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…
Genealogy is now one of the most popular hobbies in America. But if you’ve done your share of family research you’ll agree with me when I say it’s NOT the…
With the excitement of the release of the 1950 US Federal Census this month, the following is an article from the Union-Sun and Journal (Lockport, NY) on Friday, March 31,…
TECH TOOL: SNAGIT – This is better than the free snipping tool that comes with your computer. You can capture something that is only visible by scrolling, eg. a long…