1892, 1905,
1915, 1925
Births 1848 - 1850,
deaths 1847 - 1849, and marriages 1847 - 1849
(incomplete)
Maps
Naturalization records
Miscellaneous records
Online
Sources
Historic Newspapers:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/
GENWEB which includes
some cemetery records, some Crawford Files, and
Census
Houghs History of Lewis County 1805-1883:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924028853815
Cutter’s Families of
Northern NY 1912:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/NNY_index/surnames.html
Lewis County New York Obituaries and Death Notices
Sources for other state newspapers
Wikipedia List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives#United_States
Chronicling America: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
