Webinars & Video

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...

PERSI is an outstanding resource and we can utilize it for every generation on our family tree. Learn the basics of PERSI and application of powerful filters to find the context of each of your ancestor’s lifespans. ...

Presented by Jennifer Mendelsohn This talk will cover how more than two decades of journalism experience has helped me as a genealogist, both to zero in on reliable information and not to be duped by unreliable...

This is a video recording of a webinar presented by NYG&B President D. Joshua Taylor. We recommend reading the accompanying blog authored by Joshua for links to the many specific web pages he references.   

“I need my ancestor’s birth certificate!” is an often-heard plea. Learn when and how births were recorded by New York State from the late-1800s on, and how to obtain extant copies. And we’ll discuss a few strategies for...

Many genealogists are well aware of the drawbacks of using online family trees. Explore tips to analyze their contents, use trees effectively, and verify their contents.  Download the PDF handout About Our Speaker D....

Explore the NYG&B's new online records platform with NYG&B's Director of Digital Services, Frederick Wertz. This webinar will feature a tour of the new platform and its key features, including new ways to...

More and more Russian Empire records are becoming accessible online, but few are indexed. But for those who don't speak Russian, browsing through the records in old-style Russian handwriting can be daunting. This talk...

The experience of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. and their descendants is a part of American history. This case study examines the abundance of both conventional and ethnic-specific federal and local records available...