Author Archives: familyhistory

   A couple of weeks ago, someone new to genealogy asked me to recommend websites that could help her obtain information on her New York ancestors.  I suggested our genealogical and historical newspaper databases.  These can be viewed for free … Continue reading →

   If you are new to genealogy and are researching New York City families, you should make a point of becoming familiar with the Municipal Archives, located at 31 Chambers Street in Manhattan. The archives contain a treasure trove of … Continue reading →

   Sometimes in Irish genealogy you have to look beyond the typical genealogical records such as church and census records, to find information. If you do this, you might find a record that can give you a fascinating glimpse into an ancestor’s life. Take … Continue reading →

If you have been researching your Irish roots, you will not want to miss our next meeting on this Thursday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m.    

     If you were unsuccessful this morning in viewing the 1940 federal census on the National Archives webpage, you were not alone. Many family researchers, including myself, were unable to access the census records after the website crashed due to … Continue reading →

The following websites will provide access to the 1940 United States census: National Archives                                                      www.1940census.archives.gov  Ancestry                                                                       www.ancestry.com Familysearch                                                              www.familysearch.org My Heritage/World Vital Records                        www.myheritage.com/1940census                                                                                      www.worldvitalrecords.com/1940census Only the National Archives website is expected to have all the population schedules … Continue reading →

     This Monday, April 2, 2012, at 9 a.m. the National Archives will release to the public the 1940 census. On that day, you should be able to access the digitized census images by going to the following National Archives webpage: … Continue reading →

      When you find your ancestors in the 1940 census, you might discover they did not answer all the census questions. Apparently, the census questions about personal income sparked a controversy. Some people were opposed to giving this information, … Continue reading →

   The release of the 1940 census will soon be here. As you probably know, there will be no name index when it first becomes available. For this reason, I thought it would be a good idea to review the methods of … Continue reading →

   Join us the Thursday (March 15) at 7:00 p.m. for our Jewish genealogy program. Rhoda Miller, a genealogist and past president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island, will talk on the basics of Jewish genealogy.