Blog Posts by Subject: Genealogy

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If you find yourself with time on your hands at home right now, it might be the perfect time to undertake a genealogy project.

The long tradition of private efforts to protect the public’s health.

These stories illuminate how the census is used and shapes our country.

Many of the resources you'll need are available online, so you don’t have to wait to get started.

Missing walking your local streets? Here are some tools that let you explore from the safety of home.

Visiting New York City and want to look for records of your ancestors at The NYPL? With these fantastic online resources, you can start your research at home and continue after your trip - so, after your Library visit, you can spend more time seeing more our city!

Did you know the Library is home to 433,000 sheet maps, and 20,000 books and atlases published between the 16th and 21st centuries? In the first of this five-part series, we review the various ways genealogists can use these maps in their research.

Born of necessity, fire insurance maps can be used with other sources to create family histories with color and context. Find out more in this second part of our five-part series of genealogy research.

Determining an ancestor's place of origin, and how they arrived in the U.S., is one of the engaging aspects of genealogy research. In this 3rd part of our five-part series, see the role that maps play in that research and follow the story of one immigrant family from Northern Italy to Iron Belt, Wisconsin.

Discover how topography can help inform your research, creating a powerful narrative that can bring the past to life. Part 4 of our five-part series.

We wrap up our five-part series with a look at the importance of gazetteers in your genealogical search, and a summary detailing how to find the maps at NYPL.

With these tips and our new research guide, you can search for information about your ancestors' business and careers, to get a better understanding of their past and your family.

¿Eres Boricua? ¿Te preguntas cómo encontrar a tus antepasados? La División de Historia de los Estados Unidos, Historia Local y Genealogía de Irma y Paul Milstein se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de nuestra nueva guía de investigación: Puerto Rico Genealogy.

¿Eres Boricua? Are you Puerto Rican? Wondering how to find your roots? We're happy to announce the launch of our latest research guide.

When used wisely, family histories lend incredible color and context to the past for any budding genealogist.

The NYC subject clippings collection in the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy includes a small, supernatural file.

Genealogy and local history research is not often headline-making news, but resources in The New York Public Library's Milstein Division are highly relevant to controversies currently flashing big across the news ticker.

Once genealogy hobbyists get hooked, they often encounter a few surprises in their research.