FAMILY HISTORY
For inquiries related to family history, local genealogy or cemeteries please contact the Orange County Genealogical Society. The volunteers there can assist with research requests and/or open their archive to researchers by appointment. Visit their website and follow their instructions.
OLD NEWSPAPERS
The Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers provides access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State.
Non-newspaper digital collections from area libraries are part of a state-wide digital library. At New York Heritage you will discover images, maps, letters, manuscripts, ephemera, oral histories and much more contributed by hundreds of cultural organizations from across the state. New York Heritage is a service of the Empire State Library Network, of which Southeastern is a member.
VITAL RECORDS & LAND RECORDS
For vital records (other than those in local municipal record offices), land records, deeds, mortgages, maps, or naturalization records please contact the Office of the Orange County Clerk. Please visit the webpage for more information or contact ccinfo@orangecountygov.com, or 845-291-2690.
TRUSTS & ESTATE RECORDS
For records related to trusts, estates, and legal documents please contact the Orange County Surrogate’s Court. Please visit the webpage for more information.
ORANGE COUNTY HISTORY
If you are looking for information related to county history (such as Board of Supervisors' Minutes). Please email us at historian@orangecountygov.com