New York Marriage License Applications 1639-1759 New York Marriage License Applications 1760-1763 New York Marriage License Applications 1764-1769 New York Marriage License Applications 1770-1775 New York Marriage License Applications 1776-1780 New York Marriage License Applications 1781-1786 The Province of New York existed from 1664 when it was transferred from Dutch control to the English, until … Read more
One thing I want to do is with this blog is take a look at some of the different websites I use or have used over the years. There is nothing Brooklyn Genealogy specific about these sites, but they have been a big help. Right now I want to write about Geni.com. Years ago the … Read more
Along with the Eerie basin In Red Hook, the Brooklyn Navy Yard is a perfect place for a genealogist to find your ancestors employed. These water front locations were the first large population centers in Brooklyn, and many Immigrants found work and settled within walking distance of these dry docks and ship Building areas. Irish … Read more
Coney Island USA was founded in the belief that 19th century American popular culture gave birth to a democratic cultural golden age, unique to this country’s history and indispensable to its future. This new age not only invented the Broadway musical, it gave the world jazz, the blues and many new forms of performing and … Read more