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Mapping The Record

NYG&B Labs has produced an innovative tool that allows researchers to search and visualize articles from the The Record through a geographic framework. Zero-in on a specific New York State location and quickly uncover relevant record set transcriptions, compiled genealogies, case studies, and other articles.
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Free Resources

The NYG&B has many free resources that can help you find more ancestors and discover their stories. Sign up for our email newsletter, read our blog, or explore our detailed subject guides to New York State research.

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Find your New York ancestors in religous records, cemetery transcriptions, vital records, nearly 150 years of the Record in the NYG&B eLibrary, and much more!

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Research Services

The NYG&B offers a variety of services to assist you along the way, including personalized consultations, searches within the NYG&B collections, records retrieval services, and in-depth research projects.

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