The NYG&B Blog Archive

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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 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 families in the…
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…
Birds of Passage: Making Sense of Italian Ancestors Who Made Multiple Trips In and Out of America The Great Arrival From the 1880s to 1920s, the United States experienced a period of mass immigration with nearly 15 million immigrants arriving in only the first decade of the 20th century1. Of the…
Winter 2022 New York Researcher Now Available to Read Online Read the message from President D. Joshua Taylor and browse the issue's table of contents below. A few weeks ago, while perusing past issues of the New York Researcher and its predecessor, The NYG…