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Aaron Goodwin is a genealogist and family historian specializing in New York City across all time periods, from the Dutch colonial era to the 20th century. He is the author of New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians, former editor of NGS Monthly and the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, and former contributing editor to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. In 2011 he received the American Society of Genealogists' Scholar Award and in 2017 the National Genealogical Society's Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources.

Geographic Specialities
New York City
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

Testimonials
"I hired a brilliant genealogist. Brilliant, brilliant. This guy named Aaron Goodwin." 
 
Brent Staples,
New York Times Editorial Board
Pulitzer Prize winner

Additional specialities or search keywords
17th and 18th century African American research

Repositories
New York City Municipal Archives, New York Public Library, New-York Historical Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Library, New York Society Library

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century

Affiliations
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, National Genealogical Society

Degrees
BA (English)