Several New York genealogy societies will present programs during the month of December.
The Ontario County Genealogical Society will have a Members Roundtable on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Members will be sharing their genealogy finds and their brick walls. For more information, go to: https://www.ocgsny.net/programs
Orange County Genealogical Society will have a holiday party on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon and the research room will be open from 12:30-3 p.m. For more information, go to: https://ocgsny.org/index.php/calendar-of-events/
The Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society will have its genealogical library open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14. For more information, contact Donna Shine at librarian@bigswny.org
The Rochester Genealogical Society will present “Doing a Deep Dive in Ancestry’s New York Collections” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Filling out a search form on Ancestry.com only returns a small percentage of the records available on the site. Learn how to search so you can find all the records your ancestors may be mentioned in. To register, go to: https://mms.nyrgs.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?org_id=RGS&eventid=140823
The Jewish Genealogy Society of New York will present “Genealogical Research at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research” on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Learn about the different kinds of documents available including immigration case files, yizkor books and more. Also learn how to effectively search the online catalogs and how to access its holdings. To register, go to: https://jgsny.org/
The Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society will have its genealogical library open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec.17. For more information, contact Donna Shine at librarian@bigswny.org
