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Goal 12: Get Help


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Goal 12: Get help with your New York research.


Choices


AUse Facebook pages to get answers to your questions.


  1. Visit the New York Genealogy Network page on Facebook.
  2. Visit the New York Genealogy page on Facebook.
  3. Visit the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society page on Facebook.
  4. Visit the U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research page on Facebook.
  5. See the Genealogy on Facebook list of Facebook groups dedicated to helping with research for New York.

Regional Groups



BJoin a mailing list or message board for New York research.


  1. Join the RootsChat forum and post questions about New York research.
  2. Explore the New York research mailing lists on Cyndi's List.
  3. Explore the FamilySearch community for help with New York research.
  4. Use the Ancestry message boards to read or post questions about New York research.
  5. Explore New York research questions in the Genealogy Stack Exchange.
  6. Explore New York City research questions in the Genealogy Stack Exchange.
  7. Get personalized help from a research volunteer at the Family History Library.
  8. Request scans or indexes from catalog records available at the Family History Library.

CLearn about New York genealogy societies.


  1. Learn about genealogy societies in New York in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: New York Societies

  2. Explore the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society site.
  3. Learn more about the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

    FS—Finding New York Ancestors—The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

  4. Explore the Central New York Genealogical Society site.
  5. Explore New York genealogy society sites on Cyndi's List.
  6. Get help at a FamilySearch center in New York.

Regional/Local Societies


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