Genealogy Events in New York

The following is a list of selected genealogy and family history events offered in New York City by New York Public Library, National Archives, and New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.

National Archives eVetRecs: A hands-on tutorial is offered on how to use the National Archives eVetRecs system.  This online system creates a customized order form to request information from your, or your relative’s, military personnel records from WWI to present, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Learning Center, on the 3rd floor of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green, NY. Sponsor: National Archives at New York City.

Papal Arms within the Discipline of Ecclesiastic Heraldry: George N. Cannizzaro is the industrial specialist for metals at U.S. Army’s Institute of Heraldry in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He has a special interest in church heraldry and has designed coats of arms for two cardinals, schools, religious communities, and families. He is the proprietor of Cardinal Custom Heraldry, an online studio at ccheraldry.com. The Institute’s Director, Col. Charles V. Mugno, will also attend and speak on recent activities of the Institute. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 – 6:00pm, The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 36 West 44th Street, New York City. Sponsor: Heraldry Committee of the NYG&B.

Genealogy Digital Resources: Explore current and historical newspapers and periodicals available online through NYPL. Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 2:00pm and Thursday, December 12, 2013 – 2:00pm. South Court Classroom A, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC. Sponsor: The New York Public Library.

Book Talk: The Quack’s Daughter: A True Story About the Private Life of a Victorian Girl. The Vassar Club of New York joins the NYG&B in sponsoring a talk by historian Greta Nettleton, whose book was reviewed in the spring 2013 issue of The New York Researcher. Nettleton is the great-granddaughter of Cora Keck, who was sent east to Vassar’s School of Music in 1884 by her notorious, patent-medicine millionaire mother Mrs. Dr. Keck in an effort to rescue the family’s damaged social reputation. Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 6:00pm. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 36 West 44th Street, New York City. Sponsor: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

Who Lived in Your House? 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. The Milstein Division is home to one of the largest free United States history, local history and genealogy collections in the country. Saturday, November 16, 2013 – 2:00pm.  South Court Classrooms, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC. Sponsor: The New York Public Library.

Citizen Cartography: Do you want to help the geospatial library of the future? This workshop orients you with tools (available at maps.nypl.org) enabling librarians and the public to add valuable geographic context to old maps. The workshop focuses on the website’s core activity: georectification, or “warping” maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas. Dates: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – 3:30pm; Tuesday, December 17, 2013 – 3:30pm; Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – 6:00pm; Tuesday, November 5, 2013 – 6:00pm;Tuesday, December 3, 2013 – 6:00pm.  South Court Classrooms, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC. Sponsor: The New York Public Library

Genealogy handbooks are an overlooked resource. This short course will present different types of handbooks and explain how to use them to improve the quality and depth of genealogy research. This is a companion course to other Uncovering your Family History courses offered by the Milstein Division. First come, first served. Thursday, November 21, 2013 – 3:15pm. South Court Classrooms, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC. Sponsor: The New York Public Library.

Your Family History – Immigration Records: Discover genealogical resources at the New York Public Library. Uncovering your Family History, the second installment, explores passenger lists and naturalization records. First come, first served. Thursday, December 5, 2013 – 3:15pm. South Court Classrooms, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYC. Sponsor: The New York Public Library.

Do you know about other genealogy and family history events coming up in the New York area? Please post details in the comments section.

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