The NYG&B Blog Archive

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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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–…
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…
From our eLibrary: New York State WPA Archive Inventories and Abstracts Many of the buildings, parks and roads that we use in our local communities today are there thanks to the Works Progress Administration, one of the most successful relief agencies from the New…
Search tips for Albany County Records This week we have some essential tips for those researching ancestors from Albany County, New York. Read on for a brief county history, useful online resources, some recommended repositories to…
New Free NY Databases from the German Genealogy Group Our friends at the German Genealogy Group made some fantastic updates to their free online databases this past month. Over a quarter-million records were added to their already extensive collection (…