Niagara County (NY) Genealogical Society is seeking proposals from speakers for our 2026 program meetings. We are looking for both in-person and virtual speakers. We are able to offer $100…
Program: “A Quick and Dirty Guide for Reading Old Handwriting & Script”Speaker: Kelley Barrett When: Wednesday, October 29th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HSGY2YdAQZqsdIUcsNsn-Q Program Description: There is no 'magic pill' that…
Program: “Land for the Landless: Homestead Records and How to Use Them in Your Research"Speaker: Amber Oldenburg When: Wednesday, September 24th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5qND5GMiROOtlSUhmfZK3w Program Description: The Homestead Act of 1862…
Program: “Beginner's Guide to Ordering Military Records at NARA"Speaker: Jeanette Sheliga When: Wednesday, June 25th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/A8SD4TUOSzubuXBUM-EO4w Program Description: Attendees will go through the step by step process of using…
KRAKOW, POLAND ID APPLICATIONS – The Ancestor Hunt has announced that the archive in Krakow has begun uploading scans of ID request forms. They are from the 1930’s and contain…
The Library of Congress has been digitizing and publishing many maps online for free. One of those maps was drawn by Tobias Witmer in 1854. The Town of Niagara was…
Did you know that a law was passed in 1897 requiring all of the villages in New York State to conduct a village census in January 1898 and again every…
Program: "Think You Know the Census? There's More"Speaker: Annette Burke Lyttle, CG When: Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/S-Dgoh7USsOZAwcuhVRJYQ Program Description: Federal censuses are basic to family history research, but many…
Program: "To Catch a Serial Killer: A Visual Introduction to Investigative Genetic Genealogy"Speaker: Allan H. Westreich, Ph.D. When: Wednesday, April 30th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kNVuPwAwSc2HWCOkGvOlGQ Program Description: Come hear about the intersection…
Program: Solving Your Picture ProblemsSpeaker: Allyson Maughan, AG When: Wednesday, March 26th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vvc6moptQrWUM7j1ZdYTrQ Program Description: Pictures tell a brilliant story about our ancestors. But, what do we do when…