The NYG&B Blog Archive
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| NYG&B Comments on New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act | On March 18, 2024, the NYG&B submitted the following comments via email to members of the New Jersey Legislature regarding a proposed bill, Senate Bill No. 2930, that would overhaul New Jersey’s… | |
| Digitize New York Is Growing | The NYG&B has been awarded an $85,600 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to establish a second Digitization Center, as part of the NYG&B’s Digitize New York initiative to preserve… | |
| The NYG&B at RootsTech 2024 | As a Society Sponsor of RootsTech 2024 Conference, the NYG&B is delighted to be part of this important community that is working to empower people to remember their stories. At this year’s… | |
| The NYG&B's New Scholar in Residence | September 18, 2023 Michael Waas, MA, has been appointed as a scholar in residence at The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B). Mr. Waas will research the documentation of Jewish… | |
| The NYG&B Receives the National Genealogical Society’s 2023 Tourism Award | The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) has been awarded the National Genealogical Society’s (NGS) 2023 Genealogical Tourism Award. The award recognizes an individual’s or an… | |
| New York State Archives Should Be Caretaker of Vital Records | The following is a letter to the editor in the Times Union by NYG&B President D. Joshua Taylor in response to an article on lengthy delays in retrieving vital records from the New York State… | |
| The NYG&B Celebrates NYC Tartan Week | Join the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) as we celebrate Scottish heritage and ancestry during NYC Tartan Week. From April 10–15, 2023, the NYG&B will host numerous… | |
| Introducing Ian Watson, PhD, editor of The NYG&B Record | Ian Watson became editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record for the January 2023 issue (vol. 154, no.1). To get to know Ian better, we asked a few questions. The beginning of this… | |
| "Conversations with Kenyatta" featuring D. Joshua Taylor | NYG&B President D. Joshua Taylor reunites with his former PBS Genealogy Roadshow co-host, Kenyatta Berry, on Ms. Berry’s latest podcast episode of “Conversations with Kenyatta” for a lively… | |
| Treadwell Family of Plattsburgh, NY and L’Orignal, Ontario | Iain Bruce, member of the NYG&B Board of Trustees, is studying toward a Master’s degree in history at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. He plans for his thesis to examine two generations of… |