Archive for the 'New York' Category

Jemima Wilkinson - The Universal Friend

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

My ancestry is from upstate New York, so of course, I’ve heard of Jemima Wilkinson - the Universal Friend. But have you?
I doubt that any of your ancestors were life-long followers of this women, for she believed strongly in celibacy. That tends to cut into having descendents.
Following is an excerpt from a fascinating article […]

Saint Augustine’s Slave Galleries

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Update on Going Dutch in New Amsterdam

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

New York Non-profits Can be Real Estate Barons

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

More New York State Research

Monday, November 13th, 2006

More Newspapers at GenealogyBank

Monday, October 30th, 2006

More About the Sale of the NYG&B Society Building

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

A Recipe for Freedom in Peter Stuyvesant’s New Amsterdam

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Tompkins County, New York, Historic Resourses

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

The Latest at Family Tree Connection

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

NYGBS Building to be Sold to the Hampton Jewish Synagogue

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Digital United States City Directories Online at Ancestry.com

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Five-year Observance of 250 Year Anniversary of the French & Indian War Begins

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society Dispute

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

A Serious Problem With the Transcription of “Hinshaw”

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

An Obituary for “The Hanging Tree” At Peekskill, New York

Monday, July 10th, 2006

New Small Databases Added at Family Tree Connection

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Rochester, New York, Library Launches New Online Indexes

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

New Small Databases Added at Family Tree Connection

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Slavery in the United States of America

Monday, June 19th, 2006