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NY Public obtains NY Genealogical & Biographical Library
« on: Wednesday 23 July 08 12:05 BST (UK) »
NEW YORK, NY, July 21, 2008 –The New York Public Library (NYPL) and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (the G&B) announced jointly today that the New York Public Library will become the new home of the G&B Society’s library of 75,000 published works, 30,000 manuscripts, 22,000 microforms, 1,300 periodicals and digital computer media.....

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http://www.nypl.org/press/releases/?article_id=165

Having discovered over 100 direct ancestors via the NYPL, I can't wait to see the new goodies - but I understand it'll be a couple of years before the collections are fully integrated.
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ENDSOR: Tamworth/Manchester
LAMB: Leeds/Manchester
SMITH: Manchester
HULME(S): Kirk Ireton/Manchester
WORTHINGTON: Middleton/Manchester
SHORROCK: Manchester
BROOKS: Wilmslow
By marriage in Manchester: BAXENDALE, DODD, EYERS, FIRTH, FISHER, FO(R)STER, HARGREAVES, J(A/E)RVIS, McKEOWN, OSBALDESTON, PICKWELL, PODMORE, SCHOFIELD, SHALLCROSS, STONES, WALKER
GRAY, DOYLE, GOLDEN, MONAHAN: Ireland
HAW(E), FRENEY, NARY: Co. Kilkenny
DONOHO and variants: Co. Longford
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