Rensselaer Genealogy (in Rensselaer County)

Census Records

1855 Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York census Family History Library

Church Records

Church records, 1814-1926 (Blooming Grove Reformed Church (Rensselaer, New York)) Family History Library
Church records, 1888-1932 (First Reformed Church (Rensselaer, New York)) Family History Library

Directories

Albany, Rensselaer and Menands, N.Y. directory : containing names, occupations and addresses of men and women eighteen years old or over, also all business houses; buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory Family History Library
Directory of the cities of Albany and Rensselaer : general directory of the citizens, business directory Family History Library
New York, City Directories(includes Rensselaer Business Directory 1953) Ancestry
New York, City Directories(includes Rensselaer 1928 and 1953) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Albany and Rensselaer 1927) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Albany; Rensselaer 1936-37) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Albany; Rensselaer; Menands 1938-39) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Rensselaer 1939-40, 1942-43) Ancestry

Historical Records

Fort Crailo, the home of Yankee Doodle Family History Library
Minutes of the Court of Rensselaerswyck, 1648-1652 Ancestry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 1933 Alumni Lists at Roots Web
Rensselaerswyck Settlers 1630-1658 US Gen Web
Rensselaerswyck, New York Settlers, 1630-58 Ancestry
Settlers of Rensselaerswyck, 1630-1658 World Vital Records

Military Records

Rensselaerswyck Militia List 1767 US Gen Web

School Records

U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Rensselaer High School 1960) Ancestry


More records for Rensselaer are available on the Rensselaer County page and the statewide page