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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…
From Our eLibrary: New York, New Amsterdam Minutes Of The Orphanmasters 1655-1663 The eLibrary contains the two volumes entitled Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam 1655 to 1663,translated and edited by former New York State archivist Berthold Fernow and…
From Our eLibrary: NYC Surrogate's Office, Abstracts Of Inventories 1730-1752, 1775-1786 “This volume is now much ill used and very little cared for in that office,” wrote J.H. Jones in 1898 of the inventories for 1730-52 which resided in the Surrogate’s Office in Manhattan. …
From Our eLibrary: NYG&B Society Family Bibles The NYG&B Family Bible Records is a collection featuring the genealogical information recorded in three family bibles donated to the NYG&B.   This collection will supplement the family…
From Our eLibrary: The Diaries Of John E. Lewis 1880-1956 ohn E. Lewis was a New York resident who wrote in his diaries every day for seventy-seven years and captured life in New York during the era.  Mr. Lewis began writing his diaries on January 1,…
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…
From Our Online Collections: American Bible Society Collection Family Records Since its founding in 1816, the American Bible Society has developed an extraordinary collection of bibles in most of the world’s languages. Many of the bibles in the ABS collection were once…
From Our Online Collections: The New York Researcher The New York Researcher is the NYG&B’s award winning quarterly newsletter. Each issue covers informative subjects in New York genealogy, news, book reviews, announcements and…
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…
From the NYG&B staff: What we're thankful for this holiday season 2018 has been a great year at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. We have interacted with hundreds of our members at conferences and events around the country, including our own…