The NYG&B Blog Archive

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From Brooklyn to the O.K. Corral: The Gripping Tale of Josephine Marcus Earp Did you know that Wyatt Earp married a New Yorker? Josephine Marcus is the heroine of her own Wild West tale, which is every bit as exciting as that of her husband. Born in…
Unnatural Death in New York City: Coroner's Reports & Proceedings Evidence of an ancestor's death can be located in numerous types of genealogical sources - newspaper obituaries, municipal or religious death records, tombstones and more. One overlooked source -…
New York City Marriage Licenses 1930–1949 now open for research at the NYC Municipal Archives The New York City Municipal Archives (31 Chambers Street, Room 103) has received the 1930–1949 marriage licenses from the New York City Clerk’s Marriage Bureau. As of today, these important materials…
"TOMORROW IS RAGAMUFFIN DAY" "New York children will appear in fantastic garb. Will beg on the street. Pedestrians who do not give will be swatted with stockings full of flour and missiles of all kinds." So wrote the …
Some of New York's Oldest Records to be Moved for Future Preservation Some of New York's most valuable genealogical and historical treasures, from the New York County Clerk's Division of Old Records located on the 7th and 8th floor of the Surrogate's Courthouse…
NYG&B Week: Don't Miss Out! This week is NYG&B Week - featuring some can't-miss genealogy events, including the kickoff of our indexing and digitization project on Friday and Saturday. Chat Live with NYG&B President…
Indexing and Digitization Weekend Wrap Up If you're interested in participating in future Digitization Days, we would love for you to join us! Check the events section of our website to see when the next one is - we have several Digitization…
Announcing NYG&B Labs We are thrilled to announce the creation of NYG&B Labs, an innovative space which leverages the latest trends in technology and digital services to assist in telling the stories of New York’s…
eNews no. 1, February 2017: African American research tips, new Catholic records online & more This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on February 9, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and…
eNews no. 2, March 2017: New website coming soon, New York county guides & more! This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on March 30, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and helpful…