The NYG&B Blog Archive
Use this index to search through the more than two hundred NYG&B's blog posts.
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| How to get free access to select Ancestry.com New York records | Did you know New York State residents have free access to 49 New York State genealogy collections on Ancestry.com? Thanks to a partnership with several repositories around the state including the New… | |
| Why and How New Yorkers Migrated to the Great Plains | This article originally appeared in the Summer 2008 issue of the New York Researcher and was authored by David McDonald CG®, who provides an overview of westward movement from New York… | |
| Google Earth for Genealogy, Part 2: Adding Historical Maps & Data | Are you using the power of maps and geotechnology to learn more about the world of your ancestors? Geospatial information systems (GIS) are revolutionizing how we do family history research and… | |
| Why Historical Newspapers Are Crucial Genealogy Sources | If you haven’t searched for your ancestors in historical newspapers, now is an excellent time to start: It’s easier than ever to find and access historical newspapers, and they can hold some… | |
| NYG&B on the road: Where we'll be outside of New York | There are members of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society all over America - we know better than anyone that not just New Yorkers have New York roots! We offer a lot to our… | |
| New York Divorce Records for Genealogy Research | Do you think your New York ancestors or relatives obtained a divorce in New York? It is possible, but for over 300 years obtaining a New York divorce was not an easy matter. Whether you know with… | |
| An update on our new online records platform | We’re hard at work on a brand new online records platform, which will replace our current eLibrary in 2019. Your new platform is being constructed “from the ground up” and will be fully hosted on www… | |
| The Founding of the NYG&B | On this date 150 years ago, the founding of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society began. A century and a half later, the Society has grown into the largest and oldest genealogy society… | |
| Estimating dates and ages in genealogical writing | Dates and ages are fundamental elements of genealogy. As many researchers know, it's not uncommon to arrive at a date or age in our family history that we know isn't exact - but when you do, what's… | |
| Research tip: Using a citation or index entry to find an article in The NYG&B Record | In the course of your New York genealogy research, you may come across a citation or index entry that references The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record. Some researchers will immediately… |