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Naturalization records document the process our immigrant ancestors went through to become a United States citizen.   For some of our ancestors, becoming a U.S. citizen was a long...

Castle Garden was New York's first imigration processing center, and now serves as departure point for Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island visitors. Image via Wikimedia Commons....

Originally published in The NYG&B Record, April 1933 If you are reading an article published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record between 1933 and 1996, you...

This guide provides an overview of every New York state census, what kind of information can be found within each one, and where researchers can search New York state censuses...

Historical maps can provide valuable information to the genealogist or family historian that isn’t available anywhere else. Maps can reveal where people lived, the boundaries of...

The array of historical New York newspapers online is very extensive, which is excellent news for the New York family history researcher, because newspapers are crucial sources...

Most researchers are familiar with using the "Population Schedules" of federal censuses from 1850 - 1880 - these records are some of the most widely used of all genealogical...

The exploration of your own family history can be a fun and fulfilling pursuit. Your ancestry includes thousands of unique individuals whose stories tell fascinating tales. Below...

Introduction to New York Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Official birth, marriage, and death records—also called vital records—are crucial family history sources that every...

Since 2006, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has been publishing a series of guides to notable New York State repositories in the New York Researcher. We have...