The NYG&B Blog Archive
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| Title | Brief | Date Published Sort ascending |
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| NYG&B Advocacy Update: New York State Vital Records | Thank you to all who have taken action in response to the recently proposed bill that would amend the current public health law regarding access to and fees for New York State vital records as part… | |
| 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… |