In honor of Black History Month, there will be a Trolley Tour at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at noon, stopping at the gravesites and memorials of African-American and Afro-Caribbean notables. The tour includes such notables as Florence Mills, Madam
In a recent article in the “Daily Sentinel” online, The Erwin Library in Boonville (Oneida County) announced that the Boonville Herald digitization project is completed. You can now access all Boonville Herald newspapers 1853-2020 on the New York State Historic Newspapers website. Older newspapers that
The Rochester Genealogical Society is seeking family history “posters” for its May 21, 2024 meeting. Those interested should respond by March 1. Twenty-five people will be selected to display their work as a tri-fold poster board. The club will provide the table to stand it
For the holiday weekend, free access is available to Newspaper.com Publisher Extra edition from now until Feb. 20 at 1:59 a.m. Eastern time. Search 924 million+ pages in our newspaper archive for marriage announcements, birth announcements, society pages, and much more. In addition, search the
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, MyHeritage is granting free access to its marriage records from today through Feb. 17, 2024. MyHeritage has 254 collections containing 746 million historical records. Marriage records typically reveal names, birth dates, places of birth, and residences of the bride and groom, often
