The NYG&B Blog Archive

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Data Analytics in Historical Sources This blog post is written by Jan Hoffmann, a student at Manhattan College who was part of one of our NYG&B Labs teams this summer. The team assisted Professor Adam Arenson in his project tracking…
Digitize New York Is Growing The NYG&B has been awarded an $85,600 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to establish a second Digitization Center, as part of the NYG&B’s Digitize New York initiative to preserve…
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…
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…
Download the Summer Issue of the New York Researcher for Free! The latest issue of the New York Researcher has arrived! Volume 32, issue 2 (Summer 2021), is available to read online and in the mail.  We're excited to announce that…
Download the Summer Issue of the New York Researcher for Free! The New York Researcher is our colorful quarterly magazine sent to all NYG&B members - it can also be read or downloaded as a PDF on our website.  In celebration of our 150th Anniversary, we…
Eleven Online Classes About New York's Records New York State family history research can be challenging.  If you have ancestors who lived in New York State, you probably know this well. Many records—even from modern times—can be difficult…
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. 10, August 2017: A new look at Lower East Side immigrants, NYG&B visits AMNH students, & more! This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on August 22, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and…
eNews no. 11, September 2017: New webinar recording, genetic genealogy resources, mapping African North American migration & more! This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on September 6, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and…