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New York Naturalization Records Online
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...
New York Immigration Records Online
Castle Garden was New York's first imigration
processing center, and now serves as departure
point for Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island visitors.
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NYG&B Record - Standard Source Abbreviations
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...
New York State Census Records Online
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 New York Maps for Genealogy Research
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...
Online Historical New York Newspapers
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...
Special Federal Census Schedules For New York State
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...
Getting Started on Your Family History
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...
Finding New York Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
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...
Featured New York Repositories for Genealogy
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...
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