The following is a press release written by the folks at: JewishBoard.org:
• National Desertion Bureau Card Catalog (1911–1935)
https://150yearsofcare.org/ndb-database/
An index to cases pursued by the National Desertion Bureau, an agency that helped women track down husbands who had abandoned their families. Each entry typically includes the husband’s and wife’s names, the date a case was opened, the referring agency, the recorded “cause of desertion,” the case disposition, and a case/file number. From the database, readers can request the corresponding case file from the YIVO Archives at no cost.
• United Hebrew Charities of New York: Recipients & Donors (1869–1877)
https://150yearsofcare.org/uhc-recipients/
A dataset of 1,231 recipients and 368 donors from New York City’s United Hebrew Charities. Fields include names, street addresses, amounts of aid, and contemporary “worthiness” notations; entries also appear on aninteractive map that helps place families on specific blocks and visualize neighborhood patterns in the 1870s.
Both resources live at 150yearsofcare.org, a new digital exhibit marking The Jewish Board’s 150th anniversary.