Research Links
A Few Straight Lines – By Ralph Weed
The History of the Newburgh Ferry – By Pauline Ramsdell Odell
History of Orange County, NY (1881) – by Edward M. Ruttenber:
History of the Town of Newburgh (1859) – By Edward M. Ruttenber:
Historical Sketch of Newburgh (1876) – By Edward M. Ruttenber
History of Orange County, NY (1852) – by Russell Headley:
An Outline History of Orange County, NY (1847) – by Samuel W. Eager:
Hudson, The: By Wallace Bruce (1894):
Hudson River Valley Heritage Newspapers \ The Newburgh Telegraph:
Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands (Includes some Genealogical Information):
Newburgh Historical Society – Historical_Papers No VII_1900:
Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands No 11 1904:
History of the David Crawford House
Newburgh Telegraph \ Courtesy of Hudson Valley Heritage (March 1831 – October 1841)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Daily News (1857 – 1945):
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Daily Telegraph (1863 – 1870)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Morning Telegraph (1874)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Evening Press (1892 – 1898)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Sunday Telegram (1889 – 1897)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Daily Journal (1887 – 1911)
Google Newspapers \ Newburgh Telegram (1906 – 1913)
Google Newspapers \ The Newburgh News (1910 – 1959):
Google Newspapers \ The Newburgh-Beacon News (*1959-60*):
Google Newspapers \ The Evenings News (1960 – 1980s):
The Ancestor Hunt Blog – Links to Many Newspapers:
Cohens Theater on Broadway. Located where the Ritz is now. (Provided by Joe Santacroce)
New York State Digital Archives:
New York Public Library Digital Collections:
Obstructions to the Navigation of Hudson’s River:
Collections of Presidential Papers (Washington, Adams, Jefferson):
The Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson by Ian Chadwick:
Old Houses and Historic Places in the Vicinity of Newburgh (Barclay 1909):
History of the Cochecton Turnpike:
Genealogical and family history of southern New York
and the Hudson River Valley – V0l1
Genealogical and family history of southern New York
and the Hudson River Valley – Vol2
Genealogical and family history of southern New York
and the Hudson River Valley – Vol3
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Documents (Over 50):
The centennial celebration and Washington monument at Newburgh, N.Y:
Reasons for the centennial at Washington’s headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y:
A True History of the Acquisition of Washington’s headquarters: Caldwell
Historical Sketches – Washington Head-Quarters (1872): by John J. Monell
Newburgh Centennial – The Peace Celebration of October 18, 1883
How to Deal with Wet Documents \ From the National Archives:
American Journeys \ Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration:
Online Books Page of “Benson John Lossing 1813-1891”:
Historic Wallkill and Hudson River Valleys (1907):
A Record of Inscriptions in the Old Town Burying Grown (1898):
Newburgh’s Industries and Leading Citizens (1891):
Last Days of Washington’s Army at Newburgh (1883):
Project Gutenberg – Over 56,000 Free eBooks:
Balmville from the First Settlement to 1860 by David Barclay:
Condensed History of the 56th Regiment NY Vol Infantry:
New York State Digital Archives:
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Area Historical Maps (Album located here):
History of the One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Reg NY State Vol:
The Hudson: By Wallace Bruce (1907)
ForeBears – Orange County and New York Genealogy Records:
19th Century Children and what they Read:
The Works of Samuel G. Goodrich (Peter Parley Childrens Books):
Town of Newburgh Cemetery Lists (Fostertown, Gardnertown, Rossville, Lakeside):
Banking in early America. The Mid-Hudson Valley, The Banks of Newburgh: By Lucien Mott:
History of Forest Road (1949): by Kenneth Hasbrouck:
Patton Family Burial Ground (Compiled By Emond Spaeth – 2004):
Newburgh’s 250th Anniversary Celebration (1959):
General Guide to Newburgh and Vicinity (1883):
Downloadable Versions of Hudson Valley Early Maps
David Burr 1829 Orange and Rockland Map
Map of the Highlands of the Hudson 1880
Newburgh Turnpike – Hasbrouck Land – 1811
Hasbrouck Lands in Relation to the German Patent
Hasbrouck Partition Map – 1811
Quassaick Creek – Hasbrouck Land 1811
1850 – Orange County Survey Map
Sanborn Insurance Fire Maps of Newburgh 1884-1950 @ LOC