Taking A Break
While the Special Interest Groups will continue their meetings during the summer, our General Meetings will be taking a break. Join us again on 17 September. More details to come.
Renew Your Membership
Membership renewal emails were sent out. It's been a great year and an even better one is coming. Please join us for another year by paying your dues for '24-'25 now. We'd love to see you again..
Upcoming Events
TIG Meeting - Uncover Your Family's Story Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) with Elizabeth Hodges, Senior Genealogy Librarian at Allen County
Created by the staff of The Genealogy Center, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is the premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals.... ...Read More...RGS Writers Group
If you're trying to preserve your family history in a way others will want to read, this may be the group for you. We're nonprofessionals who want to stop procr... ...Read More...September 2024 Board Meeting
September 2024 Board MeetingTo be held In-Person and Live Virtual (via Zoom). Zoom link will be found with the confirmed event registration for ... ...Read More...
RGS Writers Group
If you're trying to preserve your family history in a way others will want to read, this may be the group for you. We're nonprofessionals who want to stop procr... ...Read More...Announcing 2024-2025 Programs
We hope everyone is enjoying their summer full of family gatherings, vacations, swimming, gardening, and relaxing – or whatever you do in these glorious months. Hopefully you’re able to spend some time adding to your family tree or finding out more about their history. You’ll be sure to find some help with our 2024 – 2025 General Meeting topics. We have an exciting line-up starting in September.
17 September – Navigating the Records From the War of 1812 and I Have a Civil War Ancestor....Now What?
15 October – Pathway of Resistance: The Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad and Waters of Change: Women and the Canal
19 November – Exploring Records of the Freedman’s Bureau
21 January – Criminal Genealogy and an introduction to the Scottish Heritage Society
18 February – Finding Scottish Ancestors and an intro to the UofR Archives
18 March – Researching in Canada and a presentation from the City of Rochester Historian
TBD - Genealogy in Bloom with Skip Duett and Jane Wilcox
20 May – RGS Members Poster Session with Elections and State of RGS
17 June – Annual Picnic
Come back to the website in August for all the details of these wonderful programs.
Thanks to our Program Committee - Bill Troicke, Nancy Cowan, Tawnya Post, Todd Andrea, Celeste Veloski, Marie Poinan, Scott Wilson, Eric Vaughn, and Larry Naukam - for finding and scheduling these speakers. There are many tasks to make a year of programming as outstanding as this one. Much appreciation to these volunteers for helping RGS be a great organization.
Don’t forget – Writers Group will meet monthly through the summer on 11 July and 1 August. DNA Interest Group has a Zoom open forum on 9 July. Technology Interest Group meets on 13 August to hear about Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Check the calendar for details.
