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:
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
Hudson Valley Early Maps
These Maps were collected from various sources including the New York State Archives, personal collections, and several courtesy of the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands. More will be added soon.
