We received the following communication and was asked to share: The Matteson Historical Congress of America is searching for new members. If you, or someone you know, has a surname…
Webinar: Preserving Your Ancestor’s Textiles and Handmade TreasuresSpeaker: Melissa BarkerWhen: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 10:30am Eastern Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-CurTgsGdI5XUbnLncVW5UlvNKXrR8B Program Description:Many of our ancestors recorded their day-to-day lives in diaries, journals,…
75 years ago in Niagara County: The Tonawanda Evening News on 11 February 1948: 2 North Siders Fill Liquor Association Posts in County Two North Siders were installed as officers…
Almost every American family history begins with the story of an immigrant. More than 100 million Americans have ancestors who immigrated through Ellis Island or the previous station, Castle Garden.…
Angeline Fragale of 25 Van Buren St., Lockport received a postcard that was postmarked in Rochester on 16 August 1939. The sender did not sign the postcard, but after reading…
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…
On October 21, 1902, Lillian Rumsey Bronson was born to Sylvester Marris and Emma Jeanette (nee Huber) Bronson in Lockport, New York. She was the couple’s youngest child, following the…
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…