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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
HOW ARE WE RELATED AGAIN? – Even the best genealogists can have some trouble with all of the “cousin” terminology out there. Go to this website for a nice downloadable…
Gad Pierce lived in the town of Niagara in 1813 during the War of 1812. The United States troops frequently occupied his home and stored their arms and ammunition there.…
Over the summer, Jeanette Sheliga traveled to Albany to visit the New York State Library and Archives. One of the items that she obtained was seven issues from the Niagara…
The above postcard was purchased from Bear Bottom Wholesale in Lockport, NY. If you are not familiar with Bear Bottom, it is an indoor estate sale type of place. To…