From January 31 to February 8, 2026, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. The New York City Geographical Birth Index is a finding aid created by city archivists of every address in New
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society is looking for individuals who are interested in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by volunteering on a society project. They are currently undertaking a major digitization project focused on American Revolution–related records and are seeking remote volunteers to assist.
A recent article in the Long Island newspaper “Newsday,” discusses the digitization project that is ongoing in the Town of Oyster Bay in an effort to preserve vital records as well as other historical records. The project began in November with the digitizing of birth,
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will be hosting an indexing event and digitizing event from Wednesday, Jan. 26 to Friday, Jan. 28. On Wednesday, Jan. 26, beginning at noon, you can join from home and work on the New York Land Records Project
