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:
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Troy is looking for volunteers to help clean and restore the headstones of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Since 2017 the team has restored over 70 graves, dating back several decades. There will be clean-up meetings on Sundays, Oct.
Guides from the Cayuga Museum of History and Art will be offering tours of the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn on Sundays in October from 3-5 p.m. Learn how to identify the common symbols on graves and their hidden meanings as well as learning more
Several New York genealogy societies will present programs during the month of October. The Ontario County Genealogy Society will present “RGS Writers’ Group Publishing Project” on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Ontario County Historical Society Museum, 55 North Main Street, Canandaigua. For
The organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering several free programs in October. Thursday, Oct. 2 – Migration Patterns Within Germany – German Genealogy Group – 7:30 p.m. – Virtual – Members Only; https://www.germangenealogygroup.com Saturday, Oct. 11 – Organizing Your Genealogy
