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…
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.…
On November 29, 1905, Dr. Mabel E. Carmer-Hill, was born to Grant and Eva Carmer in Clarence, New York. She experienced loss early in life, losing her mother before her…