New NYC directories added to NYPL digital collections
Inventory of Manhattan Records from the Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of New York at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
This inventory lists the records available to researchers in the Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of New York at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
The Center for Jewish History: Rich and Varied Resources for the Genealogist
Part One
American genealogists passionately seek to trace their roots and to understand how the lives of their ancestors fit into a broader historical context.
Using the Innes Getty Collection
Among the larger manuscript holdings of The NYG&B Library is the Innes Getty Collection.
Two Family Bibles Preserved
At a used book sale, G&B member and volunteer Kathleen Tesluk of New Canaan, CT, acquired a bible marked with the names “John and Agnes Gardner.” She made a transcription of the family record section for The New York Researcher&n
Treasures of the NYG&B: Slocum Disaster Life-Saving Award
In 1904 just about one in four New Yorkers was German — either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant.
The Vosburgh Collection of New York Church Records
Between 1913 and 1921, Royden Woodward Vosburgh (1875-1931) transcribed for The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society records of some 94 New York State Protestant churches, in 104 volumes.