Bonnie, I think you have two options: 1) The first, and the best, is to do DNA testing and see if you have any matches.  Your birth father may have had close relatives that had children - or other children if he was much older than your mom (13!), and you could figure out who he is from that.  There are several sites that provide both the testing and the database matches, Ancestry being one. 2) IF you'd like to search Newspapers in the Orleans area, then go to http://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html I have found many articles about my family here, but I had the advantage of knowing last names.  You could search for "Million Dollar Highway" and limit the range to the 1950s to see what you get.   Good luck! Dina Scheel On Friday, March 18, 2016 4:57 PM, Robert Pieterse via <[email protected]> wrote: You  do  not  have  enough  information  for  anyone  to  find  anything.    You  need  at  least  a  last  nae Were  you  born  out  of wedlock  ??    If  your  mother  is  still  alive  maybe ask  her  or  get  your  BC  if  you  do not  have  one -----Original Message----- From: ELS via <[email protected]> To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists Try ancestry.com Ed >From mobile phone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family.  > > The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. > > Are there any other suggestions?  Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. > > Thank you. > > Bonnie (Borsching) > > W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >> Come on! >> >> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >> >> Got stories? >> >> Got brick walls to crash through? >> >> Got resources to share? >> >> David Samuelsen >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.fultonhistory.com/my%20photo%20albums/all%20newspapers/index.html searchable. On 3/18/2016 2:05 PM, Bonnie Olscamp wrote: > Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. > > The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. > > Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. > > Thank you. > > Bonnie (Borsching)

I forgot to mention I have used the Fulton site. Found it very difficult to set parameters as Dinan mentioned. I even wrote to the author and asked if I was doing something wrong, but never got a reply.  Bonnie -------- Original message --------From: The Scheels via <[email protected]> Date: 3/18/2016 9:38 PM (GMT-05:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists Bonnie, I think you have two options: 1) The first, and the best, is to do DNA testing and see if you have any matches.  Your birth father may have had close relatives that had children - or other children if he was much older than your mom (13!), and you could figure out who he is from that.  There are several sites that provide both the testing and the database matches, Ancestry being one. 2) IF you'd like to search Newspapers in the Orleans area, then go to http://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html I have found many articles about my family here, but I had the advantage of knowing last names.  You could search for "Million Dollar Highway" and limit the range to the 1950s to see what you get.   Good luck! Dina Scheel     On Friday, March 18, 2016 4:57 PM, Robert Pieterse via <[email protected]> wrote: You  do  not  have  enough  information  for  anyone  to  find  anything.    You  need  at  least  a  last  nae Were  you  born  out  of wedlock  ??    If  your  mother  is  still  alive  maybe ask  her  or  get  your  BC  if  you  do not  have  one -----Original Message----- From: ELS via <[email protected]> To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists Try ancestry.com Ed >From mobile phone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family.  > > The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. > > Are there any other suggestions?  Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. > > Thank you. > > Bonnie (Borsching) > > W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >> Come on! >> >> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >> >> Got stories? >> >> Got brick walls to crash through? >> >> Got resources to share? >> >> David Samuelsen >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you everyone. Dina I have tested on all three major sites. That is how I connected with a cousin who helped lead me to my mother. Mom also connected me with her niece---my first cousin who was kind enough to also test for me. Mom had tried, but she did not do something right and we are too far away for me to help her. My cousin's test has at Seychelles figure out a lot of the DNA cousins as to whether they are thorough mom or my father. Honestly, most of those tested almost have to be on my father's side. When the last second cousin popped up, the names he knew and the fact he is not related to my first cousin or the Hall family has led me to believe he is on My father's father (my grandfather's) side and the Halls would then be on his mother's (my grandmother's side) as he is not related to the Halls. We are all on Gedmatch too which helps a lot. Bonnie The Scheels via <[email protected]> wrote: >Bonnie, >I think you have two options: >1) The first, and the best, is to do DNA testing and see if you have any matches.  Your birth father may have had close relatives that had children - or other children if he was much older than your mom (13!), and you could figure out who he is from that.  There are several sites that provide both the testing and the database matches, Ancestry being one. >2) IF you'd like to search Newspapers in the Orleans area, then go to http://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html >I have found many articles about my family here, but I had the advantage of knowing last names.  You could search for "Million Dollar Highway" and limit the range to the 1950s to see what you get.   >Good luck! >Dina Scheel > > > On Friday, March 18, 2016 4:57 PM, Robert Pieterse via <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >You  do  not  have  enough  information  for  anyone  to  find  anything.    You  need  at  least  a  last  nae > >Were  you  born  out  of wedlock  ??    If  your  mother  is  still  alive  maybe ask  her  or  get  your  BC  if  you  do not  have  one > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ELS via <[email protected]> >To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> >Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm >Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists > >Try ancestry.com > > >Ed >>From mobile phone > >> On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family.  >> >> The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. >> >> Are there any other suggestions?  Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Bonnie (Borsching) >> >> W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Come on! >>> >>> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >>> >>> Got stories? >>> >>> Got brick walls to crash through? >>> >>> Got resources to share? >>> >>> David Samuelsen >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bonnie, You are a very lucky lady to have found and met your birth mom!! I'm sorry you lost her for the second time. Finding your birth father may be difficult without a last name. Can I suggest that, you probably already have done this, scour the 1940 census in and around the Million Dollar mile. Then, look at the Census where your mom lived. Look for neighbors, look the name Frank in her family. If there are school records look at classmates. Where Is Borsching from? Do you have a Hall connection? Wish you the best. My Brick WALL is Hassan Alba Buck born Nov 1840 in Medina, Orleans NY. There are two of them. They are both Mine. I have all there is online, civil war, census etc. But No parents for Hassan 1. Oh, he is Blonde, blue eyes and light skin. My best, Jill Jessen Hernandez > On Mar 18, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: > > I found mom and met her in Oct 2013. She was living in Kansas City and passed last June. She was only 13 when she had me at a home for unwed mothers. I did manage to get my birth certificate, but it has the father blank. Mom just could not remember any more. She was in the early stages of dementia. I was lucky to meet her much less anything else. > > Bonnie > > Robert Pieterse <[email protected]> wrote: >> You do not have enough information for anyone to find anything. You need at least a last nae >> >> >> >> Were you born out of wedlock ?? If your mother is still alive maybe ask her or get your BC if you do not have one >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ELS via <[email protected]> >> To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm >> Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists >> >> Try ancestry.com >> >> >> Ed >>> From mobile phone >> >>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. >>> >>> The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. >>> >>> Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Bonnie (Borsching) >>> >>> W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Come on! >>>> >>>> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >>>> >>>> Got stories? >>>> >>>> Got brick walls to crash through? >>>> >>>> Got resources to share? >>>> >>>> David Samuelsen >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I found mom and met her in Oct 2013. She was living in Kansas City and passed last June. She was only 13 when she had me at a home for unwed mothers. I did manage to get my birth certificate, but it has the father blank. Mom just could not remember any more. She was in the early stages of dementia. I was lucky to meet her much less anything else. Bonnie Robert Pieterse <[email protected]> wrote: >You   do  not  have  enough  information  for  anyone  to  find  anything.    You  need  at  least  a  last  nae > >  > >Were  you  born  out  of wedlock  ??    If  your  mother  is  still  alive  maybe ask  her   or  get  your  BC  if  you  do not  have  one > >  > > >  > >  > >  > >-----Original Message----- >From: ELS via <[email protected]> >To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> >Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm >Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists > >Try ancestry.com > > >Ed >>From mobile phone > >> On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. >> >> The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. >> >> Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Bonnie (Borsching) >> >> W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Come on! >>> >>> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >>> >>> Got stories? >>> >>> Got brick walls to crash through? >>> >>> Got resources to share? >>> >>> David Samuelsen >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You do not have enough information for anyone to find anything. You need at least a last nae Were you born out of wedlock ?? If your mother is still alive maybe ask her or get your BC if you do not have one -----Original Message----- From: ELS via <[email protected]> To: Bonnie Olscamp <[email protected]>; nyorlean <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 7:49 pm Subject: Re: [NYORLEAN] Knocking, anyone home? Return of mailing lists Try ancestry.com Ed >From mobile phone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. > > The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. > > Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. > > Thank you. > > Bonnie (Borsching) > > W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >> Come on! >> >> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >> >> Got stories? >> >> Got brick walls to crash through? >> >> Got resources to share? >> >> David Samuelsen >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Try ancestry.com Ed >From mobile phone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 15:05, Bonnie Olscamp via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. > > The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. > > Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. > > Thank you. > > Bonnie (Borsching) > > W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >> Come on! >> >> The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. >> >> Got stories? >> >> Got brick walls to crash through? >> >> Got resources to share? >> >> David Samuelsen >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all. I have a brick wall. I do not know my father's name other than the first might be Frank. The last May have been a Polish sounding name. He was apparently killed in some kind of vehicle accident in the mid 1950s. I am guessing in or around Orleans. Supposedly lived on the "Million Dollar Highway" somewhere. Guessing his mother may have been a Hall or in the Hall family. The librarian at Lee has helped me the best she can, but obviously cannot go through years of newspapers looking for possibilities. Are there any other suggestions? Mom was born in 1936 so I am guessing he may have been born in 1933. Thank you. Bonnie (Borsching) W David Samuelsen via <[email protected]> wrote: >Come on! > >The lists have risen alive from massive Rootsweb hardware failure. > >Got stories? > >Got brick walls to crash through? > >Got resources to share? > >David Samuelsen > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Researching House History Date: Saturday, November 21, 2015 Location: The Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14216 Program Schedule: 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. – Welcome and Society Business/Annual Society Elections 10:20 – 12:00 p.m. – Presentations 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Bonus Docent-Led Museum Tours Cost: Free for both WNYGS and Buffalo History Museum members. Public welcome. Guests - $10 per person. ------------------------ Genealogy is the story of people and locations. As we explore the lives of our ancestors, we reveal the story of place and, more specifically, the buildings they called home. Join the Western New York Genealogical Society as librarians Rhonda Konig of the BECPL Grosvenor Room and Cynthia Van Ness of The Buffalo History Museum as they explain methods for piecing together a house’s history. They will discuss useful resources both online and offline. During the second half of the presentation, Ms. Konig and Ms. Van Ness will highlight genealogical resources available to researchers at both institutions. As a special bonus for attendees, The Buffalo History Museum will be offering optional docent-led tours of the museum immediately following the presentation. A copy of the meeting flyer is available on the Society's website at: http://wnygs.org/images/2015Nov21WNYGSHouseHistoryFlyer.pdf Registration: Seating for this special event is limited, and advanced registration is required. To RSVP, contact Megan MacNeill, TBHM Program & Engagement Coordinator, at [email protected] or 716-873-9644 ext. 320. All registrations must be received by November 11th. Sincerely, Jennifer Liber Raines Chair of Programming and Community Outreach Western New York Genealogical Society, Inc. ------------------- WNYGS is a 501(c)3 Not for Profit Corporation that was established in 1974 to help preserve and encourage interest in the area's rich genealogical heritage. The organization’s focus is the eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany - which comprised the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase.

*Genealogical Research at the Genesee County History Department: * *Opportunities and Resources with County Historian Michael J. Eula, Ph.D.* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central Library, Central Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 Cost: Free to attend. Public welcome. Join the Western New York Genealogical Society as it hosts Genesee County Historian and Records Management Officer Dr. Michael J. Eula for this special presentation. The Genesee County History Department has a number of genealogical resources available to the general public. These resources include collections on specific families, New York State Censuses for various years, cemetery records, military records, obituary records, and church records. In this talk, Dr. Eula will discuss the specifics regarding what is available and how County staff can be of service. He will also discuss what is available for in-person research and online via the History Department website. About Presenter: Dr. Michael J. Eula holds a doctorate in history from the University of California, Irvine. He retired after twenty-three years of full-time teaching from El Camino College (CA), where he is a Professor Emeritus of History. He is now the serving Genesee County (New York) Historian. For complete program information including a downloadable PDF version of the flyer, visit the Society's website at http://wnygs.org/meetings.html . Sincerely, Jennifer Liber Raines WNYGS Programming Chair

*WNYGS Fall Luncheon and Lecture * featuring *Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.,* *Author and International Family History Expert* Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 Location: Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd, Hamburg, New York 14075 The Western New York Genealogical Society is proud to present Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. as this year's Fall Luncheon and Lecture speaker. Ms. Alzo is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Slovak genealogical research, writing your family history, and using the Internet to trace female and immigrant ancestors. She is the author of nine books and hundreds of magazine articles. In addition, Ms. Alzo teaches online genealogy courses for Family Tree University and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. This two-part program will include: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. *Morning Lecture: “The Write Stuff: Using Non-Fiction Writing Techniques To Write A Better Family History”* As genealogists, we often focus on facts and uncover so much information that our research produces nothing but boring lists. But do you really know what happened between the dashes of your ancestors’ lives? How can you share that information in a compelling and interesting way? This session will discuss how to use non-fiction writing techniques to produce a “can’t put down” family history that will keep the pages turning for generations to come. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. *Afternoon Lecture: “Packrat or Genealogist: Effective Methods For Organizing Your Family History Research”* Are you drowning in a sea of papers, documents, old photographs and other research materials? This presentation will cover how to organize family history documents, photographs, and more for quick retrieval. Traditional methods and computer technology will be featured along with the most effective ways for distributing and sharing this information with others. Cost: $16 for Members $20 for Non-Members > Seating is limited. Advance registration is required. To print or download a copy of the registration form, please visit the Society's website at http://wnygs.org/meeting-2015-09.html. The registration deadline is September 5, 2015. *About the Society: *WNYGS is a 501(c)3 Not for Profit Corporation that was established in 1974 to help preserve and encourage interest in the area's rich genealogical heritage. The organization’s focus is the eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany - which comprised the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase.

*Deeds and Land Records - Genealogical Goldmine* Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library - Central Branch, Central Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 Description: The Western New York Genealogical Society will host James R. Lawson, professional genealogist and the President of the Niagara County Genealogical Society, as he discusses "Deeds and Land Records". Land was often the most important thing to our ancestors, so, as genealogists, it should be equally important to us in our research. Join us as we learn how to get closer to our ancestors by getting closer to their land. Cost: Free to attend. Open to the public. For full event details including parking, public transportation, and meeting location information, visit the Society's website at http://wnygs.org/meeting-2015-05.html. --------------------------------------------------- About Us: WNYGS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation that was established in 1974 to help preserve and encourage interest in the area's rich genealogical heritage. Our organization’s focus is the eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany - which comprised the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase. Sincerely, Jennifer Liber Raines WNYGS Chair of Programming and Community Outreach

*Non-Profit Cemeteries In New York State: Responsibilities, Oversight, & Rights *and *HeritageQuest Update * Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Central Library, Central Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 > Free to attend. Open to the public. Join the Western New York Genealogical Society as it presents two free programs - "Non-Profit Cemeteries in New York State: Responsibilities, Oversight, & Rights" with Cynthia Craig, Investigator for the NYS Division of Cemeteries and "HeritageQuest Update" with Rhonda Konig, BECPL Librarian. Immediately following the presentations, Grosvenor Room staff will offer special tours in celebration of "Love Your Library" Month, and members of local genealogical societies will be on hand at specially designated information tables. -------------------------------------------- *Part I: Non-Profit Cemeteries In New York State* Cynthia T. Craig, Investigator for the NYS Department of State - Division of Cemeteries, will explains the rules and regulations pertaining to state non-profit cemeteries. She will also discuss access to records, methods for requesting information, and best practices for documenting and reporting cemetery issues. *Part II: HeritageQuest Update * Grosvenor Room Librarian Rhonda Konig will highlight the latest updates to HeritageQuest, an online treasury of American genealogical sources that includes primary sources, local and family histories, research guides, interactive census maps, and more. -------------------------------------------- For full event information including parking, public transportation, and meeting location information, visit the Society's website at http://www.wnygs.org/meeting-2015-04.html . Sincerely, Jennifer Liber Raines Chair of Programming and Community Outreach Western New York Genealogical Society

Marriage Notices Appearing in Lansingburgh Newspapers 1787 - 1895 An index to 2,712 marriage notices covering 5,424 names that were published in ten different Lansingburgh, New York newspapers from 1787 to 1895 was created by staff at the Troy Public Library in 1938 through 1939. The Troy Irish Genealogy Society was allowed by the Troy Library to scan this book so these important records could be made available on-line for genealogy researchers. To see these records go to the TIGS website - www.troyirish.com - click on PROJECTS and then click on MARRIAGE NOTICES APPEARING IN LANSINGBURGH NEWSPAPERS. Lansingburgh, by the way, for those not in the Capital District Region, was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County and was settled around 1763. In 1900 Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy, New York. The ten different Lansingburgh newspapers were: American Spy Federal Herald Lansingburgh Advertiser Lansingburgh Chronicle Lansingburgh Courier Lansingburgh Democrat Lansingburgh Gazette Lansingburgh Daily Gazette Lansingburgh Times Northern Centinel Under “RESOURCES” on the TIGS website, www.troyirish.com you will also find an informative article, “Newspapering in Rensselaer County”, which identifies which of the above newspapers are available, on microfilm or hard copy, at the Troy Library. These historical records are extremely important to genealogy researchers as the bulk of the records predate New York’s 1880 law that required reporting of marriages. Outside of the marriage location itself, church, justice of the peace, etc., you will not find these records anywhere else. Most entries show the name of the bride and groom, the residence (city, town, village) for both, date of marriage, names of newspapers that reported the marriage along with the newspaper date, page and column number where you will find the notice in the appropriate newspaper. It is important to note that the residence for the bride and groom is not just Lansingburgh, but may cover all areas of New York State, other States and even foreign countries. While 1,231 of the names showed no indication of residence, those records where the residence was reported are of interest as they show 232 individual cities, towns and villages throughout New York State. In addition, residence of either the bride or groom was identified as being in 33 states other than New York and even in 5 foreign countries. Hopefully you will find some of your ancestors in this new data base or in the almost 300,000 Irish AND Non-Irish names listed in the various transcription projects on the TIGS website. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY

*Cross-Border Cousins: An Introduction to Canadian Genealogy* Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central Library, Mason O. Damon Auditorium, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 Free to attend. Open to the public. For many of us who are interested in Western New York genealogy, the United States -Canadian border has a special place and role in our research. Our countries’ shared history and geography have resulted in the regular movement of ancestors both to and from Canada. Join the Western New York Genealogical Society as Steve Fulton, UE, the Chair of the Niagara Peninsula Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, discusses essential Canadian history, major genealogical resources, and privacy-related research considerations. For complete details (including flyers, maps, and parking information) visit the Society's website at http://wnygs.org/meeting-2015-03.html . ------------------------------------------- Jennifer Liber Raines WNYGS - Chair of Programming and Community Outreach [email protected]

> >> >> Death Notices Appearing in >> Lansingburgh Newspapers >> 1787 - 1895 >> >> An index to 9,682 death notices that were published in ten different Lansingburgh, New York, newspapers from 1787 to 1895 was created by staff at the Troy Public Library in 1938 through 1939. The Troy Irish Genealogy Society was allowed by the Troy Library to scan the two books of these important records so they could be made available on-line for genealogy researchers. To see these records go to the TIGS website - www.troyirish.com - click on PROJECTS and then click on DEATH NOTICES APPEARING IN LANSINGBURGH NEWSPAPERS. >> Lansingburgh, by the way, for those not in the Capital District Region, was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County and was settled around 1763. In 1900 Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy, New York. >> >> The ten different Lansingburgh newspapers were: >> >> American Spy >> Federal Herald >> Lansingburgh Advertiser >> Lansingburgh Chronicle >> Lansingburgh Courier >> Lansingburgh Democrat >> Lansingburgh Gazette >> Lansingburgh Daily Gazette >> Lansingburgh Times >> Northern Centinel >> >> Under “RESOURCES” on the TIGS website, www.troyirish.com you will also find an informative article, “Newspapering in Rensselaer County”, which identifies which of the above newspapers are available, on microfilm or hard copy, at the Troy Library. >> These historical records are extremely important to genealogy researchers as the bulk of the records predate New York’s 1880 law that required reporting of deaths. Outside of church death and burial records and newspaper accounts, you will not find these records anywhere else. >> >> In addition to the name of the deceased, other entries show the age, date of death, names of newspapers that reported the death along with the newspaper date, page and column number where you will find the death notice in the appropriate newspaper. >> >> It is important to note that the residence for the deceased is not just Lansingburgh, but may cover all areas of New York State, other States and even foreign countries. >> >> Hopefully you will find some of your ancestors in this new data base or in the various other data series of almost 300,000 Irish AND Non-Irish names on the Troy Irish Genealogy website. >> >> >> >> Bill McGrath >> TIGS Project Coordinator >> Clifton Park, NY >> >> >> >> >>

The latest addition to the transcription projects on the website of the Troy Irish Genealogy Society, www.troyirish.com are the recently discovered interment records of 12,731 individual from the long closed St. John's Cemetery in Albany New York. St. John's Cemetery was located on Delaware Avenue in Albany, New York. To see these records on the TIGS website, click on PROJECTS and then ST. JOHN'S CEMETERY, ALBANY, NY - INTERMENT RECORDS. It had been widely reported that the interment records for this cemetery, covering interments starting over 173 years ago, had been lost or destroyed. However, in a recent chance conversation with the Historian at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, New York, it was discovered that the mostly intact St. John's interment book was in the possession of a retired cemetery employee and the book was promptly recovered. St. John's Cemetery was opened in 1841 by St. John's Church in Albany in an area which was considered "country" at that time. However, with the growth of the City of Albany, the cemetery land was wanted for development and in 1878 and 1879, the Albany City Council ordered that no further burials were to be made there and the cemetery had to close. Burials, however, continued as late as 1888-1890 before the cemetery closed and re-interments of the thousands of individuals buried there was started in the early 1900's. This long closed church of St. John's was located on Green Street in Albany's South End and it's parishioners were mainly Irish famine immigrants that began pouring into Albany during the 1820's and 1830's. This "Irish" connection is shown in the following summary of burials of this first generation of Irish immigrants, which, for the most part are identified as to the "County" in Ireland where they came from. It can be assumed that many of the other 46 years of interment records in this cemetery were for the children and grandchildren of these early Irish immigrants. A breakdown of the Irish immigrants identified on the interment records with their home county in Ireland shows the following: Antrim -10 Armagh - 35 Carlow - 80 Cavan - 307 Claire - 62 Cork - 376 Derry - 22 Donegal - 28 Down - 39 Dublin - 52 Fermangh - 30 Galway - 39 Kerry - 76 Kildare - 38 Kilkenny - 195 Kings - 114 Leitrim - 28 Limerick - 160 Londonderry - 5 Longford - 143 Louth - 93 Mayo - 36 Meath - 116 Monaghan - 47 Queens - 114 Roscommon - 159 Sligo - 47 Tipperary - 458 Tyrone - 91 Waterford - 83 Westmeath - 138 Wexford - 131 Wicklow - 43 Ireland-No County - 500 TOTAL IRISH - 3,895 Other countries of origin identified in the interment records list Canada-89, England-30, France-8, Germany-198, Holland-7, Poland-2, Scotland-6, Spain-1 and Wales-2. Also identified were individuals from the following states; California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia. A smaller number of records shows one or two individuals from all over New York State cities, towns and counties while three locations show a heavier concentration; Rensselaer with 106, Greenbush with 77 and New York City with 63. As would be expected, Albany with a total of 5,815 records was shown as the county of origin for the largest number of individuals. Of course this figure includes the second and third generations for those early Irish immigrants. These fantastic records from this recently rediscovered interment book is a wonderful find for genealogists, especially for those researching Irish surnames. As genealogists searching Irish surnames often find out, it is quite rare to find records that identify the Irish county of orgin. Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY