Upcoming Events
Back to Your Past: For Students Ages 8-12
We are proud to announce a new program for younger family historians. The NYG&B's Back to Your Past program is for students ages 8-12. Participants will learn more about family history and its relevance in the world...
NYG&B Fall Benefit: The Kitchen
Join the NYG&B and special guests, Delia Cabe and John Ota, as we explore culinary inspirations from the past in two unique online events. The other event in this series is Storied Bars of New York with Delia Cabe....
Fantastic Canal Records and Where to Find Them: NY Repositories
In this workshop, participants take a virtual trip through the New York State Archives and over twenty other repositories where they may discover information on their ancestors. Participants can choose to attend either...
Getting the Most from Your NYG&B Membership
Are you taking full advantage of your NYG&B membership? Membership gives you access not only to The Record and New York Researcher but on-demand webinars, discounts on products, and our NYG&B Online Collections...
Researching African Americans in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Using the example of her research of an extended African-American family who lived in the mid-Hudson Valley, Joan will discuss various techniques and sources that can be used to research New Yorkers who weren’t the head...
Hugh Dugan of Ireland, Pennsylvania, and New York: Historical Context Helps Link Generations
See how a variety of contextual sources enhances family narratives, whether your own or someone else’s. The July 2020 Hugh Dugan article in The Record provides an excellent example, and author Pam Anderson shows you how...
Writing about your genealogical conclusions is an important step in the research process. Submitting your draft to a peer-reviewed journal, such as The Record, has many benefits. This talk will address why you might...
Using DNA Tools: Ancestry, MyHeritage, and 23andMe
This live, online workshop will teach participants how to use and interpret the features from the testing companies that are integrating DNA test results with family trees and historical data. The workshop is only...
Using the “What Are the Odds?” Tool
This tool lets you test multiple hypotheses for relationships based on the amount of DNA you share with multiple matches. Attend this live, online hands-on workshop for an deeper understanding from an expert. The...
Presented by Jane E. Wilcox Women from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries are challenging to uncover, but we may hear their voices in the documents that recorded their lives. With many examples from the...