Released June 02!
Before the Five-borough City: The Old Cities, Towns, and Villages That Came Together to Form 'Greater New York'
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The present City of New York, consisting of five boroughs, came into existence on January 1, 1898.
Historical New York Maps for Genealogy Research
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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 their property, and who their neighbors were. They may even provide clues as to what people did for a living, where their ancestors came from, and how a family came to bear its name.
Released October 18!
NYG&B Labs releases The Record Map Search
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The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has launched a brand new tool, produced by NYG&B Labs titled “Mapping The Record.”
NYG&B Labs: Creating an interactive search tool for family historians
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The following article was written to share my experience as an NYG&B Labs intern as well as the project on which I worked: Mapping The Record
Cleaning Data and Finding Tools for Historical Sources
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This blog post is written by Jan Hoffmann, a student at Manhattan College who was part of one of our NYG&B Labs teams this summer.
Groundbreaking Advances in Cartography at the New York Public Library
Researchers know that maps can provide valuable genealogical information. Personal and family names can appear on maps, often revealing information about the relationships among people living in the same neighborhoods or adjacent properties.