Organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering free genealogy programs in March. Thursday, March 2 – “German Newspaper Research” – German Genealogy Group – 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Hybrid Bethpage Public Library Saturday, March 4 – “My Irish Boyhood” – Huntington Historical Society
The following links were added in the month of February: February 20, 2023 Local cemeteries: Added Abany County – Berne – Cemetery Project; Jefferson County – Watertown – Brookside Cemetery; Monroe County – Garland Cemetery Index; Nassau County – Uniondale – Greenfield Cemetery; Niagara County
The New Rochelle Public Library recently held a presentation on “Discovering Your African American Heritage.” Some of the topics include: getting past the 1870 census, Reconstruction, DNA research, historical newspapers and the Freedmen’s Bureau records. To view the presentation, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cNS8WPOPM
In an article recently posted on Danspapers.com, a cemetery in East Hampton is among 11 properties in the state that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding to State and National Registers of Historic Places. Located in Northwest Woods, the Van Scoy-Edwards
Organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering free genealogy programs in February. Thursday, Feb. 2 – “Guild Records” – German Genealogy Group – 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Virtual – members only Saturday, Feb. 4– “Our English Ancestors – Huntington Historical Society –
