GFLI Blog

Nolan Altman, of Oceanside, was awarded the IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Studies 41st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy on Aug. 4, 2021. In…

The Family History Center, located at 372 Terryville Road, has announced its appointment slots for the month of October. Wednesday – Oct. 6 – 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday…

The Huntington Historical Society will be offering tours of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in September, October and November. The Old Burying Ground was established soon after the Town’s founding…

The German Genealogy Group, a member of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, has recently added a birth, marriage and death index for the Town of Oyster Bay to its…

The German Genealogy Group recently added almost 17,000 names to its German Emigration Database (formerly the Bavaria and Pfalz Emigration database). There are more than 149,500 names in this collection….

Update: Appointments are also available on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and on Monday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Terryville Family History…

The Terryville Family History Center wishes to let its patrons know that there is a database and network upgrade currently underway that effects all Family History Centers. At this time,…

It is with much sadness that we share the news of the death of our long-time past GFLI President Joysetta Pearse.  She, along with her husband Julius, were recently honored…

The Terryville Family History Center, located at 372 Terryville Road, will now be able to expand its capacity to two appointments per slot, starting immediately. The following dates are available:…

On Saturday May 29, the Joysetta & Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County will present a live video stream with Dr. Spencer Wells at 11 a.m.  Dr. Spencer Wells’ studies…