The 6th annual Historic Red Hook Cemetery Crawl will take place now through October 25. It is a competitive scavenger hunt/ self-guided tour of seven Red Hook cemeteries that offers highlights of the lives of individuals and their memorials. Go to: www.historicredhook.org/cemeterycrawl #genealogy

I have recently posted my list of October cemetery tours taking place throughout New York State on my website New York #Genealogy Links. Many tours are being offered the first weekend of October and may have limited capacity. To see the listings, go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/2026/09/15/n...

Ancestry UK is offering free access to WWII military records until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 13. (7:59 p.m. in New York) You need a free account on Ancestry UK to view the records. Do not sign in with your U.S. ancestry.com log in. To see what's available, go to: www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categ...

The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State will be hosting a Genealogy Fair this Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Gabriel's in Elma, NY. Connect with other genealogical associations and cultural groups. More details at: www.pgsnys.org #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

New additions to my Erie Canal Boat Registers page! A fragmentary list from 1828, plus some excerpts from "Merchant Vessels of the United States." Their section on unrigged vessels is almost entirely canal boats in NY State, but they omit owner names. 🗃️ #ErieCanal #genealogy

Erie Canal Boat Registers: your guide to which ones still survive in print form in libraries and which ones have been digitized.

Canal boat registers contain the name of boat, where registered, owner’s name, date registered. In A-Z order by name of boat. Some editions give the type of boat. Boats usually had a person's name, of...

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I just added a post to my blog on New York #Genealogy links listing cemetery tours taking place across New York in September. I will be posting a much longer article later in September covering the cemetery tours in October. To see my post, please go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/2026/09/06/c...

I've recently added twenty more links to my website, New York #Genealogy Links. I added links in the categories of city directories, military records, local cemeteries and vital records. To see all the updates I have made to the website, go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates/

Genealogists! Start planning your week. MyHeritage website has FREE ACCESS to U.S. and Canadian census records Sept. 2-7, 2026. U.S. Census: www.myheritage.com/research/rec... Canada Census: www.myheritage.com/research/rec... @danielhorowitz.bsky.social @myheritageofficial.bsky.social #genealogy

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will once again be hosting Webtember, a variety of free webinars on Wednesdays in September. There are 19 live webinars in total which can be watched for free through September. For a list of the webinars, go to: familytreewebinars.com/lp/webtember #genealogy

Registration is now open for the free FamilySearch #Genealogy Conference, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Port Jefferson Station, NY. Attendance will be limited to 200 participants. There will be workshops as well as an Expo Hall. To register, go to: www.timelesstaleevents.com/event-detail...

Several collections have been added or updated recently on the New York State Historic Newspapers website. Newspapers were added or updated for Jefferson County, Monroe County, Onondaga County and Suffolk County. To start searching, go to: www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org #genealogy #familyhistory

The Jefferson County Historical Society, located in Watertown, will be having its History and #Genealogy Fair this Saturday.

I recently added 10 more links to my website, New York #Genealogy Links, in the categories of city directories and local cemeteries. I have over 1,500 free links on the website in 18 categories. My goal is to add 20 links a month. To see all the updates, go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates

The Ogdensburg History Museum will host a #Genealogy for Beginners workshop on Saturday, August 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This hands-on session will help participants map their ancestry and navigate historical records. To register, go to: www.ogdensburghistorymuseum.com/special-acti...

The Historical Vital Records of New York City website recently added new records. The Bronx Marriage Licenses were added for the years 1938-1949. This now completes all available marriage licenses for Bronx County. To start searching, go to: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov #genealogy

A summer genealogy "camp" will take place on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. during August at the Union Baptist Church in Hempstead (Nassau County). It's free but registration is required. See the flyer for sign-up information. #genealogy

The New York State Historical Newspaper website recently announced more additions and updates. Newspapers were added for Erie, Kings, Monroe, Nassau, Seneca and Suffolk counties, with the majority in Seneca County. To start searching, go to: www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org #genealogy #FamilyHistory

I recently added 10 more links to my New York Genealogy Links website. I added links to the local cemeteries and military burials categories. I have over 1,550 links in 18 categories and all the links are to free websites. To see all my updates, please go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates

Concordia Cemetery, located in Buffalo, will host a family history day on Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's located at 438 Walden Ave. Get assistance with German document translation, learn how to locate ancestors at Concordia and get help from local researchers/experts. #genealogy

The Herkimer County Historical Society will have a #genealogy workshop on Tuesday, July 21 at 6 p.m. at 406 N. Main Street in Herkimer. Come talk to genealogy researchers to get help with getting started, your brick walls or with genealogy databases. To register for the workshop call 315-866-6413

MyHeritage.com is offering free access to its collection, France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970 from now until July 15. This is an index of deceased individuals or those officially declared missing. To start searching, go to: www.myheritage.com/research/col... #genealogy

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society has added a new collection: membership applications for the Sons of the Revolution (New York). It also includes the group's historical records. To start searching the collection, go to: www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-recor... #genealogy

Fold3.com is offering free access to its Revolutionary War collections but the offer ends on Monday, July 6. This includes pension records, muster rolls, record books, volunteer records and final payment vouchers. To start searching, go to: www.fold3.com/ Happy 4th! #genealogy

I recently added 10 more links to the New York #Genealogy Links website. In keeping with a July 4th theme, I added links to the military records and military burials categories. I have over 1550 links in 18 categories. To see all the website updates, go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates/

MyHeritage.com is offering free access to some U.S. and Canadian records today through July 5. To celebrate July 4th, enjoy free access to U.S. City Directories. www.myheritage.com/research/col... For Canada Day, search the Canadian census records: www.myheritage.com/research/rec... #genealogy

Family Tree Magazine has listed its 101 Best #Genealogy Websites for 2026 in its most recent issues. One New York website made the list, the NYC Historical Vital Records Project, a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov To see all the websites on the list, go to: familytreemagazine.com/best-genealo...

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With so many genealogy websites available for your family history quest, how do you know which sites are the best? Leave it to our genealogy experts!

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Ancestry.com is making many record sets available for free from now until June 30, 2026 at 10 am Eastern Time. The focus is on American records because it's to celebrate the country's 250th anniversary. Here's a list of the records included: www.ancestry.com/search/categ... #genealogy

The NYC Municipal Archives has obtained the 1950 death certificate records and has digitized the index volume. The index is organized by surname and can be downloaded to locate certificate numbers. To see the digitized volume, go to: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/1950-death-i... #genealogy

I recently added 10 more links to the my website, New York #Genealogy Links in the categories of local cemeteries and military burials. I have 18 categories and over 1,500 free links to records across New York State. To see all the updates to my websites, go to: www.newyorkgenlinks.com/updates/

MyHeritage, from now and until June 7, 2026, is offering free access to its Swedish and Danish records. Free access includes 261.9 million Swedish records in 53 collections and 127.4 million Danish records in 32 collections. To start searching, go to: www.myheritage.com/research #genealogy