Keynote Speaker
Benjamin L. Carp
Benjamin L. Carp is Daniel M. Lyons Professor of American History at Brooklyn College and faculty at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His forthcoming book, The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution, will be published by Yale University Press in 2023. He also wrote Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America (Yale, 2010), which won the Cox Book Prize from the Society of the Cincinnati in 2013, and Rebels Rising: Cities and the American Revolution (Oxford, 2007).
He has written about nationalism, firefighters, wet nurses, Benjamin Franklin, and Quaker merchants in Charleston, for scholarly journals like Early American Studies, Civil War History, New York History, the William and Mary Quarterly, and popular publications such as BBC History, Colonial Williamsburg, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, and he previously taught at the University of Edinburgh and Tufts University.
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Session Speakers
Scott Andrew Bartley
Scott Andrew Bartley (“Drew”) is a genealogist, archivist, librarian, and editor specializing in Vermont, Mayflower lineages, and colonial New England. Drew is currently the genealogist for the Early Vermont Settlers to 1784 Study Project.
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Sharing Your Genealogy: Writing It Up Right
Americans North of the Border: Migration and the Records to Find Them
James M. Beidler
James M. Beidler is the Interim Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. He is the author of four published books and a weekly “Roots & Branches” and bimonthly German Life magazine columnist.
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Lumberjacks, Canal Workers: Rural Occupations in New York and Pennsylvania
Blaine T. Bettinger, PhD, JD
Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD, is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence.
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John Boeren, LLM, PLCGS
John Boeren is one of few genealogy professionals in the Netherlands. His business, called Antecedentia, offers genealogical research, transcriptions and translations of documents, and heritage trips.
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Jamie Brinkman
Jamie Brinkman works as an Archivist in Researcher Services at the New York State Archives.
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Land of the Blacks: Tracing America’s First “Free” Black Community at NYSA
Jasmine Bumpers
Jasmine Bumpers works as an Archivist and with Access Services at the New York State Archives.
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Land of the Blacks: Tracing America’s First “Free” Black Community at NYSA
Michael Cassara
Michael Cassara is a professional genealogist based in NYC. He has presented nationwide including RootsTech, APG PMC, OGS + many more. President, Italian Genealogical Group, Inc. Visit DigiRoots.net
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Surname Studies: Follow That Surname
New York in Postcards: Bringing Deltiology to your Genealogy!
Denise Cross, CG
Denise Cross, CG, is a community college librarian who enjoys research, especially digging deep for an elusive answer. Her focus is writing, and she has published many articles since 2016.
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Finding Samuel Fletcher - Searching Records in New York, Vermont, and Beyond
Lara Diamond
Lara has researched back generations with Russian & Austria-Hungarian records. She is president of Jewish Genealogy Society of MD and is JewishGen's Subcarpathian Director. She blogs at laradiamond.com.
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Finding Family in Eastern Europe; Getting Creative When Records Are Scarce
Kalyn Diehl
Kalyn is the NYG&B's Digital Collections Manager and a graduate student in the Department of History at Fordham University. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and as the Historian for the New York Caledonian Club.
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NYG&B Digitized Collections: Materials Available Online for You
Skip Duett
Skip Duett is a professional genealogist specializing in Upstate New York research and Y-DNA analysis. He is actively researching post-Rev. War land companies along with grants and patents in New York.
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Putting Your Upstate New York Ancestor on the Map
Hidden Gem - Holland Land Company in Central New York
Land Companies: Post-Revolutionary War Land Development in New York
Elizabeth Williams Gomoll, CG®
Elizabeth Williams Gomoll, CG, is co-editor of the Minnesota Genealogist, immediate past president of APG Northland Chapter. Liz has received awards for her 3 books and society activities.
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Fire, Water, and the 1890 U.S. Census: Researching Beyond the Ashes and Mold
Monica Gray
Monica Gray works as the Supervisory Archivist with Researcher Services at the New York State Archives. She has worked at NYSA for 15 years where she enjoys learning about state government and history, and the lives of New Yorkers.
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Divorce and Guardianship in 19th century New York—Chancery Court case studies
Rhonda Hoffman, MLS
Rhonda Hoffman is the Genealogy Specialist for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and the Content Editor of the Western New York Genealogical Society’s JOURNAL.
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Government Secrets Revealed: County Supervisors’ Proceedings
Kyle Hurst
As Senior Genealogist of the Newbury Street Press, Kyle Hurst has authored scholarly articles, blog posts, and genealogies including a NGS award-winner for Excellence in Genealogy & Family History.
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Terry Koch-Bostic
Terry Koch-Bostic is a genealogist; lecturer; NGS Education Committee Chair; APG-NY manager; former V.P. of NGS; and contributing author/reviewer for the New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer.
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Surname Mapping: A New Approach to Finding Your Ancestors’ Place of Origin
Irish Research Update: Best Sources and Methods to Unlock Your Family’s Records
Janice Lovelace, PhD
Janice Lovelace, PhD, is a genealogical researcher, lecturer, and author of the National Genealogical Society’s online continuing education course African American Roots: A Historical Perspective.
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18th Century Slavery and Gradual Emancipation in 19th Century New York
Is Great-Grandmother Really Native American? Native American Genealogy Research
Annette Burke Lyttle
Annette Burke Lyttle speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories.
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Finding and Using Digitized Manuscripts for Genealogical Research
Susan R. Miller
Susan R. Miller is the NYG&B’s Director of Programs and Publications; editor of the New York Researcher magazine; a managing editor of the New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer.
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Tips for Searching and Using Ancestry’s NY Religious Records
Robert Raymond
Robert is a FamilySearch deputy CGO. He is a popular speaker and writer. Robert is a genealogical technologist with over 40 years of experience in technology and genealogy.
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Exploring New York the New Way at FamilySearch
Return to New York Church Records at FamilySearch Website, Library, and Centers
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGLSM
The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect.
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When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records
From pirates to sunken ships: New York's federal court records
Jeanette Sheliga
Jeanette Sheliga lives in Lockport, NY. She is the President of the Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA), a ProGen Study Group 49 graduate, and has attended many genealogy institutes.
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New York State Censuses: You Won’t Believe What’s Hiding In There!
D. Joshua Taylor
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA, NYG&B’s President, is a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. Passionate about family history, Joshua hosted the PBS series, Genealogy Roadshow.
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Finding Births, Marriages, and Deaths in New York, 1780 to 1850
Jane E. Wilcox
Jane E. Wilcox serves on the NY State Archives Advisory Committee and the NYG&B’s Family History Advisory Committee. Jane specializes in colonial and early federal New York research.
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Colonial British and Loyalist Records at the New York State Archives
You Be the Judge: Was Nicholas Storm Alive during the Revolutionary War?