This is a continuing series of post featuring historical societies that also provide genealogy assistance. Essex: Adirondack History Museum – Elizabethtown – https://www.adkhistorycenter.org/ Family surname files, genealogies, newspapers, maps, Civil War documents $25/hour remote research for non-members Contact: research@adkhistorymusem.org Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, don’t forget that New York State has three active Irish genealogy societies. The Buffalo Irish Genealogy Society was founded in 1997. Organization goals include: to create an Irish family database center in Buffalo, in conjunction with the Buffalo Irish
Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries will hold its first clean-up day of the year on Saturday, March 15 at 10 a.m. Volunteers will help pick up leaves, litter and tree limbs. Help is also needed to place tarps to battle invasive plants. Wear work shoes and
The New York State Library will be offering an onsite walking tour of its genealogy collections on Friday, March 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. The New York State Library is a treasure chest of resources for those tracing their family histories. This onsite tour
The Erie Canal Museum, located in Syracuse, will be hosting an in-person genealogy workshop, “Techniques for Discovering Your Ancestors’ Origins,” on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. This workshop focuses on immigration from 1820 to 1900. Learn about various types of records that could help
