100 years ago in Niagara County: The Niagara Falls Gazette on 2 July 1923: BARKER Barker, July 2. - The 1923 class is the largest in the history of the…
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…
Using Facebook groups for research- When Facebook was becoming the next big thing I didn’t have much interest. The concept was lost on me. Why do I need a computer…
On May 14, 1923, Angela Alice Hennegan was born to Dennis and Annie (nee McDougall) Hennegan in St Catherine’s Island, Canada. The youngest of 13 siblings, Nan as she…
So, I'm learning. I did not know that there was a 1929 Census of Manufacturers and that the schedules for those have survived. I first learned about it in an…
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETING PASSENGER LIST ANNOTATIONS – Marian L. Smith, a historian with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, provides a comprehensive reference guide to interpreting these markings found…
NCGS President, Jeanette Sheliga, has created a name index for The Niagara Democrat (Lockport, NY) newspaper from 1852. She is freely sharing the index and hopes that it helps researchers…
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…