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..
They're Back
RGS is taking trips again. Come with us to visit the Buffalo Central Library's genealogy and history collections. Registration for members only opens 24 Sep on this website.
Upcoming Events
September RGS Member Meeting - Navigating the Records from the War of 1812 and I Have a Civil War Ancestor, Now What?
You've discovered you have ancestors who fought in 1812 and during the Civil War. What records exist and how do you find them? Brian Rhinehart will speak to us ... ...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...Family Finders Genealogy Club (Hosted by the Rochester Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division)
A Monthly Genealogy Club facilitated by RGS Historian/Genealogist: John D. CaulfieldPresented in partnership with the Central Library of Rochest... ...Read More...
TIG Meeting - Using Western NY Probate Records on FamilySearch with Rhonda Hoffman, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Genealogy Specialist
Probate records hold a wealth of information for genealogists—death dates, family member names and relationships, property ownership and more. Join geneal... ...Read More...Meetings Starting Again
War of 1812 and Civil War Records
17 September
Come to Nazareth University at 6:45 pm to hear how you can use war records from the War of 1812 and the Civil War in your genealogical research. Brian Rhinehart will tell us what records exist, where they are located, and how you may obtain them in two presentations - Navigating the Records from the War of 1812 and I Have a Civil War Ancestor, Now What? You will be surprised to know all that can be discovered in these records. They just might contain the tidbit of information that breaks through your brick walls.
Brian is a professional genealogist and speaker who owns CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (GenFed) in Washington DC. A direct descendant of seven Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.
Attend in-person at the Otto Shults Community Center on the Nazareth University campus. Parking is adjacent to the building and can be reached by the University's north entrance off East Avenue. You may also attend via Zoom. Register here.
We hope to see you for this exciting start to our 2024 - 2025 program year.
