The Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor will be hosting a Family History Workshop and Presentation on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-2:30 p.m. In celebration of Family History Month, a program will be led by co-presidents of the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical
The Historical Association of Lewiston will present a program “The Civil War in Western New York” on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah Fellowship Hall in Lewiston. The speaker, Steve Teeft, will review the many ways that New
According to a recent online article on the New York Amsterdam News website, the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission has officially designated Frederick Douglass Memorial Park on Staten Island as a historic landmark. It is noted for housing one of the city’s only existing
Several New York genealogy societies will offer free programs in the second half of October. Week of October 20-26 Fairport Public Library will present “Preserving Family Memories” on Monday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. Learn the essentials of scanning and digitizing your photo collection, including
The Heritage Hunters Annual Genealogy Conference will take place on Saturday, October 19, at Saratoga Town Hall, 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville. Presentations will be: 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. – Add PERSI, ArchiveGrid and HDI (Historical Documents Inventory) to your Research Toolbox 10:30 to noon – Digging
