Celebrate the Release of This Important Collection
Join the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York and the NYG&B at historic Fraunces Tavern Museum to celebrate the release of the SRNY collection.
Hear from D. Joshua Taylor, NYG&B President and CEO; Scott Dwyer, Executive Director, Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc., and Fraunces Tavern Museum; and Kalyn Loewer, NYG&B Manager, Digital Collections, about the partnership that made these records available, the importance of this record set, and highlights from the collection.
Questions? Email membership@nygbs.org or call 212-755-8532, ext. 213.
This is an in-person event, and advance registration is required.
Speaker Bios
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA, is the President and CEO of the NYG&B and a nationally recognized genealogist. Previously, Joshua held senior leadership positions with Findmypast and the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and he has volunteered in leadership roles for the Federation of Genealogical Societies and other organizations. A prolific author and popular speaker, Joshua has coordinated courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) and is a recipient of RootsTech’s Distinguished Presenter Award. He has been a featured genealogist on Who Do You Think You Are? and was a host of the PBS series Genealogy Roadshow. Joshua holds a Master of Library Science in Archival Management and a Master of Arts in History from Simmons College.
As the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society’s (NYG&B) Manager of Digital Collections, Kalyn P. Loewer, MA, digitizes documents from across New York State and makes them available to researchers through the NYG&B’s online collections. She also teaches communities how to access these collections and make the most of them. In 2021, Kalyn received the John C. Gorman ’38 Medal for Excellence in History from St. Francis College.
Scott Dwyer manages the staff and operations of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York (SRNY) and its Fraunces Tavern Museum. Scott has more than 23 years of experience in the asset management industry and the not-for-profit sector. Before joining the Museum in 2020, he was a relationship manager with Cohen & Steers and a product marketing associate and RFP writer with J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Scott has also held leadership positions with 501(c)(3) organizations, including the New York University Alumni Association, 6th & B Community Garden, and The Present Theatre Company, producer of FringeNYC. He holds a BS in Business Administration from NYU Stern.
Explore the Collection: Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York
Each membership application in the collection traces a member’s descent from a Revolutionary War patriot. Together, the applications offer a wealth of genealogical and historical detail, including:
- Birth, marriage, and death information
- Places of residence
- Correspondence and certificates
- Biographical detail on everyday New Yorkers and on descendants of notable families such as the Astors, Hamiltons, Morgans, and Roosevelts
- Records of the SRNY’s activities and its stewardship of Fraunces Tavern
Search by name, look up an application by membership number, or browse the application books. Want a guided tour and cannot make it to this event? Join Kalyn for Using the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York Collection, a free online webinar at 3 PM on October 26.