Upcoming Events

Don’t Miss our Annual Genealogy in Bloom

3 May  8:30 am – 4:00 pm

RGS’ annual Genealogy in Bloom (GIB) is a few weeks away. Register now for this great event.  Hear professional genealogists Jane E. Wilcox and Skip Duett tell us about New York State Archives, Finding American Women’s Voices through the Centuries: Letters, Journals, Newspapers, and Court Records, Putting Your Upstate New York Ancestor on the Map, and New York Land Records for Genealogists – Understanding the Basics. Get a chance to win door prizes from FamilyTree, GoldieMay, and MyHeritage. This conference is free to RGS members and $30 for nonmembers. Become a new member for $25, save $5 and your membership is valid through June 2026!

The conference is both live and on Zoom. Come in person to take advantage of the book raffle and auction, meeting your RGS community, and networking with other family researchers. The proceeds from the book raffle will be donated to the Morgan Manning House in Brockport for their restoration fund.  GIB happens at The Church of Latter-day Saints at 460 Kreag Road in Pittsford. This year in-person attendees have the option of buying a box lunch at time of registration. Bring your own drink though as water will not be available for purchase. Full details and schedule can be found here.

Jane E. Wilcox serves on the New York State Archives and the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society’s Family History advisory committees. She authored the book, New York State Archives Guide: For Family Historians, Biographers, and Historical Researchers. With her company, Forget-Me-Not Ancestry, Jane specializes in colonial and pre-Civil War NY research.

Skip Duett specializes in New York land records.  An instructor at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, he has been published in the National Genealogical Quarterly and the New York Researcher. He serves on the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Family History Advisory Committee. He is actively researching and writing about the full spectrum of land records in Upstate New York.

Spend the day learning, connecting with fellow genealogists, and gaining new insights into your family history research. Registration closes end of day 30 April (23 April for those wanting a box lunch).