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Covering 49 Upstate New York counties our mission is to share, preserve and publish genealogical information and resources. We encourage genealogist of all skill levels to contact us.
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Founded in 1976 this organization represents hundreds of genealogical societies not only across the United States but also all over the world. Within their online database of societies, you will find contact details such as phone number, address, email, and also a link to a society’s website.
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You can search the database by entering the name of the organization that you are looking for. This helps if you know the name. Don’t worry if you don’t as you can search by location. Just select the option that is relevant to you in the drop-down member and then click on the magnifying glass in the top right of the search box. Contact details of the organization(s) within that location will then appear in the table below. Further information can also be sought by clicking on the eye symbol i...
The D’Addezio website contains a directory called Society Hill. Within this directory, there are historical societies from across not only the United States but also Canada and Australia as well. So, it is an excellent resource to help you trace your immigrant ancestors. The information within this directory is though a bit more basic compared to The Federation of Genealogical Societies. However, it can nevertheless point you in the right direction. This is especially true if you want to find...
CanGenealogy is an excellent list of resources that are all compiled within a single website. To find the resource that you want you just go to the province or territory that interests you. This is therefore not just a collection of genealogy societies but links to other resources such as census records, vital records, historic newspapers, geography and land records, and so on. For that reason, you will need to dig a little to find a genealogy society.
Searching the Canadian societies!
For example, if you want to find genealogy societies within the province of Alberta first you will need to click on that region in the menu above. Once you have done that you will be shown quite many different resources that are available to you for that province. Just scroll down until you find the Genealogical societies in the Albertasection. From there you will find the name of the society, a link to the society’s website, and a brief description of that society. Although you will need to...
The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS)is a charity that comprises more than 160 member societies from not only across the United Kingdom but also Australia as well. They have been helping family historian trace their roots for over 40 years. Besides providing a directory of family history societies they also show you where you can take a course to help you with your research. But let’s move on and discuss how to search the directory.
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You will have the option of whether you want to find a society within the home countries of England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. There is also a fifth option that will take you to a listing of Australian family history societiesas well. There is no search box for you to enter the name of the society. So you will need to go to the relevant country and then the county to find the society that you are looking for. For this example, I will show you what you can expect if you want to search for...
The Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS)is a charity and its’ mission is to both promote and encourage the study of Scottish family history. And SAFHS will help you with your Scottish research as they link to every family history society within Scotland. The charity also produces useful publications such as parish registers, guides on researching graveyards, research on Scots abroad, glossary, and more. Viewing the different family history societies that have joined SAFHS...
The Cape Banks Family History Societywebsite provides an excellent guide to every family history society found within Australia. Created in 1997 this list is broken down into the different states and territories that make up this great southern land. There is no search box. You just click on the state or territory that you want to look at. Once you have done that then a list of family history societies found within that state or territory will be displayed underneath. You won’t find any detai...
If you cannot find the genealogy society that you are looking for then other options are available to you. One of the first methods that I chose when I first started to trace my family history was to turn to Google.
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The Central New York Genealogical Society was formed in 1961. The 1868 and 1870 census of Lowville, Lewis County, New York is contained in v. 31, no. 4, Dec 1991 issue. Indexed in PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) under NYTT. Cumulative indexes issued separately: v. 8, v. 10-12, v. 22-23. View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible ...
Central New York Genealogical Society ... New York - Genealogy; United States, New York, Onondaga, Syracuse - Genealogy ... Location. Copies. Call Number Location ...
Sep 13, 2023 · About the NYGenWeb Project. A message was sent out over the GEN-NYS-L mailing list in June of 1996, asking if anyone would be interested starting a NYGenWeb page similiar to a highly successful project underway in Kentucky. Many people expressed an interest in this idea.
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