Friday Finds – 08/06/10
Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve learned or found. The majority of my week was spent looking into the history of a few New York counties, as well as references for the War of...
View ArticleOrphan Photo #71
This lovely lady appears to be from the Rochester, New York area. Unfortunately there is no identifying information. This cabinet card, which uses a dark green color and scalloped edges, is likely...
View ArticleNew Book on Researching in New York to Be Available Later This Year
I just received my copy of the Fall 2012 issue of The New York Researcher, a publication of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. In it, they announce a new book that contains 500+...
View ArticleResources for Genealogy Research in Colonial America
In September, I wrote about my Link Collection to Various Genealogy & History Resources Online. This collection is my Diigo bookmark library targeted at genealogy. I created a list for each...
View ArticleGenealogy By the States – Week 11 – New York
Part of the reason I took on the Genealogy By the States challenge is because I knew it would force me not only to post something every week, but it would allow me to get in some research time. Only...
View ArticleFinally! New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Releases NY Research Guide
I wrote briefly about this anticipated guide back in 2012 when I had read an announcement in the Fall 2012 issue of The New York Researcher. I’m glad to see that this multi-year project has finally...
View ArticleRegistration Open for 2nd Annual New York Family History Conference
I received this press release last week regarding the 2nd Annual New York Family History Conference that will take place in Syracuse, New York, September 17–19, 2015. Registration opened on February...
View ArticleFriday Finds – 10/30/15
Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars. New-to-Me Blogs...
View ArticleBook Review — New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer
Title: New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer Edited by: Naomi Joshi, et al. Format: Paperback Published: 2015 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of...
View Article52 Ancestors #27: Second War of Independence
Week 27 Prompt: Independent This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Independent.” Of course my first instinct, with it being the week of Independence Day here in the US, was to write about my American...
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