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New NY Records Online: November and December 2020
With so many new genealogy records coming online around the web, it can be hard to keep up!
Here is our roundup of some notable New York records that have debuted around...
18 Dec 2020
5 Ways to Use the NYG&B Record Online Archive
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record is a crucial resource for researching your New York ancestors.
This peer-reviewed journal has been published...
16 Dec 2020
Spiritualism, a New York Heritage
When I recently discovered my great-grandmother, Bertha Krech née Sturm, was an early 20th century Spiritualist minister in Rochester, New York, my need to know more was...
04 Dec 2020
Using the NYG&B's Religious Records Collection
Our Online Records Platform features religious records—including birth, marriage, and death records—from over 120 congregations across New York State.
The NYG&B...
Orphan Trains: A Brief History and Research How-to
The phenomenon of orphan trains is a fascinating and upsetting aspect of New York’s history which has captured the imagination of genealogists and popular culture alike.
...13 Nov 2020
New NY Records Online: October 2020
With so many new genealogy records coming online around the web, it can be hard to keep up!
Here is our roundup of some notable New York records that have debuted around...
30 Oct 2020