Often local websites contain information that is not available on the national megasites!
These are good starting points, but remember there are many more to be discovered!
a) Cyndi’s List – State Level Records and Repositories
http://www.cyndislist.com/lib-state.htm#States
b) GenealogyToday –
c) WorldCat -- searchable catalog for libraries around the US, including published family genealogies
d) NY GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/
e) Almond, NY (Allegany County) Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyahs/AlmondHS.html
f)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyallega/
g) Alfred Station, NY (Allegany County) Historical Society
h) FamilySearch Research Outline – NY
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=E&Juris1=344
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
j) Linkpendium - A directory of genealogy links by state or surname
k) Civil War Rosters - NY
http://www.civilwarroster.com/cw/cw-ny.html