GENEALOGY WORKSHOP OF THE HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

At 7:00 pm, September 23, 2009 at the Conklin Barn at 2 High Street in Huntington, NY, the Huntington Historical Society presents an excellent genealogy workshop. The speaker is Maira Liriano, Manager of the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy at the Stephen A. Schwarzmean Bldg of the New York Public Library.

The New York Public Library, one of the world's largest and most accessible genealogical collections just got even bigger. Last summer the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's extraordinary collection of genealogical and biographical materials focused on "families, persons and citizens associated and identified with the State of New York" was donated to the New York Public Library. Joining the Library's already rich and heavily used genealogical and manuscript collections the merged materials of the NYPL and the G & B will create an unparalleled, publicly accessible resource. This lecture will provide an overview of the G & B collection and highlight other exciting developments at the New York Public Library.

Display of Revolutionary War Resources at the library

Displayed here is a scanned image from the book, Bi-centennial Celebration Commemorating the Two Hundreth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington. (1932)

In conjunction with the present exhibit "The Legacy of the Revolution in Huntington" at Town Hall, Revolutionary War reference sources from our local history room are on display on the first floor of the library. Highlights from our collection include:

• A Letter From Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. to the Commissioners of Public Accounts : relative to some observations in their seventh report, which may be judged to imply censure on the late commanders in chief of His Majesty's army in North America. (1784)
  


• Bi-centennial Celebration Commemorating the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington. (1932)
  


• New York in the Revolution as Colony and State / a compilation of documents and records from the office of the State Comptroller. (1901-1904)

NYPL Digital Gallery

New York Public Library has created an excellent digital gallery that is well worth browsing through. Out of curiosity I searched Huntington, NY and was pleasantly surprised to retrieve some great images.

Displayed here is a map of Huntington, West of Nassau Avenue (1915-1917) published by E.B. Hyde and Co.

Visit the collection at: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm.