New to New York Family History? How to Get Started

Monday, November 03 from 12:00pm EST - 12:45pm EST
In-person and Online
NYG&B Office, 36 W. 44th Street, Suite 711, New York, NY 10036
Presented By Mitchell Toolan, NYG&B Chief of Staff

Are you ready to start tracing your New York ancestors but not sure where to begin or how to look? Join Mitchell Toolan, NYG&B Chief of Staff, to learn about the core basics and essentials for conducting New York family history research. He’ll share tips, tools, and free resources to put you on the right path for discovering your New York story.

Those new to the NYG&B will gain a better understanding for what New York records exist, what you can find in them, and how the NYG&B can help you gain foundational skills for furthering your research once you’ve gotten started.

This free event is part of NYG&B Week, but registration is required. See a full list of NYG&B Week programming.


This event is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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