NYG&B News

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has launched a brand new tool, produced by NYG&B Labs titled “Mapping The Record.” This innovative project allows visitors...

Volume 149 of The Record is officially underway. The January 2018 issue of The Record (vol. 149, no. 1), is now available for NYG&B members to read online. In this issue, we...

New York City is trying to restrict access to important records, and we need you to help us act now to stop this from happening!  Anyone - even those outside of New York - can...

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS), offering reciprocal membership at a discount to all members.  We hope that this will...

Today the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) announced the retirement of editor Karen Mauer Jones and the selection of Laura Murphy DeGrazia as editor of...

We're proud to announce the recognition of Aaron Goodwin, author of the NYG&B’s New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians by the National...

New York, New York, January 7, 2016              D. Joshua Taylor, the prominent genealogist, author, and lecturer, has been appointed President of the New York Genealogical and...

Subject Index to Articles in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1983-2015 (Volumes 114-146) Harry Macy Jr., FASG, FGBS, has updated his subject index to articles...

March 21, 2016 – Syracuse, NY The New York State Family History Conference (NYSFHC) will be held September 15–17, 2016 in Syracuse, NY. Now in its third year, the event will bring...

New York, NY, May 6, 2016. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) presented the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) with two distinguished prizes at the...