We have already completed many searches based on questions we are often asked. In these essays and lists, records on a topic are instantly presented to you with accompanying explanations. The first group of essays feature enslaved people.

• Sojourner Truth: We identified all of the references to people in her biography and linked them to records in our database.
• John Cox and Andrew Cole:How did John Cox and Andrew Cole escape from slavery in Mamaroneck Township during the 1770s and end up on Nova Scotia?
• Jinny and Billy of Mamaroneck:Ginny and Billy were enslaved in Mamaroneck by the Mott family, and some members of the family wrote about them.

The next group of essays focus on topics and issues.

• Art of Enslavement: We present links to paintings an portraits of enslaved people and their enslavers from famous galleries and museums.
• Slavery and the Jay Family: The evolution of the Jay family over five generations – from slaveship investors to leading abolitionists and advocates.
• Slavery and the NY State Legislature: Senators and Assembly members who were slaveholders.
• Video: NY Slavery Index: This is a video of a lecture on the NY Slavery Records Index.
• Start and End of Slavery in NY: Our view – different from what you learned n school – of when NY slavery started and ended?
• New Yorkers Invest in Slavery: We list the New Yorkers whose names appear as the owner and investors in slaveships.
• Born in NY – Traded in Louisiana: We name 10 people who were born in New York and enslaved in Louisanna.
• Religious Institutions And Enslavement: What do the records of religious institutions tell us about slavery and abolitionish?
• George A. Thompson Research: These are the notes on enslavement records by a renowned NYU scholar and historian on African-American theatre.

The last group provides useful lists of records. The lists are presented in dynamic tables with drop-downs and links to provide more detailed information.

• Names Index for Enslaved Persons: This is a listing of all of the first names of NY enslaved people, with drop-downs and links to more information.
• Records by County and Locality: This is a table of all of the records sorted by county and locality. If you click on a number associated with a locality you get a listing of the records.
• Cemetery Records: These are tables listing names of enslaved people and slave holder by cemetery, with link to the Find-A-Grave record for each person.
• Female Slave Owners: This article lists women who were slave holders.
• Sites of Slavery: This is a listing of buildings that still exist, mostly houses, where slavery took place in the past.
• Advocates and Abolitionists: This is a list of the heroes – New Yorkers who advocated for the abolition of slavery and who bravely assisted people fleeing enslavement.
• Birth Registrations/Abandonments: This table lists the registrations of children born to enslaved mothers, sometimes claimed for the slave owner and sometimes abandoned.