The NYG&B Blog Archive
Use this index to search through more than two hundred NYG&B blog posts.
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| Search tips for Onondaga County | At the time of European arrival to Onondaga County, the Onondaga people (their name means “People of the Hills”) had resided in the area for centuries. In fact, their land was both physically and… | |
| Royden Woodward Vosburgh's Religious Record Transcriptions | Religious records are among the most important categories of records for the family history researcher, especially those researching in New York State. Some of the most useful record sets… | |
| NYSFHC: Looking back at 2016, and what's ahead for 2017 and beyond | This past weekend, we were thrilled to host a very successful conference with our partners at the Central New York Genealogical Society. The 2016 New York State Family History Conference… | |
| Don't miss these upcoming NY genealogy events | While it's sad to see summer officially end, the silver lining is that the genealogy community calendar has some great things in store for those in the New York region is fall! Those with New… | |
| How Manhattan Island Banished Marble Hill to the Mainland (but not to the Bronx) | Is Marble Hill part of the Bronx or Manhattan? Read the fascinating history behind one of New York's most important infrastructure projects, and how it caused a dispute that's lasted over 100 years.… | |
| New Index to 1890 New York City Police Census Just Released | Great news for those researching their family in New York City! FamilySearch has just released an index that includes 87% of the people recorded in the 1890 Police Census of New York… | |
| New Records Added to our eLibrary: Shipwrecked Passengers, 1817-1875 | Last week we added a useful and fascinating resource to our eLibrary - a compilation of 19th-century shipwrecks and their passengers by Frank A. Biebel. Shipwrecked passenger lists did not often make… | |
| The Forgotten Impact of Henry Alsberg | Sometimes the most interesting characters of history slip through the cracks. Such is certainly the case with Henry Alsberg - this native New Yorker faced immeasurable dangers as a war-time foreign… | |
| Who did your ancestors vote for? Joshua Taylor can help you find out | Discovering the political leanings of your ancestors can help color their stories, and can lead you on a fascinating journey through this important historical aspect of American culture. D. Joshua… | |
| Digitizing Dutch Records at the New York State Archives | This blog post is based on an article by James D. Folts, PhD, FGBS and Monica Gray, entitled "Dutch Records at the New York State Archives and the Current Digitization Project" in the most… |