Upcoming Events
June 2026 RGS Member Meeting - Annual RGS Picnic
Bring your lawn chair and join us at Tinker Park, in the Tyler Pavilion, for our annual Rochester Genealogical Society Picnic. Tinker Nature Park is a 68-acre park, featuring a 1.2-mile walking/exercise trail, a half-mile nature trail, and several mu... Read MoreAugust 2026 TIG Meeting - Linda Debe - Genealogy in the Digital Age: Leveraging Free Tools to Work Smarter, Not Harder
For the first TIG meeting in the 2026-27 cycle, we will welcome Linda Debe. Her presentation is Genealogy in the Digital Age: Leveraging Free Tools to Work Smarter, Not Harder.We will explore how genealogists can enhance their re... Read More
September 2026 DNA Interest Group - Dr. Adina Newman - DNA Endogamy: Making Sense When Your DNA Matches Don't Make Sense
Does your family tree resemble a tumbleweed? Do you have thousands upon thousands of DNA matches that make no sense? DNA matches that don't show up for your parents or matches that seem to all match each other? Do you just feel overwhelmed and frustr... Read MoreSeptember 2026 General Meeting - Joyce Thompson-Hovey - The Martyr and the Traitor
During the American Revolution, two young Connecticut men were hanged. One was by the British and the other one by colonists. The first one you would have studied about in school and the other one i discovered was my 5th great... Read MoreOctober 2026 TIG Meeting - Michelle Spencer - Hidden New York: Breaking Brick Walls with CRIS
For the October TIG meeting, we welcom back Michelle Spencer. Her presentation will be Hidden New York: Breaking Brick Walls with CRIS.New York’s Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) holds more than 1.5 million pages... Read More