Queens County, New York, History and Genealogy My own pages of tips on doing Queens County research | Queens research links The Web site of the Greater Astoria Historical Society is a great source of historical Long Island City/ Astoria material. The Brooklyn genealogy site provides extensive material covering all five boroughs of New York City, including early Queens city directories, maps, newspaper transcriptions, Brooklyn Eagle online Newtown Creek Alliance Home page > Top genealogy page e-mail Patty Fagan search these pages Digitizations of Astoria/ L.I.C.-specific material The pages below are my own digitizations of historical material pertaining to Astoria, Queens, New York and Long Island City. 25th Anniversary Booklet (1915): Veteran Firemen's Association of Long Island City, founded 1890. Booklet includes several lists of members and photos of past presidents. Boyd's directory of Astoria, 1864 In alphabetical order, and reverse directories by location and by occupation. Mt. Carmel Cemetery The 19th-century graveyard of the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, in Astoria, Queens. Plot map and transcriptions made in 1935. Looking at Old Long Island City Across the Line An essay by Queens Lawyer R. Leslie Smith, ca.1959(?). Maps Collection of links to 19th-century maps of Astoria and Long Island City.