The Polish Genealogical Society of New York will be hosting its annual genealogy fair on Saturday, Sept. 14 at St. Gabriel’s Church Hall in Elma from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local genealogical societies will be onsite to offer research assistance, surname lookups and there
The fourth annual Historic Red Hook Cemetery Crawl will take place from September 14 – October 27, 2024. This event is both a competitive scavenger hunt and a self-guided tour of six Red Hook cemeteries that offers highlights of the lives of interesting individuals and
The genealogy website Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index from today through September 7-15. The website has easy-to-use task-sharing tools so volunteers can make contributions in their spare time. If you have 15
The following updates were made to the New York Genealogy Links website in August. August 26, 2024 Newspapers and Obituares: Added Columbia County – Chatham Courrier and Chatham Republican; Dutchess County – Red Hook Journal; Hamilton County – Obituaries – Hamilton County News; Nassau County
Several New York cemeteries will be offering guided cemetery tours during the month of September. Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester will be offering “Deciphering the Hidden Messages of Cemetery Symbolism” on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. Explore the meaning of symbols, epitaphs, and funerary
