Do you have a New York genealogy question? Join D. Joshua Taylor, President and CEO, Susan R. Miller, Director, Publications, and Mitchell Toolan, Chief of Staff, for an NYG&B member-only online Q&A session. We will...
What are the NYG&B’s New York Family History School courses and how can they help you navigate the complexities of research? Join Susan R. Miller, Director, Publications, for an in-depth look at these carefully curated...
Please join the NYG&B as we walk through searching the Village of Brightwaters collection. Kalyn Loewer, NYG&B's Digital Collections Manager, will be joined by Marykate Moley, President of the Brightwaters Historical...
Please join the NYG&B as we walk through searching the New York Times Obituaries Index. This session is part of the NYG&B’s online series Collection Close-Ups, in which the NYG&B explores one or more of our many online...
Please join the NYG&B as we walk through searching the NYG&B Collections at the New York Public Library. This session is part of the NYG&B’s online series Collection Close-Ups, in which the NYG&B explores one or more of...
In winter, canal boatmen tied up in basins across the network of the Erie and lateral canals in New York State. Wherever this transient population went, their lifestyle and culture traveled with them. A majority of...
An examination of New York State canal records, correlated with other 19th-century documents, sheds light on the marginalization of many individuals who lived along, worked on, or traveled on the artificial waterways...
Our third annual symposium will be a full-day exploration of the many tools and methodologies furthering genealogical research and historical preservation. Sessions will cover geographic mapping, digitization techniques...
The NYG&B’s 2025 New York State Family History Conference ( September 3–November 16, 2025) offers a rich array of sessions to help participants hone their skills. This year’s conference, Echoes of New York, will have...
The NYG&B’s 2025 New York State Family History Conference ( September 3–November 16, 2025) offers a rich array of sessions to help participants hone their skills. This year’s conference, Echoes of New York, will have...