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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| NYG&B Seeks Genealogical Researcher | The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) is seeking to add additional genealogical researchers to our team. Researchers will have the opportunity to become involved with a… | |
| What's your favorite Record article of all time? | The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record is celebrating its 151st year in 2020. As the second-oldest genealogical journal in the English language, The Record has been… | |
| New York Newspapers Timeline: Key dates that impact your research | This blog is authored by NYG&B Summer Intern Kyle Brinster. For more information about interning at the NYG&B see our internships page. Newspapers can be quite a boon to genealogists.… | |
| Gretna Green Wedding Destinations for New York | NYG&B summer interns Lauren Mondroski and Marine LeCanne contributed writing and research to this article. Have you ever run into a brick wall while seeking a marriage record? If so,… | |
| Essential Methods: Research Logs | A well-formed research log is one of the most powerful tools you can use to improve the results of your family history research. Genealogists use research logs to keep track of past work -… | |
| Fire Insurance Maps: Sanborns and Others | Have you ever wondered about the daily life of a particular ancestor? What did their home look like? What about the street they lived on? What kind of shops, houses, or other buildings did they pass… | |
| Winter 2019 NY Researcher Issue Now Online | The final issue of volume 30 of the New York Researcher is out and available to read online. The Researcher is one of two quarterly publications NYG&B members receive as a… | |
| #GivingTuesday: Support the Preservation of New York Records | #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping… | |
| New Legislation Allows Adoptees to Receive a Certified Birth Certificate at Age 18 | For the first time, New York adoptees will be able to access a certified copy of their birth certificate when they turn 18-years-old. This measure ensures that all adult adoptees will have the same… | |
| The October Issue of THE RECORD Has Arrived | What an Issue! Autumn had produced a fine crop of articles in the October issue of The Record. Per Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG, FGBS, “Brick walls are challenging,… |