Explore Your Family's Hudson Valley Past with the NYG&B
From its bucolic farms and orchards to its seat as a hotbed of Revolutionary War hostilities, the Hudson Valley is steeped in both beauty and history. Settled by Dutch, English, French Huguenot, and German Palatine families, and later shaped by the great manors and the fight for independence, the region left behind a rich and sometimes scattered paper trail for today's family historians.
Join the NYG&B and guest experts for an interactive online exploration of resources for tracing ancestors in the Hudson Valley from the 1700s to the 1800s. Through live discussion, guided consultation, and group Q&A with our guest experts, you'll get hands-on help applying these resources to your own research. New York counties covered during these sessions include Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester.
Registration to this Empire State Exploration includes free access to our New York State Research Fundamentals Family History School Course.
Online sessions include:
- Lectures on a range of topics
- Individual consultation sessions with expert genealogists
- Group Q&A sessions
- Independent research time
Program Fee
- NYG&B Members Early Registration Rate: $399 (ends February 7, 2027; after that registration rate is $469)
- General Registration: $469
Consultants and Lecture Topics to be announced.
About Empire State Exploration
The Empire State Exploration program is an ideal interactive experience for tracing New York ancestors online under the guidance of genealogy experts. Participants join a small online group of fellow researchers for three daylong, at-home sessions of guided research and learning. Each online session is held live and features a special guest expert genealogist, lectures on a range of topics, individual consultation sessions, and group Q&A sessions. Participants have access to materials for 30 days following the program.