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Trinity Archives

The Trinity Church Archives tell the story of our parish from its founding to today. The Archives preserve, protect, and make available records of enduring value with the goal of promoting the mission and ministry of our church. The Archives house more than 2,000 linear feet of records generated by the parish. In addition to documenting Trinity’s activities and growth, the records provide information pertinent to the history of New York City and the Episcopal Diocese of New York. 

Genealogical Research 

The Trinity Church Archives team is in the process of making data from our parish registers available online. Those conducting genealogical research are encouraged to access our databases here to locate a gravestone or search for baptisms, marriages, and burials. Data entry is ongoing.  

Trinity’s Archives staff are available to conduct onsite genealogical research. They can search for the following:  

  • Baptisms from 1749 to 1764 and 1778 onwards 

  • Confirmations from 1860 onwards 

  • Marriages from 1750 onwards 

  • Burial records from 1777 to 1783 and 1800 onwards 

The staff can also search communicants’ pew records, and records relating to St. Paul's Churchyard, Trinity Churchyard, and Trinity’s Uptown Cemetery. 

All onsite genealogical research done by Archives staff is on a fee-for-service basis, depending on the complexity of the request and at the archivist's discretion. Fees incur after the first 30 minutes of work. Fees are $20/half-hour of research time. If scans or photos of records are desired, fees are $10/half-hour of scanning time. 

To submit a research request, please contact the Archives at archives@trinitywallstreet.org. All requests will be answered as time permits. Please allow up to a month for a response.  

Archives Use and Access

Trinity's Archives are open to qualified researchers engaged in scholarly research at college-level or above.  

Those wishing to visit the Archives for non-genealogical research must submit an email outlining the research purpose to archives@trinitywallstreet.org. The email should state in detail the purpose of the research, the affiliation of the researcher, and identify the objectives and intended products of the research inquiry.  

If you are unable to visit the Archives in person, our Archivists may be able to complete the research for you on a fee-for-service basis. Fees apply after the first 30 minutes of work. Fees are $20/half-hour of research time; if scans or photos of records are desired, fees are $10/half-hour of scanning time. 

Our Finding Guide is a document that describes the records in our Archives. Our holdings are arranged by department function. Each department function has a historical note which provides background information, and a scope and content note which describes what records are available. The dates in the headings in parentheses refer to tenure of the person cited. Dates without parentheses refer to the date span of the records available in the archive.  

For a copy of our Finding Guide, please email archives@trinitywallstreet.org with a description of your research purpose.  

Records that are more than 25 years old are open to the public, with a few exceptions. Confidential records, including personnel records and other documents containing sensitive personal information, are closed for a period of 75 years. The Archivists also reserve the right to restrict the use of records if they have not been processed or appraised, if they contain unseparated personal information, or if their condition is fragile. 

Access Trinity's online registers database. 

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Alexander Hamilton, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
History and Archives

Alexander Hamilton and Trinity Church

Many people know Alexander Hamilton as the man on the ten-dollar bill, or the main character of the hit Broadway musical that bears his surname. Some even know that his final resting place is at Trinity Church. But did you know Hamilton's involvement with Trinity goes far beyond the churchyard?
Pipes
MusicSeptember 24, 2024

Pipe Organs

In 2015, Glatter-Götz Orgelbau of Pfullendorf, Germany, with Manuel Rosales as tonal designer, were engaged to envision a new instrument for the nave of Trinity Church.

The new organ is conceived along the lines of its predecessors, a united instrument of 113 independent stops between chancel and gallery sections. The chancel has 28 stops across Great, Swell, Positiv, Solo, and Pedal. The gallery’s 85 stops are apportioned among Great, Swell, Choir, Rückpositiv, Solo, and Pedal. Watch the behind the scenes of building this great instrument.
Hands holding a phone with the AR app showing in the Trinity Churchyard
FeaturedLisa JaycoxSeptember 12, 2023

New Augmented Reality Tours 'Open the World' at Trinity Church

A new Augmented Reality (AR) experience is now available at Trinity Church, with three tours that allow visitors to take a closer look at features of the church, explore their faith, and learn about changemakers in the churchyard. 
Visitors at the Bell of Hope
FeaturedJames MelchiorreSeptember 8, 2023

Trinity's Bell of Hope: Remembering 9/11

Trinity Church rings the Bell of Hope at St. Paul's Chapel to remember the lives lost on 9/11, and to embrace hope for the future.
View of the southern side of the churchyard and Trinity Church at night
History and ArchivesJames MelchiorreAugust 17, 2023

10 Fast Facts about Trinity Church

There's a lot to know about a 324-year-old church, but here are 10 things to remember about Trinity Church
Portrait of Angelica Schuyler Church
History and ArchivesJames MelchiorreAugust 11, 2023

Angelica Schuyler Church and Trinity

A description of the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, whose final resting place is in the Trinity Churchyard.
William Bradford Tombstone
FeaturedJames MelchiorreJuly 28, 2023

William Bradford and Trinity

A story about William Bradford, sometimes called the "Father of American Printing" who is buried in the churchyard of Trinity Church Wall Street.

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