Video library
Art & Architecture
1:07:37
Researching the History of a House
Learn how to uncover the history of a house and understand its former inhabitants using material culture and written records.
Family History Research
1:10:28
Substitutes for pre-1880 New York Vital Records: Using New York State and Federal Censuses
Finding information about your New York ancestors can be tricky. That challenge is in part due to the fact that statewide registration of vital records did not start until 1880.
Family History Research
1:00:31
Researching Native American Ancestors at NEHGS
Explore your Native roots! Learn how to conduct American Indian Genealogy in the New England, New York, and Eastern Canada using resources found at our library and archives in Boston and at our website, AmericanAncestors.org.