Events Schedule
Release Your Inner Sherlock! Exploring Genealogy for the First Time
Webinar
We all have the chance to allow our natural curiosity to take hold and play detective when we decide to learn about our family history. Learn the basics and join the fun! The live webinar is free and open to the public...
Genealogy Research at The New York Public Library
Webinar
The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is a world-class research library. Whether researching from home or at the library, Librarian Philip Sutton helps us explore NYPL collections of interest to...
24 Hours of Indexing for the NYG&B
Virtual Event
Please join the NYG&B for 24 hours of indexing! You can join us from home and work on the New York Land Records Project. This exciting initiative, the result of a partnership between the NYG&B and FamilySearch,...
24 Hours of Digitization with the NYG&B
In-person Event
Join the NYG&B for 24 hours of scanning, on site at the NYG&B offices at 36 West 44th Street, Suite 711. We will be scanning and digitizing records and ask that attendees "give an hour, get an hour". Spend one...
In-person Program
Our popular Empire State Exploration returns in-person for four days of uncovering your New York ancestors. With a home base at the NYG&B headquarters you will be steps away from the NYG&B’s statewide...
Exploring the NYG&B Online Collections
Webinar
Fred Wertz takes you on a tour of the Online Collections and resources available with your membership with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. He'll go over all sorts of online content, how to find...
Explore Your Wine Knowledge with the NYG&B
Hybrid Event: In-person and Online
Please join the NYG&B for a night of blind taste-testing with a sommelier from Corkbuzz in New York City. Each ticket will include a full bottle of red and white wine, each with the label covered, and our...
The 1921 Census of England and Wales
Webinar
Was your grandma a female pioneer like Dorothy Levitt, the first female racing driver? Was your grandpa one of the last mole catchers? Today, the most extensive British census ever available online will reveal where...