Posts by Andy McCarthy

Jersey Genealogy: A Research Guide Using Local History Collections

 by Andy McCarthy, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
February 9, 2015
Perhaps familiar to New Yorkers as a garden state of smokestacks, or surrogate playing field for the Jets and Giants, or otherworld of childhood memory, New Jersey bucks understanding from without and blinkers perspective from within. If your genealogy research leads you to New Jersey, find help with this guide.
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Class Act: Researching New York City Schools with Local History Collections

 by Andy McCarthy, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
October 20, 2014
The history of education in New York City is fraught with strikes, moral stewardship, ethnic discrimination, caritas, religious debate, political bias, Fame, and Welcome Back, Kotter. This guide will serve as a springboard for researching primary and secondary school history at NYPL and elsewhere.
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