In honor of Memorial Day, MyHeritage.com will be offering free access to its U.S. military record collections from now through Tuesday, May 26, 2026. MyHeritage.com has 35 U.S. military record collections containing more than 213 million historical records. The collections span centuries of military service, from
Historic Concordia Cemetery in Buffalo will host a tombstone cleaning workshop on Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is a hands-on workshop where participants will learn how to safely clean and preserve fragile historic tombstones. Learn proper techniques to protect these
The Saratoga Springs Public Library will present a local history fair on Friday, May 22 from 1-5 p.m. in the Harry Dutcher Community Room. Whether your interest is in genealogical research, historical interpretation, preservation, or learning about our local history, stop in and visit with
Here are the latest added and updated newspapers for the NYS Historic Newspapers website. To start searching, go to: https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ Jefferson: Thousand Island Park Historic Newspapers (15 June 1877 – 23-Jul-36) Madison: The Hamilton Republican (2-Jan-47 – 29-May-47) – Madison The Mid-York Weekly (5-Jun-47 –
Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries will be hosting a cemeteries cleanup in Patchogue (Suffolk County) on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. Help out on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be planting flowers, removing invasive plants and cleaning up
