Continuing with our series on New York historical societies that assist with genealogy research we are now looking at counties in Western New York. Allegany: Allegany County Historical Society – Andover – https://www.alleganyhistory.org/index.php/research Burial records, cemetery records, census records, obituaries and lineage documents. Contact: alleganychs@gmail.com
The New York State Library will offer an in-person genealogy program in January. Wednesday, Jan. 22 – 1 p.m. – Genealogy Online with Ancestry Library Edition – Library staff will demonstrate the Ancestry Library Edition database which is accessible at the New York State Library.
In the December issue of the Walnut Grove Press newsletter produced by The Fenton History Center, it was noted that the Henderson Lincoln Funeral Home scrapbooks, containing obituaries, have been completely digitized. The Funeral Home first appears in the 1899-1900 Jamestown City Directory. The first
The New York State Library will be offering two onsite walking tours of its genealogy collections in January. Friday, January 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. and Friday, January 24 from noon to 1 p.m. The New York State Library is a treasure chest of
The New York State Historic Newspaper website has updated several newspapers in the last few months. *Cuba Patriot and Free Press (Allegany County) *New Patriot (Allegany County) *Oceanside Beacon (Nassau County) *Patriot and Free Press (Allegany County) *Syracuse New Times (Onondaga County) To start searching
