The NYC Municipal Archives recently completed digitizing the 1890 Police Census. There are 894 volumes to the collection. An additional 113 volumes are missing. Because the New York City Mayor in 1890 believed the federal census significantly undercounted inhabitants, he ordered the Police Department to
The Rochester Genealogical Society will present an all-day hybrid seminar, “Genealogy in Bloom,” on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be two speakers: Jane E. Wilcox and Skip Duett. Jane E. Wilcox will present: Uncharted Waters: Diving into the Holdings of
The Friends of the Lakeview Cemeteries will be hosting a work day on Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tasks include cleaning up litter and leaves and continuing our battle against invasive plants in the oldest part of the cemetery, Union Burial
This is a continuing series of post featuring historical societies that also provide genealogy assistance. Essex: Adirondack History Museum – Elizabethtown – https://www.adkhistorycenter.org/ Family surname files, genealogies, newspapers, maps, Civil War documents $25/hour remote research for non-members Contact: research@adkhistorymusem.org Wilmington Historical Society – https://wilmingtonhistoricalsociety.org/ Family history
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, don’t forget that New York State has three active Irish genealogy societies. The Buffalo Irish Genealogy Society was founded in 1997. Organization goals include: to create an Irish family database center in Buffalo, in conjunction with the Buffalo Irish
