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NCGS February Program: “I Have a Question!: Digging for Genealogy Clues” by Eleanor O. Brinsko

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:November 17, 2024
Post Category:Uncategorized

Program: I Have a Question!: Digging for Genealogy CluesSpeaker: Eleanor O. Brinsko, MLIS When: Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvc-qpqDIuGd10AbZcX5oCvT5ldvt0_uSI Program Description: Finding artifacts and relatives…

NCGS January 2025 Program: “Ethnicity Estimates Are Not Always Useless: Learn What They Are (and Aren’t) Telling You” by Paula Williams

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:November 17, 2024
Post Category:Uncategorized

Program: Ethnicity Estimates Are Not Always Useless: Learn What They Are (and Aren't) Telling YouSpeaker: Paula Williams When: January 29, 2025 at 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcuqorz8rEtKiGQ64RhIw4wIDRXPtUUHa Program Description:…

Call for Program Proposals 2025

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:October 22, 2024
Post Category:Programs / Uncategorized

Niagara County (NY) Genealogical Society is seeking proposals from speakers for our 2025 program meetings. We are looking for both in-person and virtual speakers and we are able to offer…

NCGS October 2024 Program: “Why Was My American Ancestor in Canada?” by Kathryn Lake Hogan

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:September 1, 2024
Post Category:Programs

Program: Why Was My American Ancestor in Canada?Speaker: Kathryn Lake Hogan When: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdOqhrDMsGtHfpjBOai3lafOTq3pni6GF Program Description: Discover why your American or immigrant…

Protected: (V46, N3) Niagara County: First in New York for Rural Free Delivery Mail by Jeanette Sheliga

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:August 30, 2024
Post Category:Digital Newsletter

Record Group (RG) 28 at the National Archives are the Records of the Post Office Department. Series 1 of RG 28 are the Orders ("Journals") of the Postmaster General from…

Town of Pendleton Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:June 24, 2024
Post Category:General / Niagara County

The following is from an e mail with the Town of Pendleton clerk on 23 February 2024: Genealogical Information for: Births, Deaths, & Marriages Births: a. Records exist for years…

Protected: (V46, N2) Beginners Corner: Cemetery Research by Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:June 1, 2024
Post Category:Digital Newsletter

Summer is here and with it comes time for hands-on cemetery research. Where your ancestors are buried can tell you so much about them and their lives. You can also learn…

Protected: (V46, N2) World Wide Web by Sandy Chapman

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:May 29, 2024
Post Category:Digital Newsletter

A GENEALOGIST’S GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – An article written by Thomas MacEntee in Family Tree Magazine explains how AI and genealogy often intersect and how it can assist you…

Protected: (V46, N2) The Carolyn J. TOMAINO EPPS Collection at the Niagara County Genealogical Society, Lockport, NY by Shelley Richards

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:May 29, 2024
Post Category:Digital Newsletter

The Carolyn J. TOMAINO EPPS Collection at the Niagara County Genealogical Society, Lockport, NY. By Shelley Richards, Collection Curator and NCGS Library Coordinator The Niagara County Genealogical Society is pleased…

NCGS September 2024 Program: “Are You Calling my Granddad a Liar? Family Lore and What to Do With It” by Jessica Conklin

Post Author:Jeanette Sheliga
Post published:May 7, 2024
Post Category:Programs

Program: Are You Calling my Granddad a Liar? Family Lore and What to Do With ItSpeaker: Jessica Conklin When: Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 7:00pm Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvd-GtrD8vGdK5sJcaAlgMM2QZ64oF4Pym Program Description:…

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