The New Rochelle Public Library recently held a presentation on “Discovering Your African American Heritage.” Some of the topics include: getting past the 1870 census, Reconstruction, DNA research, historical newspapers and the Freedmen’s Bureau records. To view the presentation, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cNS8WPOPM
In an article recently posted on Danspapers.com, a cemetery in East Hampton is among 11 properties in the state that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding to State and National Registers of Historic Places. Located in Northwest Woods, the Van Scoy-Edwards
Organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering free genealogy programs in February. Thursday, Feb. 2 – “Guild Records” – German Genealogy Group – 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Virtual – members only Saturday, Feb. 4– “Our English Ancestors – Huntington Historical Society –
New links were added to the military and census records categories in January. To see all the updates made to the website, go to: https://www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates/ January 11, 2023 Military Records: Added New York State – New York Civil War soldiers buried in the National Cemetery,
The German Genealogy Group, which meets in Nassau County, has recently added more records to its New York City vital records indexes. The group added 960 records the the brides database for Kings County for the year 1867 that were missing from the original index.
