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New Legislation Allows Adoptees to Receive a Certified Birth Certificate at Age 18
For the first time, New York adoptees will be able to access a certified copy of their birth certificate when they turn 18-years-old. This measure ensures that all adult...
21 Nov 2019Birth Marriage Death
Gift Ideas for Genealogy Enthusiasts
Is there a budding genealogist with New York roots on your list this holiday season? Do you know an advanced researcher who yearns to discover more New York family history...
21 Nov 2019
The October Issue of THE RECORD Has Arrived
What an Issue!
Autumn had produced a fine crop of articles in the October issue of The Record...
12 Nov 2019
How to Get the Most from a Research Trip
It’s on your list—visiting that repository you hope will have the key to answering a longstanding ...
New York vital record substitutes: Religious records
Vital records - records of birth, marriage, and death events - are some of the most important records to pursue when piecing together your family history. Many states in...
Crown Agents on the Hudson: John Burnet’s New York Story
On Friday, June 7, 1750, a coroner named John Burnet probably woke up thinking he was going to have a normal workday. As Francis Sypher detailed in the NYG&B’s “Minutes of...
05 Aug 2019