Webinars & Video

Melissa A. Johnson, CG, is a board-certified genealogist, writer, and editor. She specializes in Italian-American and Irish-American dual citizenship, with a focus on New Jersey and New York City ancestral families. In...

The naming patterns and quirks that are found in German names range from needing to "look in the middle" for first names to dealing with families who used the identical name for surviving children. This presentation...

This webinar tackles essential techniques for tracing your Jewish ancestry. Meryl Schumacker is a genealogist, writer, and the NYG&B’s Staff Genealogist. She earned her Certificate in Genealogical Research from...

This webinar covers the resources available in Central New York including the Syracuse area. Did your family settle or move through this area of New York State? Are you are interested in learning more about where to...

Click here to download the PDF handout   You can’t escape the advertising.  Should you be wearing a kilt or lederhosen?  Is genetic genealogy (DNA testing) a passing fad? This presentation will provide you with a basic...

Daniel Horowitz has developed a new DNA Matching service that enables those who have been tested through different services to enjoy MyHeritage’s exceptional matching capabilities for their family history research. Join...

Join Philip Sutton - a Librarian in the Paul and Irma Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy - as he outlines the various ways you can use the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman...

This webinar will give a short background on the New York canal system and discussion of the different occupations that our ancestors might have had. It will also cover Canal Town folks' associations, where the...

Learn all about the 2018 New York State Family History Conference by viewing this recorded webinar. Who attends, and who gives presentations? What are the topics discussed? Learn the best reasons to attend, and how your...

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society President D. Joshua Taylor updates members and the community on initiatives underway at the NYG&B and provide a preview of upcoming projects and programs.