Welcome!
Thank you for registering for our 2023 Upstate New York Research Tour, which is taking place Tuesday, May 16 - Saturday, May 20, 2023!
Explore the New York State Library and the New York State Archives with experts from American Ancestors by your side.
Program includes:
- Four-night hotel stay at the Hilton Albany
- Orientation at the New York State Library and Archives
- Lectures from American Ancestors genealogists
- Two, thirty-minute consultations with expert genealogists
- Group meals (opening reception and closing dinner)
- Pre-program preparatory webinar and resources
Please reach out to Kathleen Mackenzie, Education and Programming Manager, at kathleen.mackenzie@nehgs.org if you have any questions prior to the program.
Pre-Tour Preparatory Presentation
Live broadcast: Monday, April 10, 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Presented by: Kathleen Mackenzie, Education and Programming Manager, and David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist.
Learn how to prepare for your time in Albany and at the New York State Library and Archives, make the most of your one-on-one consultations, and more! This presentation will be held in a zoom meeting format. This means that during our Q&A sessions you will have the option to come on camera, unmute, and ask questions. You also have the option to remain muted with your camera off, and instead ask questions in the meeting chat.
Schedule
| Tuesday, May 16 | |
| after 3:00 p.m. | Check-in to the Hilton Albany |
| 3:30–4:00 p.m. | Introductions and Your Guide to the Week, Hilton Albany |
| 4:00–5:00 p.m. | New York Vital Record Substitutes, Christopher C. Child |
| 5:30–7:00 p.m. | Reception and Consultation sign-ups, Hilton Albany |
| Wednesday, May 17 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Bus departs Hilton Albany for NYSL/NYSA |
| 9:45 a.m. | Orientation & tour of NYSL/NYSA |
| 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. | Personal research and consultations |
| 4:00 p.m. | Bus departs NYSL/NYSA for Hilton Albany |
| Thursday, May 18 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Bus departs Hilton Albany for NYSL/NYSA |
| 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. | Personal research and consultation |
| 4:00 p.m. | Bus departs NYSL/NYSA for Hilton Albany |
| Friday, May 19 | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Bus departs Hilton Albany for NYSL/NYSA |
| 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Personal research and consultations |
| 5:00 p.m. | Bus departs NYSL/NYSA for Hilton Albany |
| 6:30–8:30 p.m. | Closing dinner, Hilton Albany |
| Saturday, May 20 | |
| Before 11:00 a.m. | Check out of Hilton Albany |
*Schedule subject to change.
Participant Information and Research Interests Form
Please fill out this Participant Information and Research Interests Form by April 14. Your answers on this form will assist our genealogists in preparing for your consultations!
If you have any questions about filling out this form, please contact Education and Programming Manager, Kathleen Mackenzie at kathleen.mackenzie@nehgs.org. While using this form is preferable, if you run into any technical issues filling it out you may also submit your answers via email to Kathleen.
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