Upstate\, downstate\, all around the Empir e state and well beyond\, discover or rediscover free resources for invest igating ancestors' lives and family history context. Step-by-step\, learn how to navigate no-fee websites with many updated links to New York area d igitized vital records/indexes\, digitized county histories\, county/local history experts\, oral histories\, old photos and postcards\, state censu s records\, historic newspapers\, and much more.
\nMarian Burk Wood is the author of the popular genealogy book Planning a Future for Your Fam ily's Past \;and a long-time blogger about family history methodology at https://ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com. Born in the Bronx and later transplanted to New England\, Marian has been researching her family tree for 28 years. Her special interest is in curating\, safeguarding\, and sha ring family artifacts for the sake of future generations.
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