Posts from the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Lista de recursos en línea gratuitos para ayudarle a profundizar en los muchos aspectos de la historia y la cultura latinx e hispana, todo gratis con una tarjeta de la biblioteca.

List of free online resources to help you delve into the many aspects of Latinx & Hispanic history and culture, all free with a library card.

"Jump in and let your enthusiasm be your guide. Just because somebody hasn’t written about a piece of information yet doesn’t mean it isn’t out there—it’s amazing what is just waiting to be discovered."

In this episode, NYPL's Andy McCarthy and author and journalist Mark Harris considered what it means to analyze moments in history that do not align with the social ethics, cultural standards, and popular beliefs of the current moment.

In Episode Twenty-Seven, NYPL's Carmen Nigro and Annie Polland, President of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, examined photos taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department and discussed reform, regulation, and social conditions in Depression-era NYC.

The reference librarians at the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy regularly field questions from patrons researching Irish relatives. Here's some information to help get you started (or unstuck) doing your own genealogical investigations.

Classical music has been blessed with many composers of African descent, but history has not always remembered them. Here are just a few exceptional composers from the NYPL music collection that we invite you to discover and explore.

Hart Island has primarily been a "potter's field" where New York City's unclaimed, deceased are buried. But the sad history of the small island is only part of the story.

In the final Doc Chat of the year, we dug into the stories behind photographs of radical demonstrations in early 20th-century New York City.

Campbell’s funeral home business pioneered the over-the-top celebrity burial and his list of clients reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood stars. With a fleet of Rolls Royces and a private yacht, last rites at Campbell’s allowed one to truly “go out in style.”

Whether you have watched the show or plan to, Mrs. America serves as a provocative springboard for historical research.

NYPL's Susan Kriete and Cara Dellatte used two evocative photos to piece together the life of "Militant" Maude Malone, who was not only a feminist and activist, but also a NYPL Librarian.

The NYPL has a bevy of resources to support students and educators on this journey.

Including genealogy, the performing arts, LGBT studies and more.

Some are still standing and some live on only in memory.

Understanding that they, as young people, are historical actors and that their lives are worthy of scholarly analysis can be a profoundly empowering experience.

By the 1890s, NYC guidebooks reflected the self-consciousness of a supercity exposing itself to the world.

Like the population, NYC guidebooks boomed in the decade preceding the Civil War.

A guidebook is the fuel that might power a researcher’s time machine.