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Go beyond the traditional population census records and delve into the non-population schedules to discover the gold nuggets they contain. About the presenter: Nancy Waters is a researcher, lecturer, college instructor...

Presented by Susan R. Miller, NYG&B Director of Programs Learn about the New York City Municipal Archive collections beyond birth, marriage, and death records. Download the Handout

In the late 1890s, a group of Tennesseans living in New York gathered together to form a small societal organization. All were graduates of the state university and wished to maintain their friendships in a large,...

Although DNA testing companies provide their own analysis of test results, there are third-party tools that allow test-takers to learn even more about their genomic heritage. About our speaker: Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D.,...

Searching for German-speaking ancestors is undergoing a paradigm shift in which the resources of Ancestry, FamilySearch and European-based Genealogy.net are all major players and German church records are being...

The Chinese Exclusion Act, in effect from 1882 to 1943, made it difficult for Chinese to immigrate to America but also created a myriad of documents, many stored in the National Archives, which help genealogists....

Discover these great resources filled with information about Federal Agents, Clerks and more Using the Register of Officers and Agents, Civil military, and Naval in the Service of the US and other records available to...

Labor and work have been in question since the first colonies were established on our eastern shores. Developing a greater understanding for how labor unions effected American history - and your ancestor - can lead to...

The amount of DNA shared by two people with a specific genealogical connection can vary considerably. The Shared cM Project attempts to identify these ranges by collecting information from thousands of example...

The Hudson (North) River valley was an ethnic and religious melting pot long before the late nineteenth century immigrant influx. Find out who was in New York in the beginning. You will be surprised! Download the PDF...