New York Genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Empire State Ancestors OnDemand Webinar

Presenter: James M. Beidler, frequent contributor to Family Tree Magazine
Duration: 60 minutes

About the Webinar:
With four centuries of history and notably draconian privacy laws, New York can be a challenging place to research. But we can help you find your Empire State ancestors whether they settled in the Colonial days or just stopped through Ellis Island. In this OnDemand webinar, you'll learn tricks to locating your New York family and the records they left.

What you'll learn:

• Essential New York history
• Details on vital records and immigration in the state
• What ethnicity-based records your ancestor may have left
• The best websites for New York research

Good for:

• Anyone with New York Roots
• Genealogists who can't find ancestors after they arrived at Ellis Island