BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:151179@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T163000 DTSTAMP:20250917T013217Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/2025-new-york-state-family-histo ry-conference-2025-09-20/ SUMMARY:2025 New York State Family History Conference DESCRIPTION:Explore the ultimate New York family history experience! Join t he NYG&\;B and other genealogy experts this fall for New York's largest statewide family history conference (in person and virtually) and unlock: \n• 35+ in-person &\; livestreamed sessions\n• On-demand access to all programs through 11/16\nWhen:\n• September 3–November 16\, 2025 ( On-Demand Access)\n• September 19–20\, 2025 (Livestreamed Programs fro m Kingston\, NY)\nThis year's theme is Echoes of New York and will featu re livestreamed presentations in Kingston\, New York\, as well as on-deman d sessions to watch at your own pace.\nCan’t join us in person? No probl em! You can join us virtually\, as all in-person programs will be livestre amed and subsequently made available on demand.\nFrom the essentials neede d for navigating New York research to understanding immigration and migrat ion patterns to accessing the myriad records for tracing ancestors\, the c onference offers a rich array of sessions to help participants hone their skills.\nThe livestreamed portion of the conference will be held on Frida y\, September 19 and Saturday\, September 20\, 2025\, at the Old Dutch Chu rch in Kingston (272 Wall Street\, Kingston\, NY 12401). Special activitie s for in-person registrants will be offered.\nWhat to Expect:\n• More th an 20 of the top voices and experts in the genealogy field will lead sessi ons and answer your questions\, including Skip Duett\, Annette Burke Lyt tle\, Pam Ricciardi Paschke\, D. Joshua Taylor\, Jane E. Wilcox\, and m ore.\n• More than 35 sessions and events (13 in person/livestreamed and 23 on demand)\, all for less than $10 a session.\n• A rich array of prog ramming—whether it’s mastering the basics or refining research to brea k through brick walls—on a variety of topics like accessing arrival\, co urt\, marriage\, military\, and probate records\; using DNA tools\; explor ing connections between different states\; finding maiden names\; and much more.\n• Networking and learning opportunities with the wider genealogy and family history community.\nOur keynote speaker is Yvette Hoitink\, ML itt\, CG®\, QG™\;\, a professional genealogist\, writer\, and lectu rer from the Netherlands. She has a master's degree in family and local hi story and specializes in research in the Netherlands and New Netherland.\n We hope you can join us\, either in person in Kingston\, NY or virtually. All the livestreamed sessions will be made available with all the addition al on-demand programming through November 16\, 2025.\nSee full program det ails and register at: newyorkfamilyhistory.org/NYSFHC2025 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2025/07/V3kWRB6aDUGddMPdmNtScw.large_.jpg CATEGORIES:@Featured,@Newsletter,Community,Educational classes and lectures,History LOCATION:Old Dutch Church\, 272 Wall St\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United St ates GEO:41.932863;-74.018839 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=272 Wall St\, Kingston\, NY \, 12401\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Old Dutch Church:geo:4 1.932863,-74.018839 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR