The NYG&B Blog Archive

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Rensselaer County Search Tips The area that is now Rensselaer County was originally home to Mohican Indians. In 1610, Dutch vessels plied the waters of what would become known as the Hudson River and surveyed the area; thirteen…
Two new online databases for Troy, New York Our friends at the Troy Irish Genealogy Society have recently added two new digital databases to their already impressive collection. Marriage Notices Appearing in Troy Newspapers 1797–…
Guide to New York City’s Treasured Archives Released NEW YORK, NY -- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) is pleased to announce the release of New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians.…
An Exciting Update to the New York City Marriage License Index Terrific news for New York Genealogists! Additional indexes (1930-1995) to the New York City Clerk's marriage license and affidavits will become freely accessible online in the future. The data set…
From Our eLibrary: Voices of the Irish Immigrant: Information Wanted Ads in The Truth Teller, New York City 1825-1844 Voices of the Irish Immigrant: Information Wanted Ads inThe Truth Teller, New York City 1825-1844 was compiled by Diane Fitzpatrick Haberstroh, MLS, and Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG. In the…
Searching for Records in Columbia County, NY Located in eastern New York, Columbia County is bordered by Dutchess, Rensselaer, Greene, Ulster and Albany Counties.  Columbia was one of the first counties in New York to be settled by…
Searching for Records in Chemung County, NY Located in the southwest of New York, Chemung County borders Pennsylvania and is in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. Europeans first entered the area in 1779 during the Sullivan Expedition…
From Our eLibrary: Genealogical Data from Inventories of New York Estates, 1666-1825 Genealogical Data from Inventories of New York Estates, 1666-1825, Kenneth Scott and James A. Owre. (1970), contains 1,080 abstracts of  inventories of New York estates from the 17th to the…
Searching for Records in St. Lawrence County, NY Officially formed on March 3, 1802 from parts of Clinton County that had only been recently acquired from Montgomery and Herkimer Counties, St. Lawrence County is named after the river that serves as…
From Our Online Collections: The NYG&B Record The second-oldest genealogical journal in the United States, The Record has as its goal the scholarly preservation of the history of families who have contributed to the rich diversity of…