RGS Meetings

The Rochester Genealogical Society meets monthly, except July, August, and December, on the third Tuesday of the month.

The meetings are held in:

Rooms #113, #114 and # 115
Irondequoit Public Library (IPL)
1290 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY 14617

(see map)

The meetings start with a short program at 6:30 p.m., followed by a short business meeting and a break, and then a main program beginning at 7:30 p.m., ending about 9:00 p.m

General Meeting

7:00 pm Thursday June 18, 2020

Enjoy your summer and we hope see you in September at a new Place, Time and Day !

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CIG Meetings

Computer Interest Group (CIG) is for people interested in using home computers to help with their genealogical research. Meetings are held from 7:30 to 9:00 PM on the 2nd Thursday of each month, except July and August, in the

Topics dicussed in our CIG meetings include reviewing genealogical software and web sites to using your digital camera in your research. Come with questions or share your solutions! Web sites are featured at each meeting that either help you maintain your home computer or help you with your research.

Next CIG Meeting: June 11, 2020

Title: To be Announced

DNA Interest Group

The purpose of the DNA interest group is to learn about the growing field of genetic genealogy and how to apply it towards your research. Genetic genealogy uses DNA testing in combination with traditional genealogical and historical records to infer the relationship between individuals.

Meeting are held from 6:00 - 7:15 PM on the 2nd Thursday of each month, except July and August.

Next DIG Meeting: June 11, 2020

Program: Introduction to DNA Painter (via Zoom)
Presented by: Don Sigwalt

Description: This will be a demonstration to show how to begin painting your chromosome segments on the DNA Painter website. (Please check the members only site for a link to the Zoom meeting.)

DNA Workshops 2020

To be announced...

Writers Group Meetings

The purpose of the RGS Writers Group is to learn more about preserving, writing and presenting an interesting family history or biography and to provide support and encouragement for our fellow members. If you are interested in ways to preserve your family history and those wonderful family stories and traditions, the Writers Group is for you. This is a self-directed group that sets their own agenda based on what interests us. Often meeting topics are generated by our group discussion. We motivate and inspire one another by sharing our ideas and experiences.

Meetings are held the 1st Thursday of each month,

Thursday, June 4, 2020

7:00 to 9:00 PM

Zoom meeting - see members only section for details.

We discuss different ways to share our family history including producing a book, web page, blog, a CD, scrapbook, etc. We discuss writing styles and structure, etc. and often talk about our own personal memories as a way to stimulate ideas for story content. If you think you can’t afford to publish, come and talk to us.

There is no cost to join. You simply have to be a RGS member and send an email to request Writers Group membership to join. This will add you to our email list so you receive meeting notices, homework assignments and notice of meeting cancelations,etc. We are not professional writers. We are regular folks who are not afraid to try.