Fri, December 27
@ 3 PM | Join us for a couple of hours and use databases such as AncestryLibrary and FamilySearch to help find records of your ancestors! Feel free to bring documents/family records to assist with your search. You will be able to print out any documents you find during your research. | Yorkville Library, Meeting Room | Adults,
50+,
College & Graduate Students,
Immigrants,
Teachers |
Wed, January 8
@ 5 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Experienced librarians demonstrate the steps involved in starting your family history research. Discover essential research methods and strategies, identify relevant records and how to locate them, and organize your family research information.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please email accessibility@nypl.org at least two weeks before the program date.
This class is online.
Registration is required. REGISTER HERE.
Image: U.S… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Fri, January 10
@ 3 PM | Join us for a couple of hours and use databases such as AncestryLibrary and FamilySearch to help find records of your ancestors! Feel free to bring documents/family records to assist with your search. You will be able to print out any documents you find during your research. First come, first served | Yorkville Library, Meeting Room | Adults,
50+,
College & Graduate Students,
Immigrants,
Teachers |
Wed, January 22
@ 1 PM | Genealogy in the Branches Join us to learn about different resources such as newspapers, municipal databases, ancestry.com, and other tools to get you started with your family research. First come, first served | Jerome Park Library, Community Room | Adults |
Fri, January 24
@ 3 PM | Join us for a couple of hours and use databases such as AncestryLibrary and FamilySearch to help find records of your ancestors! Feel free to bring documents/family records to assist with your search. You will be able to print out any documents you find during your research. First come, first served | Yorkville Library, Meeting Room | Adults,
50+,
College & Graduate Students,
Immigrants,
Teachers |
Wed, January 29
@ 1 PM | Genealogy in the Branches Join us to learn about different resources such as newspapers, municipal databases, ancestry.com, and other tools to get you started with your family research. First come, first served | Jerome Park Library, Community Room | Adults |
Thu, January 30
@ 1 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Have you ever wondered about the history of your home? Who used to live there or what their lives were like? This class will show you how to research the history of your building and the people who owned and lived in it. Looking at censuses, city directories, land conveyances, and photographs, newspapers and local histories you will learn how to construct a narrative history of your home.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please e… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Wed, February 19
@ 5 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. From 1565 to 1790, Africans comprised over a third of the roughly one million newcomers to what would become the United States. With little exception, these nearly 360,000 men, women, and children crossed in bondage. Centuries of local and federal laws related to the livelihood of black Americans have created a complex paper trail of genealogical resources. This class aims to provide introductory historical context and recommend basic research methods in the pursuit of… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Thu, March 13
@ 1 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Learn how to shape your genealogy research into a cohesive narrative of your family history. Explore different types of family history styles and writing manuals to guide your project.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please email accessibility@nypl.org at least two weeks before the program date.
This class is online.
Registration is required. REGISTER HERE
Image: Wade genealogy : miscellaneous notes and letters, 1900-1902. NYP… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Wed, April 16
@ 5 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Please join us for a librarian led class that will provide tips and suggestions for organizing your genealogy research, with the goal of making you a better researcher. Attendees will learn about information organizers, citations, and planning for research trips.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please email accessibility@nypl.org at least two weeks before the program date.
This class is online.
Registration is required. REGISTER… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Thu, April 24
@ 1 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Experienced librarians demonstrate the steps involved in starting your family history research. Discover essential research methods and strategies, identify relevant records and how to locate them, and organize your family research information.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please email accessibility@nypl.org at least two weeks before the program date.
This class is online.
Registration is required. REGISTER HERE.
Image: U.S… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Online Only | Adults |
Thu, May 22
@ 3 PM | Genealogy Essentials This class is online only. Join librarians from the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History, and Genealogy and the Dorot Jewish Division as they walk you through the initial steps of Jewish genealogical research. The focus of this session will be on resources located within the Dorot Jewish Division, as well as materials specific to Jewish subjects that could assist in providing context to your discoveries.
Captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibi… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Dorot Jewish Division
Online only | Adults |