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New York City proposes limitations on use of public records that would affect genealogists

The New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) proposes changes to how researchers can use public records held at the municipal archives, including the city’s birth, marriage, and death records before 1925.   D. Joshua Taylor, president … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 3, 2018

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Free access to The Catholic Register by Colleen Murray on CM Genealogy. British Columbia Ancestors: Victoria Police Department Charge Books by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. The Valuation Office: … Continue reading

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D. Joshua Taylor named president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Genealogist, author, and lecturer D. Joshua Taylor has been appointed president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B), effective February 1, 2016. He succeeds McKelden Smith, who is retiring after serving seven years. You may recognize Mr. Taylor’s … Continue reading

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