My ancestry is from upstate New York, so of course, I’ve heard of Jemima Wilkinson - the Universal Friend. But have you?
I doubt that any of your ancestors were life-long followers of this women, for she believed strongly in celibacy. That tends to cut into having descendents.
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article […]
I ran across the following excerpt on the LoHo20001 Blog. Written by Don Cruise, I recommend that you read the full blog - not just my teaser…
Saint Augustine’s Church [New York City] was formerly a chapel of the parish of Trinity Church (Wall Street) and is the outgrowth of two churches - All Saints’ Church […]
I blogged about “Going Dutch, A Recipe for Freedom in Peter Stuyvesants New Amsterdam” a while back. Having read Manhattan, Seeds of the Big Apple a few weeks ago, I now have a fascination with early New York history. Beside that, I have a very early New York Anthony family in my ancestry, about which […]
Michael Stoler wrote an informative column about New York City real estate and the ability of non-profits to cash in on the surging property values. These non-profits include the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and the New York Historical Society. Following is an excerpt.
As reported in the Sun last month, the New York Genealogical […]
I wrote a blog some time ago about Dick Hillenbrand’s Upstate New York Blog. He finds all kinds of interesting things about New York research - and has now launched a new website called Upstate New York Genealogy at www.unyg.com.
Dick’s blog of November 8 deals with New York Marriage Records - and the fact […]
I blogged about the new GenealogyBank site a few weeks ago. Tom Kemp just sent me the following list of papers launched on the site during October. This is in addition to the 1300 titles they already had up! Amazing…
State Title Dates Collection
AK Peninsula Clarion 8/18/2006 to Current America’s Obituaries
CA Evening News 7/1/1914 to 12/30/1916 Historical Newspapers
CA San Jose Mercury News 5/1/1902 to 12/31/1916 Historical Newspapers
DC Catholic Standard 5/9/2002 […]
I blogged about the proposed sale of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Sociey’s Manhattan building a few days ago. It’s back in the news.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society may soon begin a significant new chapter: A special meeting of members is to be held today to consider a plan to sell off […]
The Bowne house, in New York City, is about to sponsor a fascinating program. If I didn’t live 2000 miles from New York, I’d be in attendence.
Bowne House Historical Society Proudly Presents: Going Dutch: A Recipe for Freedom in Peter Stuyvesants New Amsterdam A Dramatic Journey through the historic roots of our […]
It seems that New York Archives Week begins tomorrow (Sunday). Folks are remembering the preservation of the past - and Tompkins County is no exception. Following is an excerpt from an article in the October 7 edition of the Ithaca Journal that speaks of many of the the Tompkins County resources.
Tompkins County is rich in […]
The following small databases have been added at Family Tree Connection since I last blogged the site. Illya has added a tremendous amount of data - especially for New York and Pennsylvania. FTC subscribers can access this new data. Following is a table of the number of entries - by location - that I have […]
I’ve been hearing rumors for some time that the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society had placed their Manhattan building on the market. According to an item in the NYGBS’s latest “The New York Researcher,” the rumors are true and the building will most likely be sold. Following is an excerpt from an item […]
I happen to be a great fan of city directories. Granted, they usually dont include vital records, but they do a great job of placing our ancestors in a specific place at a specific time.
Ancestry.com has the largest collection of digitized city directories available online. However, I have found it difficult to locate just the […]
LAKE GEORGE — On the southern shore of the lake Friday, standing on a patch of land where wary British soldiers and their Indian allies once scanned the horizon for French attackers, tourism officials announced a festival commemorating the French and Indian War next summer.
A state anniversary commission began a five-year observance this year of […]
Historical Society folks are human too…
PENN YAN [New York] - Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society Executive Director Idelle Dillon has taken a voluntary leave of absence and could quit over a dispute with board members.
Dillon, who has been at the historical society for nearly 10 years, said she was called into a July 5 […]
The previous blog about Arlene Eakle’s take on portions of The Da Vinci Code deals with the necessity of going back to original sources. The following excerpt is from an article that has been around for over a year - and I missed it. However, In it, Linda Sparks Starr points out that there may […]
Prompted by a note in the July 10, 2006 Poughkeepsie Journal, stating that the “hanging tree” is coming down, I searched and found this obituary for one of Peekskill’s oldest and famous “citizens.” Following is a short excerpt. For those interested in Revolutionary War history, you’ll want to read the full article. This is sad, […]
The following new small databases have been added at Family Tree Connection since I last blogged the site. The site now boasts well over 600,000 entries from rosters, membership lists, directories, pamphlets, and so forth. I especially like the entries for the Massachusettts Societies for the Detecting of Horse Thieves.
CONNECTICUT
1913 Seneca Lodge, No. 55 Roll […]
Larry Naukam, Head of Local History and Genealogy, at the Rochester Public Library has just announced the launch of their new web site which contains a link to the local history dept.
A series of indexes totaling over 130,000 names, in addition to another 800,000 in the Life Records (Births, marriages, deaths, etc.) Database is now […]
The following small databases have been added at Family Tree Connection since I last blogged the site. The website, specializing in data extracted from pamplets, rosters, membership lists and such, now has over 600,000 searchable entries - and grows daily.
ALABAMA
Anniston 1924 Telephone Directory - Telephone Directory. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. […]
Folks think of slavery as a Southern thing. This wasn’t always true. The following excerpt is from an interesting article about slavery in New York. And let’s not kid ourselves - servitude continues in the United States even today. And we do it voluntarily. Ever hear of Citibank or Chase? Make your credit card payment […]