Our NCGS Library has many unique sources that you may find your ancestors in. The following are the names from the 1927 By-Laws Rules of Order and Directory of the…
CALCULATION OF BIRTH DATES FROM EXACT AGE AT DEATH – here are several online calculators to determine birthdates: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Date_Calculator http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fgris/family/brown/agecalc.html 1852 NIAGARA COUNTY (NY) MAP – This map, from…
Different books define the meaning of the urn as: death contains the soul container for ashes of a person who has been cremated death of the flesh #1. Stahler Cemetery,…
Volunteer Librarians Needed: We are looking for local members that would be interested in becoming a volunteer librarian at our library. You would be trained and would not have to…
The Wilson Historical Society has published many booklets. One of the ones that we have in our NCGS Library is No. 11: The Wilson Free Library by Eloise Culverwell in…
In case you haven't been following, when the 1950 US Federal Population Census was released earlier this month, an index of name was generated from new computer handwriting recognition technology.…
With the excitement of the release of the 1950 US Federal Census this month, the following is an article from the Union-Sun and Journal (Lockport, NY) on Friday, March 31,…
TECH TOOL: SNAGIT – This is better than the free snipping tool that comes with your computer. You can capture something that is only visible by scrolling, eg. a long…
NCGS March 2022 Program Title: "Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) to Take Your Research to the Next Level"Presenter: Curt B. Witcher Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 7:00pm EasternZoom Registration…
Most months you can catch a What's New at Ancestry video from Crista Cowan. They are very informative and can help you better utilize your subscription to Ancestry (if you…