This article originally appeared on the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society website.
The NYG&B’s Church of the Transfiguration records are the newest, large-scale, searchable edition to our online collections. This ongoing, monumental project has been part of our Digitize New York initiative to preserve and make accessible at-risk historical records.
With tens of thousands of marriage records spanning nearly 200 years, the Church of the Transfiguration, located in Manhattan, has a wealth of genealogical information for researchers to explore. These newly released materials are part of an ongoing pipeline of records to be released in the coming months under this Digitize New York partnership.
Join the NYG&B on May 9, 1–2 p.m. ET, for the online webinar “Debuting Church of the Transfiguration Marriage Records” on how to search this new collection and what’s coming next. This is a free event but registration is required.
Join the NYG&B, the Church of the Transfiguration, and project volunteers on May 15, 2–3 p.m. ET, (in person and livestreamed) for a discussion about this partnership and how it can be a model for other organizations to participate in Digitize New York. This is a free event but registration is required.
Read a blog post by Kalyn Loewer, NYG&B Manager of Digital Collections, that examines the evolving, collaborative process taken with the Church of the Transfiguration to preserve and make accessible these records. Read more...
