The NYG&B Blog Archive

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eNews no. 7, July 2017: New death indexes online, upcoming webinars & more This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on July 13, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and helpful…
New NYC death indexes available, 1949 - 1965 Ancestry.com has just added another 16 years of searchable death index images for New York City. The new index is from 1949 to 1965 and provided by www.vital-searchworldwide.com from NYC…
NYG&B Announces the Retirement of Karen Mauer Jones and the Selection of Laura Murphy DeGrazia as Editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (The Record) Today the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) announced the retirement of editor Karen Mauer Jones and the selection of Laura Murphy DeGrazia as editor of The New York…
eNews no. 6, June 2017: New NYC directories, summer issue of the Researcher online now, & more! This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on June 20, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and helpful…
New York genealogy tips from D. Joshua Taylor and Susan R. Miller Earlier this year, we had our first ever live chat session with the President of the NYG&B, Joshua Taylor, and our Director of Education and Programming, Susan R. Miller. We're excited to…
New NYC directories added to NYPL digital collections New online records are now available for those researching their families in New York City - the NYPL Digital Collections have recently added more New York City directories to their already…
eNews No. 5, June 2017: New death indexes online, Civil War records & Western NY Conference This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on June 9, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and helpful…
Little-known Civil War era collection: The United States Sanitary Commission For those with ancestors who served in the Civil War era, the records of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) - an important Civil War humanitarian organization - are an essential…
Images of the New York State death index, 1880-1956, are now online The genealogy community received great news from Reclaim the Records this morning – they have obtained images of the New York State death index from 1880–1956. This is a huge breakthrough for New…
eNews No. 4, May 2017: New webinars, Indexes to The Record & more! This issue of the NYG&B eNews was delivered on May 25, 2017. Our eNews - published twice a month - contains the latest news about New York State genealogy, news about the NYG&B, and helpful…