A well-used cookbook lays open showing handwritten notes on one page with a recipe card resting on top. Text overlay reads: “Family History Recipes, Tasting History, New York State Library”

Tasting History is back once again! 

For this series, we’ve done something different. Participants were asked to bring in recipes from their family histories! Some brought in recipes that reflect the distant past of their family trees and some brought in recipes they grew up on.

Why family recipes? 

The NYS Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories! We have genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records, United States and New York State Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories, and more. 

So, whether you’re on a family research adventure of your own or you just want to see what recipes show up this series, be sure to follow along as we share our Family History Recipes!