Genealogy Essentials, Research 101: Getting Started in Local History Research

Date and Time
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 1 - 2 PM
End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.
Event Details
Barvin Deerhead Diner
Deerhead Diner, Jackson Heights. Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive. IMAGE ID: 5210090.

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“Local history” research pursues the textures, details, and character that flesh out a specific time and place in history. Writers, biographers, historians, filmmakers, genealogists, academics, podcasters, armchair enthusiasts – really anyone looking to probe the mysterium of the heretofore – regularly come to the Milstein Division at NYPL to research local history. Research strategies can seem unwieldy: where do you start? Resources take a multitude of forms: how are they useful? Attend "Introduction to Local History" and become a better historian of what now was once and where at the county and neighborhood level.

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Captioning will be provided for this class.

    • Audience: Adults