The New York Researcher is the NYG&B’s quarterly members’ magazine. Highlights include informative articles on New York genealogy, access to new records, and a letter from the NYG&B President.
This archive contains every issue published from 1990 (when it was entitled The NYG&B Newsletter) to the most recent issue—each is text searchable, providing a compendium of tips for New York research.
Featured Content
The feature articles of the New York Researcher have made it a particularly useful research tool for New York genealogists. These articles cover topics such as
- "How to" articles on New York genealogical research, both statewide and for particular counties or cities, religious or ethnic groups, or time periods
- Listings of newly available records, both from the NYG&B and across the state
- Descriptions of the holdings in repositories and organizations from across New York
- Profiles of NYG&B members and volunteers
- NYG&B updates and activities, including information about research tours and upcoming programs
Once known as The NYG&B Newsletter, the New York Researcher was founded by Henry Hoff and Harry Macy in 1990. Earlier issues included:
- Lists of accounts of New York families "hidden" in multi-family works, manuscript collections, and periodicals
- Articles about New York families published in other periodicals
- Book Notes: information on published works by or about New York families
- NYG&B news and history
Suggested Citation
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, "New York Researcher (formerly NYG&B Newsletter) Digital Archive” digital images, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, (www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org), 2025.
Submitting Material to the New York Researcher
If you have learned about a new record set for "New Access and Records," please contact the editor. If you have a story idea for the New York Researcher, or would like to write an article or column, please see the New York Researcher article submission guidelines, then contact the editor.