Albany, New York: Historic Crossroads, State Capital. City of Neighborhoods, by Tricia Barbagallo, Cynthia Sauer, and John Warren (1997), 24p., illus, apps., $3.00. A concise, illustrated social history of the city from its founding to the present.
Government by the People: The Story of the Dongan Charter and the Birth of
Participatory Democracy in the City of Albany, by Stefan Bielinski (1986),
64p., illus, $5.00. A social history of the city charter and introduction to the people of colonial Albany and their world.
Abraham Yates, Jr. and the New Political Order in
Revolutionary New York, by Stefan Bielinski (1975), 58p., illus, bib, $5.00.
The case study that launched the Colonial Albany Project.
Sources on the People of Colonial Albany: Narrative Sources, edited by
Tricia A. Barbagallo (1992), 12p, $1.00. A selected bibliography of books,
articles, pamphlets, and unpublished works.
Sources on the People of Colonial Albany: Early Albany Families,
compiled by Linda A. Keller and Anne LaFalce (1990), iv, 10p., $1.00.
The People of Colonial Albany: A Community History
Project, (1994 edition), 165p., illus, app, $5.00. This comprehensive
summary of Colonial Albany Project research, programming, and service activities has been revised periodically since 1984. In December 2003, we have begun to present sections of The Guide online! "The People of Colonial Albany: The Profile of a Community, 1650-1800," by
Stefan Bielinski, in Authority and Resistance in Early New York, edited
by William Pencak and Conrad E. Wright (New York, 1988), 26p., notes, $1.00.
"The New Netherland Dutch: Settling In and Spreading Out in Colonial Albany,"
by Stefan Bielinski, in The American Family: Historical Perspectives,
edited by Jean E. Hunter and Paul T. Mason (Pittsburgh, 1991), 23p., notes,
$1.00.
"Transition and Change: Episodes in the Coming of Age of an Early American
Community, Albany, New York, 1780-1793," by Stefan Bielinski, in World of the Founders: New York Communities in the Federal Period, edited by Stephen L. Schechter and Wendell Tripp (Albany, 1990), 29p., notes, map, $1.00.
"Coming and Going in Early America: The People of Colonial Albany and
Outmigration," by Stefan Bielinski, De Halve Maen, 60:2 (1987), $1.00.
"How a City Worked: Occupations in Colonial Albany," by Stefan Bielinski, in A Beautiful and Fruitful Place.- Selected Rensselaerswijck Seminar
Papers, edited by Nancy Zeller (1991), 18p., notes, illus., $1.00. A
comprehensive sketch of the community economy.
"Building Blocks of the Past: The Community Biography
Approach to Local History," by Stefan Bielinski, The Bookmark 49:3
(Spring 1991), $1.00, free with order.
"A Middling Sort: Artisans and Tradesmen in Colonial Albany," by Stefan
Bielinski, New York History 73:3 (July 1992), 29p., notes, maps, illus,
$1.00. Winner of the "Kerr History Prize" for best article published in 1992.
"Bricks and Mortar of the Community Mosaic: From the Bottom-Up and Inside-Out
Perspectives on Life in Colonial Albany," by Stefan Bielinski (1992), 25p.,
notes, $1.00. English language version of article published as "La societe
coloniale a Albany. Les briques et le mortier de la mosaique communautaire," in
Memoire privee memoire collective dans lamerique pre-industrielle (Paris,
1994).
"From Outpost to Entrepot: The Birth of Urban Albany,
1686-1776," by Stefan Bielinski, in Visions of New York State: The Historical
Paintings of L.F. Tantillo (Wappinger's Falls, NY, 1996), 9p., notes, illus.
Free with order and available here on this website.
"The Jacksons, the Lattimores, and the Schuylers: First
African American families of Early Albany (1779-1815)," by Stefan Bielinski,
New York History 77:4 (October 1996), 21p., notes, map, illus, $1.50.
"Backbone of the Community: New Netherland Families and the Colonial Albany
Social History Project," by Stefan Bielinski, in Dutch Settlers Society of
Albany - Yearbook, 1994-1997 (1997), 3p. Free with order.
"I Know It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - but they like it!
Community History, Popular Music, and Public Audiences," by Stefan Bielinski,
Northeast Historical Archaeology (journal of the Council for Northeast
Historical Archeology) volume 27 (1998).
"Welcome to the Gallows Hill Training Facility!
Basic Training for Social History Recruits," by Stefan Bielinski, expanded
from an article published in the Encyclopedia of Local History, (Alta
Mira Press, 2000).
"Captain Samuel Schuyler," by Stefan Bielinski, Dutch Settlers Society of Albany - Yearbook, 1998-2001 (2001) 53:23-25, free with order!
"The Edge of the Frontier on the Eve of the Revolution: The Last Days of
Colonial Albany," by Stefan Bielinski in Cities Under Siege Montalcino, Italy, 1999), pp. 273-282. Manuscript version: (1995), 18p., notes, map, $1.00.
"Crossfire: The American Revolution in Albany County," by Stefan Bielinski (2002); working manuscript 28 pp., notes.
"Scottish-Dutch Intermarriage in Colonial New York: Albany Merchants and the Brides of New Netherland," by Stefan Bielinski (1996), 20p., notes, $1.00.
Marriage patterns of Albany's Livingston, Glen, and Sanders families.
Broken Homes: Widows, Abandoned Wives, and Single Women in Wartime Albany,
1775-83, by Stefan Bielinski (1996), 28p., notes, map, $1.00.
"Picturing the Past: A Visual Dimension for Community
History," by Stefan Bielinski, (2000).
Also available Women of Colonial Albany: A Community History Calendar for 1986, by
Shirley Rice (1985). Illustrated stories of twelve Albany women in calendar
format, $1.00 or free with order.
Women of Colonial Albany: A Community History Calendar for 1987, by
Shirley Rice (1986). Illustrated stories of twelve more Albany women, $1.00 or
free with order.
Working Manuscripts
Works
in progress are available for information only and may not be duplicated or
cited without permission.