The Naples Historical Society (Ontario County) will be offering a Headstone Cleaning Class on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. It will take place at the Morgan Hose Building in Naples and at the Fairview Cemetery. This class will cover the proper, conservator
The Community Foundation of Otsego County has recently awarded eight projects from its Cemetery Restoration Fund to support preservation and historic renovation in small cemeteries. The cemeteries awarded funds are: Harmony Cemetery, Morris; Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown; Huntley Cemetery, Plainfield; Exeter Cemetery, Exeter; Westville Cemetery, Westville;
The Northern New York Library Network will be presenting a free webinar on “Searching New York State Historic Newspapers” on Thursday, July 11 at 2 p.m. Follow along in an instructional tour of the powerful search tools at nyshistoricnewspapers.org. The presentation will be led by
The Historic Oakwood Cemetery Preservation Association, located in Syracuse, will be hosting guided walking tours at Oakwood Cemetery once a month through October. Sunday, July 21 – “The Tree of Liberty” – Central New York was a hotbed of the Abolition Movement and many of
Several New York State genealogy societies will be hosting programs in July. The Western New York Genealogical Society will present a “Save Our Cemeteries” workshop on Saturday, July 13 from 9 am to 4 p.m. in Niagara Falls. The morning program include four presentations at
