Genealogy 101: Using Gazetteers for Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 6, 2020
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how helpful gazetteers can be to your family history research, and provides links to find them... (Read More)
Tag: Maps
Genealogy 101: Using Maps for Family History Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 25, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a family history source often overlooked by genealogists: historical maps... (Read More)
‘Gencaching’ Challenge: Find Historical Maps in Old Newspapers
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on July 2, 2013
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary shows some of the unique historical maps that can be found in old newspapers, and proposes a fun “gencaching” game to find more of these maps. Some of the greatest tools of genealogical research... (Read More)
More about NY Genealogical & Biographical Society’s Library move to NYPL
By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 22, 2008
Saturday we told you that the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society Library was being given to the NY Public Library. The NYG&B has now issued a public statement giving more about the background and rationale for this decision. Since this news release is not on the G&B website – I am posting it here.... (Read More)
