The genealogy podcast, Ancestral Findings, has just added a recording – “The Value of New York State Census Records for Genealogy.” New York conducted state censuses in the following years: 1825, 1835, 1845, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905, 1915, and 1925. These were authorized under
The genealogy organization Reclaim the Records recently won a court case in the New York Court of Appeals that will release the index to more than 10 million New York death records for the years 1880-2017. The court has also remanded the parties back to
From now through June 8, Geneanet.org 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 York City from
The following links were added during the month of May. May 27, 2025 Local Cemeteries: Erie County – West Falls – Griffin Mills Cemetery; Herkimer County – Cemetery Transcriptions; Onondaga County – Walnut Grove Cemetery; Onondaga County – South Onondaga Cemetery; Otsego County – Cemetery
There is a change in hours for the Buffalo FamilySearch Center, located at 1424 Maple Road in Williamsville. The new hours will be: Wednesdays – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursdays – 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturdays – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (1st,
