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| 1997/1998 | 1996/1997 |
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2009/2010

17 September, 2009
Short Prog: “Local Research Facilities”
Bob Coomber

Main Prog: “Lessons Learned:
Researching Local Civil War Soldiers”
Bob Marcotte
15 October , 2009
Short Program: “A Brick Wall Broken with
‘Miracles’: Finding Vital Records In
Cook County, IL After the Chicago Fire”
Ozzie Salyards
Main Program: “Holdings of the Monroe County
Clerk's Office: A valuable genealogical resource”
Cheryl Dinolfo and Sean Wilcox
19 November, 2009
Short Program:
“Census Records: Gold Dust or Coal Dust”
Presentation & Handout
Roscoe Hastings
Main Program:
“A Canal of some Consequence”
Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck
14 January, 2010
Short Program:
“Black Sheep in the Family Barnyard, or
Just What Do You Do With the Drunken Sailor? ”
Steve Clarke    presentation
Main Program:
“Doc Lincoln's Story: A Serendipitous
Adventure in Genealogy”
Al Clarke     presentation
18 February, 2010
Short Program:
“The American Female Gender vs.
The United States: Legal Discrimination”
Greg Spacher
Main Program:
“100 Years of Reunions”
Barry Hartley
18 March, 2010
15 April, 2010
20 May, 2010
17 June, 2010
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2008/2009

18 September, 2008
Start of our two-month 70 th Anniversary Celebration
“Evolution of the Rochester Genealogical Society -
from its origin to the present day”
Dr Marian Henry
Recognition ceremony honoring many past and
present officers and other RGS volunteers
Marlene Bettin
16 October , 2008
Lecture: “Passenger Arrivals from 1820-1957”
John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.
Lecture: “Discovering the Real Stories
of Your Immigrant Ancestors”
John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.
20 November, 2008
Short Prog: “The Latest in Family Search”
by Roy Thurston
Main Prog: “Interweaving the Generations”
Doris Naundorf
15 January, 2009
Short Prog: “Reuniting Heirlooms”
Ed and Bill Groszewski
Main Prog: “Relatives and Real Estate, The Holland Land
Company and the Genealogical Topography of Western New York”
Steve Clarke
19 February, 2009
Short Prog: “Hiding In Plain Sight”
Cherie Wood
Main Program:“ Genealogical Resources
in Libraries of Monroe County”
Patty Uttaro
19 March, 2009
Short Prog:“Genesee Fever: Pioneer
Migrations into the Genesee Country”
Marian Henry
Main Program:“Rochester at 175 Years Old”
Christine L. Ridarsky
16 April, 2009
Short Prog: “Connecting to Presidents and Kings”
Roy Thurston
Main Program:“Notable Men &
Women of Early Rochester”
Warren Kling
21 May, 2009
RGS Annual Meeting:Annual Business
Meeting and Election of Officers
Main Program: Stump the Experts - Genealogical
Experts from the RGS Community
18 June, 2009
Annual RGS Picnic: at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Cemetery Tour: Tour the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - Bert Balt
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2007/2008

20 September, 2007
Special Interest Breakout Sessions (Choice of three)
“Beginning Genealogy” – Greg Spacher,
“Researching Death Records” – Peter Bush,
“Library Research” – Larry Naukam,
“DAR & SAR” – Robbie Dreeson & Steve Clarke,
“English Research” – Roy Thurston,
“Internet Research” – Roscoe Hastings
18 October , 2007
Mini Topics: “Church Records Preservation Committee”
Larry Lavery
Main Program: “Gold in the Grumblings,
Valuable Ore from the Courthouse”
John Austin
15 November, 2007
Mini Topics: “Research trip to LDS Library, Salt Lake City”
Bob Coomber
Main Program: “If Your House Could Talk,
What Story Would it Tell?”
Rick Porter
17 January, 2008
Mini Topics: “Rochester Public Library Docent Program”
Roscoe Hastings
Main Program:“Preprogramming Your Genealogy Research”
Russ Cooper
21 February, 2008
Mini Topics: “National and Regional Genealogy Societies”
James Swarts
Main Program:“What Can Historians Tell Us?”
Mary Jo Lanphear, Kathy Kanauer, Audrey Johnson
Town Historians from Brighton, Penfield, and Pittsford
20 March, 2008
Mini Topics: “The Monroe County, NY GenWeb Site”
Dick Halsey
Main Program:“Rochester's Top 20 Genealogical Research Sites”
Larry Naukam
17 April, 2008
Main Program: “New England Research”
NEHGS's David Allen Lambert
15 May, 2008
Main Program: Stump the Experts
19 June, 2008
Main Program: Picnic at Rush Rhees Library
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2006/2007

21 September, 2006
Short Program: “Knocking Down Your Brick Wall with Ancestry.com”
Roy Thurston
Main Program:“The Origins of the Polish Community in Rochester”
Ms. Kathleen Urbanic
19 October , 2006
Short Program:“The Palatines, Hank Jones, the RGS and Me”
Stephan Clarke
Main Program:“Civil War Research:
The Case of John T. Seiler and the 140th New York
Gregory Spacher
16 November, 2006
Short Program: “Recent Changes in the
Strong National Museum of Play
Christopher Bensch
Main Program: “Pilgrims, Pumpkin Pie, and Politics:
The True Story of Thanksgiving”
18 January, 2007
Brick Wall: “The Search for Baby Edith”
Marian Henry
Main Program: “Peeling the Onion -
The Search for Sadie's History”
Barry Hartley
15 February, 2007
Inclement weather, Meeting Cancelled
15 March, 2007
Brick Wall: “It was in the Newspaper so it must be True.”
Roscoe Hastings
Main Program: “Retrieval Room Resources”
Anita Hartwig, Retrival Room Coordinator
at the Rochester Public Library
19 April, 2007
Annual Joint Meeting with the Kodak Genealogical Society
“Deconstructing Your Family Tree:
Reevaluating the Evidence”
Dr. Mike Lacopo
17 May, 2007
Short Program: “Pre-programming Research for Success”
Russ Cooper
Panel Discussion: “Stump the Experts”
Members of RGS
21 June, 2007
Annual Picnic: Picnic at and Tour of the Rochester Historical Society
at 485 East Ave., Rochester, NY
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2005/2006

September 15, 2005
Brick Wall: "A Brick Wall Demolished Using Geology and a Mug Book"
Marian Henry
Main: "The Settlement of Western New York"
Patrick Weissend
October 20, 2005
Brick Wall: "Hickox or Heacock, A Western New York Brick Wall"
Ed Groszewski
Main: "The Resources of the Ontario County Records and Archives Center"
Mary Jo Lanphear
17 November, 2005
Brick Wall: "The Search for Alexander Butcher"
Jim Hutton
Main: "The Peoples of New York: Irish Americans or American Irish"
Professor Sandra F. Siegel
January 19, 2006
Brick Wall: "The Search for Alfred and Ida Burnett"
Gregory S. Spacher
Main: "Three Centuries of New York Cemeteries"
Prof. Erik R. Seeman
February 16, 2006
Brick Wall: "….. and a little child will lead us"
by Roy Thurston
Main: "Becoming a Certified Genealogist"
with Edward R. Groszewski
March 16, 2006
Brick Wall: "A Case History of a Genealogical Search"
by Robert Coomber
Main: "Finding the Ladies"
by Marian S. Henry
April 20, 2006
Annual Meeting: Joint Meeting with RGS and KGS
"Genealogical Studies and Research at the National
Institute for Genealogical studies in Toronto"
Ms. Louise St. Denis, Managing Director
May 18, 2006
Brick Wall: "Where in the World did my Great-Great-Great
Grandparents Come From"?
by Peter Bush
Main: "Stump the Experts Panel"
by the Educators Committee & CIG
June 15, 2006
Annual Picnic Meeting:
Lunch and Cruise on board the Sam Patch Packet Boat from Schoen Place in Pittsford
arranged by Barb Koehler
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2004/2005

September 16, 2004
Mini: An overview of this year's basic genealogy mini-workshops, "Genealogy 101"
Jim Swarts
Main: "The Genealogical Resources of the New York State Library"
Ms. Vicki Weis
October 21, 2004
Mini: "Family Resources - Oral Interviews and Family Documents"
Ruth Metzler
Main: "The History and Significance of the Erie Canal"
Mr. David Kipp
November 18, 2004
Mini: "Making Sense of the Census"
Roy Thurston
Main: "Orphan Trains - The Greatest Migration"
Hollis Ricci-Canham
January 20, 2005
Mini: "Genealogical Resources of the Local History Dept. of Rundel Library and the Fairport Family History Center"
Larry Naukam
Main: "The Senecas Meet the 1600?'s Dutch"
Martha Sempowski, Ph.D
February 17, 2005
Mini: "Land Records: The Second Best Source for Genealogical Research"
Larry Blackman
Main: "Grave Consequences"
Darrell Norris
March 17, 2005
Mini: "Using Death Records Effectively"
Carmen and Peter Bush
Main: "Researching your Eastern European Roots"
also Additional Eastern European Websites, Top 20 Websites for Eastern European Research
Lisa Alzo
April 21, 2005
Joint RGS/KGS Annual Meeting
"Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet"
Laura Prescott
May 12, 2005
Mini: "Passenger Lists, Immigration Records and Naturalization Records"
Lowell "Ozzie" Salyards
Main: "Stump the Experts" panel
members of RGS Education Committee and Computer Interest Group
June 16, 2005
Annual Picnic
Tour of Rochester's "Grand Boulevard" by Cynthia Howk
and
a Tour of the Stone-Tolan House by Cindy Boyer
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2003/2004

September 18, 2003
Mini: "Family Ancestors of Presidents George Herbert Walker and George W. Bush and their Rochester Connections"
Michael Meggison
Main: "Building a Culture of Openness"
Mr. Robert Freeman
October 16, 2003
Mini: "A Firebrand in Our Midst"
Mrs. Colleen Hurst
Main: "The Mystery of the First Women's Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, New York, Who Came and Why"
Dr. Judith Wellman
November 20, 2003
Mini: "Tracing my African American Ancestry"
Ms. Judi Baker
Main: "North Star Shining: New York State's Freedom Trail - an Illustrated Journey along the Underground Railroad"
Dr. Milton Sernett
January 15, 2004
Mini: "GPS... You'll Never Ask for Directions Again"
Mr. Larry Lavery
Main: "Names on the Land"
Dr. Seymour I. Schwartz
February 19, 2004
Mini: "Speaking Stones"
Dr. Emil Homerin
Main: "Vital Records in Upstate New York before 1880"
Dr. Marian Henry
March 18, 2004
Mini: "Irish and Scottish Folk Songs - A Vocal Presentation"
Ms. Mary Lester
Main: "Aspects of Irish Genealogy"
Ms. Mary McMahon
April 15, 2004
Joint RGS/KGS Annual Meeting

"Genealogical Research in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales"
Ms. Linda Jonas
May 20, 2004
Mini: "Dutch Genealogical Research"
Mr. Peter Van Der Voorn and Mrs. Evelyn DeSoto
Main: "Stump the Experts" panel
Ruth Metzler, Jim Hutton, Larry Naukam, Paul Blake, and Ozzie Salyards
June 17, 2004
Annual Picnic

A Tour of Mt. Hope Cemetery
Dr. Emil Homerin
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2002/2003

September 19, 2002
Mini: "A Slide Show on the RGS-Sponsored Trip to Salt Lake City in May, 2002"
Ken Veneron, RGS member
Main: "Social History of European Immigration in the United States"
Dr. Lynne Gorden
October 17, 2002
Mini: "My Experiences Searching for my Family's Records in Smaller Ontario, Canada Libraries
Dr. Alec Sutherland, Ph.D.
Main: "Census Records"
Ozzie Salyards
November 21, 2002
Mini: "Resources Available in the Retrieval Room of the Rochester Public Library"
Ms. Anita Hartwig
Main: "An Introduction to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Washington, DC"
Dr. Carol Faulkner
January 16, 2003
Mini: "Men of Faith" Related Rnecdotes of Several Religious Leaders and their Contributions to the History of the City of Rochester
Mr. Donovan Shilling
Main: "Materials Available in the Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester"
Sister Connie Derby, R.S.M.
February 20, 2003
Mini: "Relative Merits: Songs about Families, Friends and Others"
Dr. Thomas Greenfield and A Trio of Musicians
Main: "Stump the Experts" panel
Ruth Metzler, Larry Naukum, Roy Thurston, Ozzie Salyards and Jim Swarts
March 20, 2003
Mini: "Local Boy, Union Man: Stories of the Common Soldier"
Mr. Donald Tiffany
Main: A Discussion of the Multiple Sources used in Researching his Book "Where They Fell"
Bob Marcotte
April 10, 2003
Joint RGS/KGS Annual Meeting

"More Land, John? Finding the Records in Public Land States"
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking
May 15, 2003
Mini: "The Local History Legacy of J. Sheldon Fisher"
Mr. Douglas A. Fisher
Main: "Genealogy and the Seneca Indians"
Mrs. Ruth Corcoran
June 20, 2003
Annual Picnic

History and Tour of the Ganondagan State Historic Site
Michael Galban
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2001/2002

September 20, 2001
Mini: "From Stone to the Web" - Copying Records in Cemeteries in Monroe County
Dick Halsey
Main: "The Millennial History of Livingston County"
Dr. William Cook of SUNY Geneseo
October 18, 2001
Mini: "The Sources of Defects in Photographs, the Various Correction Methods and the Most Modern of the Remedial Processes, Digital Image Enhancement"
Richard Ashworth, owner of Nu Vision Images
Main: "You Can Write a Book"
Dr. Diane Burke of Keuka College
November 15, 2001
Mini: "An Orientation to the Archives for the American Baptist Church Records at the Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School
Stuart Campbell, Ph.D., Archivist for the American Baptist Church Records
Main: "Finding Genealogical Resources - Special Collections at Universities, Atlases, County and City Histories, Church Histories and the Internet"
Martha Kelly, owner of Gutenberg Books on Monroe Avenue
January 17, 2002
Mini: "A Discussion of Reading Old Handwriting as a Help in Deciphering Records"
Dr. Marian Henry
Main: "My Experiences in Researching, Compiling, Publishing and Marketing my Book Tracing my Maternal Family Lines
Dr. Larry Lee Blackman
February 21, 2002
Mini: "Ask The Experts" panel
Ruth Metzler, Jim Swarts, Larry Naukam, Ozzie Salyards, Roy Thurston and Larry Blackman
Main: "My Experiences Searching for my Ancestors"
Ed Lyon
March 7, 2002
Mini: "Sir William Johnstone Pulteney, A Settler of Parts of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase"
Mr. Jeffrey Johnstone
Main: "Sphragistics: the Science of Seals on Documents"
Alexander Wiebel
April 18, 2002
Joint RGS/KGS Annual Meeting
Mini: "A Discussion of My Trip to the National Archives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts"
Mr. Steve Clarke
Main: "A Spurious Odor: Case Studies in Genealogical Fraud"
Honorary RGS member, Gordon Remington, FUGA, FASG
May 30, 2002
Mini:Election of Officers
President Paul Blake
Main: A Discussion of British History Outlining Who was Keeping Records and Why During Various Historical Periods
Dr. Colin Chapman
June 15, 2002
Annual Picnic

Picnic Lunch at Pultneyville Yacht Club and
Tour of the Pultneyville Historical Society Museum
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2000/2001

20 September 2000
Mini: “Historical Research Using the
Rochester Images Database”
Amy Lacefield
Main: “Chasing Elusive Women: A Historian's Guide”
Diane Snyder Ptak
19 October 2000
Mini: “Genealogy Resources Available
at the Ogden Farmers' Library”
Patricia Uttaro
Main: “Lines to France”
Greg Spacher
16 November 2000
Mini: “The Genesee Country Village and Museum”
Stuart Bolger
Main: “Log Cabin to Managed Care: 200 Years
of Medical Care in Livingston County”
Richard J. Collins, MD
18 January 2001
Mini: “Genealogy 101: A Very Short Course
(Thirty Minutes) for the Beginner”
Larry Lee Blackman
Main: “English Genealogy: Your
Time Machine to the Past”
E. Regina Stewart
15 February 2001
Mini: “Genealogy Research at the
Connecticut State Library”
Larry Shongar
Main: “Computer Buying for Dummies: What Do
I Really Need for Genealogical Research?”
Paul Blake
15 March 2001
Mini: “Dancers from the Boland School of Dance”
Barbara Boland–Lussier
Main: “Tips on Documentation and
Source Citation for Genealogists”
Steve Clarke
19 April 2001
Joint Meeting with Kodak Genealogy Club
Speaker:
“Resources for Genealogical Research
at the New York State Archives”
James Folts
17 May 2001
Mini: “An Introduction to Mount Hope Cemetery”
Frank Gillespie
Main: “Ask the Experts Panel”
Lowell“ Ozzie” Salyards, moderator
2 June 2001
Annual Picnic
“Picnic at the Genesee Country Village and Museum”
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1999/2000

16 September 1999
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the
Renovated Rochester Public Library”
Shirley Iversen
Main: “Getting the Most from State Census Records”
Karen E. Livsey
11, October 1999
Special Tour: “Tour of the Rochester Historical Society
485 East Avenue
Rochester, NY&rdquo
21, October 1999
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the New
England Historic Genealogy Society”
Dr. Larry Lee Blackman
Main: “The Valued Photograph: A Discussion of What Makes
a Photograph Worth Keeping and What To Do To Keep It”
Grant Romer
18 November 1999
Mini: “Copyright Law for Genealogists”
Attorney from Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
Main: “Family Matters”
Jay Stetzer
20 January 2000
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the
Allen County Public Library”
Gilbert T. Smith
Main: “Genealogy and Genetics”
Dr. Robert W. O'Donnell
17 February 2000
Mini: “Urban History for Genealogists”
Ann C. Salter
Main: “”
16 March 2000
Joint Meeting with Kodak Genealogy Society
7:00 pm: “Book Sale and Refreshments”
7:30 pm: “Short Business Meeting”
8:00 pm: “Family Tradition: How to Separate
Fact from Fantasy in Genealogical research”
Henry Z. Jones
18 March 2000
Special Workshop
“What's New in Palatine Genealogy?”
Henry “Hank” Jones
7:00 pm: Edwardian Room, Holiday Inn, Rochester
Airport. 911 Brooks Ave., at I – 390
27 April 2000
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the Ontario
County Achives, On-line and In-house”
Dr. Hans J. Finke
Main: “Military Records as a Genealogical Resource”
Dr. Preston Pierce
18 May 2000
Mini:“Genealogical Resources of the University
of Rochester's Rush-Rhees Library”
Lowell E. “Ozzie” Salyards
Main:“The Genealogical Imperative”
Dr. Donald K. Pollack
15 June 2000
Annual Picnic
“Picnic at Sonnenberg Gardens,”
Canandaigua, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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1998/1999

17 September 1998
Mini: “Preserving Old Photographs”
Carol Childs
Main: “A Well-Ordered Community: Using History
in New England Genealogical Research”
Dr. E. Brooke Harlowe
15 October 1998
Mini: “The Rochester Connection”
Roy Thurston
Main: “Facts, Fiction, and Family Stories”
Brenda Dougall Merriman
19 November 1998
Mini: “Genealogical Research Among
the Algonquins of Canada”
Dr. Sue Roark-Calnek
Main: “Family Associations and One-Name
Genealogical Societies”
Ed Gaulin
21 January 1999
Mini: “The Do's and Don't's of Hiring
a Professional Genealogist”
Larry Lee Blackman
Main: “Welsh in Western New York”
Barbara R. Henry
18 February 1999
Mini: “Genealogy and Song”
James R. Kimball
Main: “Irish Genealogy”
Christopher P. Brennan
18 March 1999
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the
Syracuse and Elmira Public Libraries”
Harry W. Long
Main: “Dating Your Old Pictures through Costume”
Candace J. Adelson, Ph.D.
15 April 1999
Joint Meeting: Rochester Area Genealogical Societies
7:00 pm: “Book Sale of Speaker's Publications”
7:30 pm: “Short Business Meeting”
8:00 pm: “German Migration Patterns”
Dr. Gearge K. Schweitzer
20 May 1999
Mini: “Finding Your Roots through Research
in Genealogical Periodicals”
Ruth Horton Metzler
Main: “Franklin's Other Invention”
Dr. Sam Newland
June 1999
Annual Picnic:
“Cruise Aboard the Sam Patch on Erie Canal”
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1997/1998

18 September 1997
Mini: “Using an LDS Family History
Center &ndash How and Why”
Sharlene Peck
Main: “Grave Consequences: Material &ndash Cultural
Perspectives on Colonial and 19th Century Society”
Darrell A. Norris
16 October 1997
Mini: “What's in a Name?”
Lea Kemp, Mary Jo Barone, and Caroline Vacca
Main: “Tracing Your British Ancestors”
Colin R. Chapman, Ph.D.
20 November 1997
Mini: “Preponderance of the Evidence Arguments”
Larry Lee Blackman
Main: “The Importance of the Female
Side of the Family Tree”
Kaye Gill
15 January 1998
Mini: “Heraldic Visitations” and “The Doomsday Book”
Lowell “Ozzie” Salyards
Main: “Getting Your Genealogical Research into Print”
Carol W. Brown and Ruth Horton Metzler
19 February 1998
Mini: “A Match made in Heaven: Using
the Atlas with the Census Returns”
Jennifer A. Cranch
Main: “The Architects of Social
Welfare in Monroe County”
Dr. Roger Oskvig
19 March 1998
Mini: “Finding Your Roots through the Internet”
Wayne Kiedaisch and Anthony Marotti
Main: “Acadian and French &ndash Canadian Genealogy”
Yvon L. Cyr
16 April 1998
Joint Meeting: Rochester Area Genealogical Societies
Speaker:
“Searching for Your Ontario, Canada Ancestors”
Brian Gilchrist
21 May 1998
Mini: “Genealogical Frauds and Hoaxes”
James Swarts
Main: “Census Records: What One Can Expest to Find,
and Some Little &ndash Known but Very Useful Sources”
Walter V. Hickey
20 June 1998
Annual Picnic;
Meet at Frederick Douglass Statue, Highland Park, 9:30 am
Tour of Rochester Sites Associated with Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony
Dr. William Cook
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1996/1997

19 September 1996
Mini: “Hereditary and Lineage Societies:
What They are and How to Join Them”
Janet Seeley and larry Blackman
Main: “Genealogical Resources in
the New York City Area”
Charles Thomas Galbraith
17 October 1996
Mini: “Genealogical Resources in the
Monroe County Clerk's Office”
Margaret DeFrancisco
Main: “Genealogical Resources of the Buffalo
and Erie County Public Library”
Patricia A. Blackett
21 November 1996
Mini: “Recording Your Family History:
Conducting Oral Interviews”
Stena Rickner
Main: “Genealogical Resources of the
National Archive, Pittsfield, MA”
Walter V. Hickey
16 January 1997
Mini: “Heraldic Visitations” and “The Doomsday Book”
Lowell E. “Ozzie” Salyards
Main: “Moving Scots in the 17th Century: A tale from
Polish Genealogies Reinterpreting European Migration”
Prof John Waters, History Dept, U of R
20 February 1997
Mini: “Genealogical Resources of the
Sons of the American Revolution”
Stephen A. Arter
Main: “Dynasty and Genealogy in the Late Middle Ages”
Prof William Cook, History Dept, SUNY Geneseo
20 March 1997
Mini: “Draft Registration Cards of
World War I, 1917 &ndash 1918”
Charles H. Naundorf
Main: “Open Forum”
Genealogical Educators Group
17 April 1997
Joint Meeting: Rochester Area Genealogical Societies
6:45 pm:
“Books from NEHGS will be Available for Purchase”
7:30 pm: &ldquo:Short Business Meeting”
8:00 pm: “The Current Scene in New England Genealogy”
Gary Boyd Roberts, Director of Special
Research Projects of the NEHGS
See Susan B. Anthony's pedigree chart.
15 May 1997
Mini:“English Research Before Pariah Registers”
Roy Thurston
Main: “Church Records in England
(Conformist and Non &ndash Conformist)”
Nancy Lee Bier
19 June 1997
Annual Picnic:
Tour of the Hartford House, the Wadsworth Estate, Geneseo, NY
Dr. Martin Fausold, Emeritus Prof of History, SUNY Geneseo
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