The NYG&B Blog Archive
Use this index to search through the more than two hundred NYG&B's blog posts.
| Title | Brief | Date Published Sort ascending |
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| Call for Action Regarding Access to New York State Vital Records | Access to New York State vital records is an important and serious issue at the NYG&B and for our community. Many of you are aware of the extremely long wait times for obtaining both… | |
| The NYG&B’s 2025 Scholar in Residence | Karen Kowallis has been appointed as the NYG&B’s 2025 scholar in residence to focus on NYG&B resources for tracing immigrants. Ms. Kowallis will survey and identify specific groups covered… | |
| Jane E. Wilcox Elected Fellow of the NYG&B | Jane E. Wilcox, MS, FGBS, has been elected as a Fellow of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B). This honor is bestowed by the NYG&B on noted New York scholars in… | |
| Preservation in Action 2024: “Women in the Field” | The NYG&B is debuting a new annual series, Preservation in Action, which will spotlight leaders and trailblazers whose innovative work inspires, educates, and has a lasting impact on the… | |
| Preservation and Volunteer Insights with the Danby Rural Cemetery Board | In early 2024, the NYG&B published a unique searchable index for Danby Rural Cemetery, a small volunteer-run property in Tompkins County, New York, just south of Ithaca. As part of the NYG&B'… | |
| A Q&A with Michael Waas, NYG&B Scholar in Residence | In September 2023 Michael Waas, MA, was appointed as a scholar in residence at the NYG&B to research Jewish families in the NYG&B’s materials and produce the first-of-its-kind survey of NYG… | |
| The Church of the Transfiguration Collection: A Standard for Digitizing New York Records | The NYG&B’s latest collection, Church of the Transfiguration, is an ongoing, monumental project, and a key part of our Digitize New York initiative. Through this initiative, the NYG&B is… | |
| NYG&B Comments on New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act | On March 18, 2024, the NYG&B submitted the following comments via email to members of the New Jersey Legislature regarding a proposed bill, Senate Bill No. 2930, that would overhaul New Jersey’s… | |
| Digitize New York Is Growing | The NYG&B has been awarded an $85,600 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to establish a second Digitization Center, as part of the NYG&B’s Digitize New York initiative to preserve… | |
| The NYG&B at RootsTech 2024 | As a Society Sponsor of RootsTech 2024 Conference, the NYG&B is delighted to be part of this important community that is working to empower people to remember their stories. At this year’s… |