**This program is fully booked. Please contact Lauren Maehrlein at 212-755-8532, ext. 211, to be added to the waiting list.**
This program is a rare chance to research in the Municipal Archives on an afternoon when it is closed to the public, so there is no waiting for workstations or staff attention. Leonora A. Gidlund, Director, will introduce participants to vital records, city directories, photographs, voters' records, and other resources. NYG&B volunteers will assist you with your research.
Join the Northport Historical Society for an opening reception for the exhibition, “50 Years of Preserving and Celebrating Northport’s History,” which will showcase the formation and evolution of the Society. This new exhibit honors the Society's founders and their concerns and activities. The exhibit documents the attempts to save various historic properties and mini-exhibits trace the businesses and industries that give Northport its particular character.
When:
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue:
Northport Historical Society 215 Main St Northport, NY 11768
Maureen Wlodarczyk will discuss her motivation for researching her family history, the unexpected, serendipitous things that happened, and how one small bit of information can open the door to more unexpected discoveries. She will also talk about DNA testing for genealogical research as it relates to her search.
When:
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue:
Ridgewood Public Library, 125 N. Maple Ave., Ridgewood, NJ
Maira Liriano, Manager of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, will give an overview the Milstein Division, and Katherine Cordes, Manager of the Map Division, will provide an overview of the Map Division, from 10:00-11:30. These introductions will be followed by a “hands-on” tutorial of some of the library’s online offerings in the South Court Classroom and the visit will conclude with tours of both divisions.
Registration: Each program $20 members/$30 non-members.
Join Staten Island Museum Curator of History, Patricia M. Salmon for a look at how the manufacturing industry helped to shape the rich history of Staten Island. After the arrival of the Dying & Printing Establishment around 1820, everything from bricks to beer to fireworks to rubber raincoats was soon manufactured. Discover these businesses and the products produced during a lively discussion and slide show.
Registration required.
Cost: Staten Island Museum Members - $5, Non-Members -$7. For information please call (718) 483-7123.
When:
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Venue:
History Archives, Building H, Snug Harbor Cultural Center Campus - Staten Island
Join the German Genealogy Group for, "Researching New York City Resources Remotely" with presenter Jordan Auslander. As the cosmopolitan gateway to the United States, New York City has always been a magnet for immigrants. Throughout the United States an estimated 40 million can trace roots to an ancestor who lived in Brooklyn. While many families passed through or settled in Gotham, not all family members came to the US, and some of those who remained in Europe and elsewhere may have lost contact with their American cousins.
When:
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue:
Hicksville VFW Hall-Post 3211 320 South Broadway (Route 107) Hicksville, New York 11801
This hands-on workshop offers a quick introduction to Zotero, a free bibliographic tool that resides in your Firefox browser and helps you gather, manage, analyze, and share your resources. Learn the basic functionality of the program as how to integrate your Zotero library with word processing software for footnotes and bibliographies. A basic knowledge of web-based research tools and resources is suggested.
This program is free and no registration is required.
When:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Venue:
South Court Classrooms - NYPL, Steven A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Ave between 40th and 42nd Streets, New York, NY
Searching for your German roots? After looking at the Federal census and the obvious online sources, what's the next step? A look at some other resources and strategies that might help revitalize the search for your nineteenth-century German and German-American ancestors.
When:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Venue:
South Court Classrooms - NYPL, Steven A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Ave between 40th and 42nd Streets, New York, NY
Sponsor:
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society and the New York Public Library
The Rev. Guy W. Selvester, an expert on church heraldry and a member of the Committee on Heraldry of the NYG&B, will discuss “The Use of the Miter versus the galero in Ecclesiastical Heraldry." Fr. Selvester is a Governor-at-Large of the American Heraldry Society, as well as a fine heraldic designer and artist and a member of the Committee on Heraldry. He recently gave the Mark Elvins Lecture on Church Heraldry at the heraldry Society in London.
The program is free but reservations are necessary as capacity is limited.
One of three new offerings this year, the Schomburg center, part of the NY Public Library, is a research library and archive for information on people of African descent worldwide. Attendees will be given an overview of the center, followed by tours of two of the divisions: General Research and Reference, which is the most heavily used for genealogy; and Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books with its unique resources.
Registration: Each program $20 members/$30 non-members.
