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Staten Island Community Information

Resources for research on Staten Island statistics, reports, community, and history

Local History Websites

 

The Staten Island Historian's website: Dr. Thomas Matteo
http://www.statenislandhistorian.com/index.html
Website of the current Staten Island Historian, Dr. Thomas Matteo.

Staten Island Historian magazine - Index, 1938-2002
http://library.wagner.edu/sihistorian/SIHistorianIndex1938-2002.pdf
Staten Island Historian is a magazine of local history published from 1938-2002 by the Staten Island Historical Society.  This link is to the subject index for all years of the magazine.  The actual issues are kept in the Periodicals section on the library's Main Floor.  Ask any librarian for assistance.

Staten Island on the Web
http://www.nypl.org/weblinks/2311
Great website maintained by The New York Public Library - all about Staten Island (history, culture, neighborhoods, businesses, etc.)

New York Heritage Digital Collection
http://newyorkheritage.org/
A research portal for New York State History. This site provides access to digitized primary sources, featuring photographs, newspapers, maps, directories and personal correspondence from museums, libraries, historical societies, and newspaper archives.

Our Guide to Research in History includes links to online article databases that may have articles related to Staten Island history. View the History research guide.