The NYG&B Blog Archive
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| New York State Archives Should Be Caretaker of Vital Records | The following is a letter to the editor in the Times Union by NYG&B President D. Joshua Taylor in response to an article on lengthy delays in retrieving vital records from the New York State… | |
| The NYG&B Celebrates NYC Tartan Week | Join the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) as we celebrate Scottish heritage and ancestry during NYC Tartan Week. From April 10–15, 2023, the NYG&B will host numerous… | |
| Introducing Ian Watson, PhD, editor of The NYG&B Record | Ian Watson became editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record for the January 2023 issue (vol. 154, no.1). To get to know Ian better, we asked a few questions. The beginning of this… | |
| "Conversations with Kenyatta" featuring D. Joshua Taylor | NYG&B President D. Joshua Taylor reunites with his former PBS Genealogy Roadshow co-host, Kenyatta Berry, on Ms. Berry’s latest podcast episode of “Conversations with Kenyatta” for a lively… | |
| Treadwell Family of Plattsburgh, NY and L’Orignal, Ontario | Iain Bruce, member of the NYG&B Board of Trustees, is studying toward a Master’s degree in history at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. He plans for his thesis to examine two… | |
| Birds of Passage: Making Sense of Italian Ancestors Who Made Multiple Trips In and Out of America | The Great Arrival From the 1880s to 1920s, the United States experienced a period of mass immigration with nearly 15 million immigrants arriving in only the first decade of the 20th century1. Of the… | |
| Winter 2022 New York Researcher Now Available to Read Online | Read the message from President D. Joshua Taylor and browse the issue's table of contents below. A few weeks ago, while perusing past issues of the New York Researcher and its predecessor, The NYG… | |
| Tips for Research in a New York County | The place in which ancestors lived is key to finding records and information. In New York, we often start with the county in which they resided. New York has 62 counties, and many New York record… | |
| Connecting Holiday Movies with Family History | Now that the holiday season is in full force and we’ve dug up some of our favorite holiday films, we’ve noticed just how many beloved classics feature some aspect of what’s most near and dear to our… | |
| An Intro to the Civil War Bluejackets Project, a New History of the Union Navy | The mammoth contribution of New York to the armies of the United States is a topic on which much ink has been spilled. Less well known is the central role that the Empire City and State played in… |