Upcoming Events
DNA Interest Group - Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt: Using DNA to Affirm Documentary Evidence
If you have proven a theory using DNA evidence, your next step is to write a proof argument. DNA evidence differs from documentary evidence, and incorporating D... ...Read More...RGS Scanning & Indexing Event at the South Wedge Planning Committee
Do you have a passion for preserving the past and making historical records accessible to others? Join the RGS Scanning & Indexing Team! We host monthly vol... ...Read More...RGS January 2026 Member Program: Christine Cohen: Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States
Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United StatesDivorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature a... ...Read More...
RGS Scanning & Indexing Event at the Rochester Historical Society
Do you have a passion for preserving the past and making historical records accessible to others? Join the RGS Scanning & Indexing Team! We host monthly vol... ...Read More...Writers Group Monthly Meeting
Are you interested in writing your family stories, recording memoirs, or improving how you share your genealogical discoveries? The RGS Writers Group welcomes m... ...Read More...Sad News
I am sorry to announce the passing of the Rochester Genealogical Society's past president Larry Naukam. I do not have many details to share at this time, but am told he passed away on Sunday, January 4, following a medical event.
Larry was a fixture in the local genealogical community including Past-President, and life member of the RGS, and managed the Rochester Public Library's local history & genealogy division, and earned widespread acclaim as a resident expert in genealogy and the collection at the Rundell library.
As I receive information on Larry's funeral arrangements, I will pass them along.
Please keep Larry, his wife (Deborah), their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
John Caufield, President
Rochester Genealogical Society
