The New York State Archives (NYSA) at the Cultural Education Center in Albany holds a diverse collection of state governmental records. Come learn about both familiar and obscure resources that will help you advance your New York research. A demonstration for using the Finding Aids on the NYSA website will be featured to assist researchers in locating records at NYSA that could be pertinent to your family history

Jane Wilcox is a professional genealogist and host of “The Forget Me Not Hour: Your Ancestors Want Their Stories to Be Told.” She specializes in colonial and early statehood New York and the Puritans/Congregationalists in the New England colonies.

This is an in-person program hosted at SCHS, 32 Washington Ave. Admission is free for members, otherwise $8 the day of the program. No advance tickets.