Two New York websites featured in Family Tree Magazine article

Family Tree Magazine just came out with its list of  top 75 Best State Genealogy Websites for 2020.

New York had two websites featured in this article:

New York Heritage Digital Collections- run by the Empire State Library Network – https://nyheritage.org/

Old Fulton Postcards – featuring digitized historic newspapers from across New York State – https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html

To see the article, go to: https://www.familytreemagazine.com/best-state-genealogy-websites/

 

 

Four New York organizations receive magazine recognition

Congratulations to the four New York State genealogy organizations that made the Family Tree Magazine Top 75 Best U.S. Genealogy Websites published in the magazine’s November/December issue.

The organizations that made the list were:

German Genealogy Group – www.germangenealogygroup.com – known for its indexes to New York City and Long Island records

Italian Genealogical Group –  https://italiangen.org – known for its indexes to New York City and Long Island records

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society – http://newyorkfamilyhistory.org

Old Fulton NY Post Cards – http://fultonhistory.com – known for its digitzed images of New York State newspapers

Be sure to visit each one of these websites and explore all they have to offer.

Two local groups highlighted in Family Tree Magazine article

In its December 2018 issue, Family Tree Magazine recognized two local genealogy groups in its “75 Best Free Websites” article.

Under the category for New York State, the Germany Genealogy Group and the Italian Genealogy Group were recognized for their indexes to church records, naturalization records and birth, marriage and death records. The indexes are for any nationality, not just Germans or Italians.

Other websites recognized for New York State were:
*New York Heritage – this site, run by the Empire State Library Network, includes digitized books, newspapers, photos, post cards, maps, etc. Our library has uploaded digitized photos and postcards to this website.
*Old Fulton NY Post Cards – this site, run by one individual, is noted for its outstanding collection of digitized newspapers from New York, a few other states and Canada.