In honor of Niskayuna Reformed Church’s 275th Anniversary, the History and Archives committee will be leading two 45-minute walking tours of the Niskayuna Reformed Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. The tours will focus on the old section, highlighting its development,
The Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society will host a conference on Saturday, Oct 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 40 Emmons Street in Dannemora. There will be two presentations in the morning on “Genealogy Explorations of Old Newspapers” and “Pathway to America250.”
Many New York public libraries will be offering free genealogy programs in the second half of October. Week of October 19-25 Faiport Public Library (Monroe County) will present “Anatomy of a U.S. Military Pension File” on Monday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. This class will
The Westchester County Historical Society has recently updated its digital archive, “Digital Resources: Westchester During the American Revolution.” Its Revolutionary War Soldier Burial Index has been improved and now includes more names and details. It contains names, dates, cemetery information, and regimental information for each
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society recently released a free-to-use enhanced index for FamilySearch’s digital collection, New York, Land Records, 1630-1975. The collection includes over 8 million pages of deeds, mortgages, patents and land grants. There are three counties not included in the collection:
