We are currently in temporary quarters while our new space is readied for us. If you need to contact us please send all correspondence to our new address in the Bar Building, 36 West 44th Street, 7th floor, New York, NY 10036-8105. Our phone numbers have also changed temporarily. The main number is 212-626-6850 and our fax is 212-626-6857. Our Web site and e-mail addresses remain the same.

The next Research in Albany program will be held Wednesday, 4 November, through Friday, 6 November, 2009. Once again we will provide our members with three days of assisted research at the Library and Archives, plus social events.

We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Bernard A. Margolis, New York State Librarian, will be providing the banquet talk.

The program fee, including the banquet, reception, and all other arrangements, is $110 for members, $150 for non-members. Guests for banquet, $30. We have arranged a special room rate at the Crowne Plaza of $99 per night, single or double. Sign up at our online store.

10 & 11 September: Finding Your New Netherland Roots: A Two-Day Workshop on New Netherland Family History. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York, the NYG&B, in collaboration with the Holland Society, and the New York Public Library, offer a Dutch research program featuring several of the leading experts in Dutch studies. Sponsors include The Van Pelt Family Association, The Algonquin Hotel, and The Historic Hotels of America program.

In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival, this program will include presentations on the history of the Netherlands and its colony, as well as the persistence of Dutch culture in America, all designed to help you better understand the world in which your ancestors lived. The central focus of the program will be on resources and research methods to help you trace your roots through New York and New Jersey back to New Netherland and across the Atlantic, breaking through those brick walls that remain on your charts and expanding your knowledge of all your New Netherland ancestors.”