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“Bridgets:" Irish Domestic Servants in New York
Mary McMahon (1870-1958), the great-great grandmother of Rikki Schlott-Gibeaux. Mary worked as a domestic servant in Pennsylvania and New York.
This article was written...
25 Sep 2020
Three Valuable Takeaways For Genealogists in Hazel Carby’s Imperial Intimacies
Imperial Intimacies is available in hardcover or as an ebook fromVerso Books.
The blog was written by NYG&B Summer Intern Paul Brancaccio. Paul is a graduate...
27 Aug 2020
Resources to Get You Started With Genetic Genealogy
One of the most rapidly advancing areas of genealogy and family history research is genetic genealogy. Millions of people all over the world have gotten involved in using the...
An Abundance of Rebecca Kaplans, but which one is mine? Avoiding accidental ancestral identity theft
The blog was written by NYG&B Summer Intern Reba J. Weatherford, who writes about a research challenge she faced while investigating Rebecca Kaplan, a Russian immigrant who...
05 Aug 2020
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...
30 Jul 2020
The Record Volume 151, Issue 3 is Online
The July issue of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record is out and available for NYG&B members to read online.
The latest issue in Volume 151 is packed...
16 Jul 2020
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