Upcoming Events
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 procrastinating and hone our writing skills. Read MoreSurprise! My Great-Grandfather was the Milkman! – A DNA Case Study
Jacob Rouse was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania and died in 1885 in Michigan. Since Jacob Rouse was my 3rd Great-Grandfather, I wanted to use DNA to discover who his parents were. My Uncle Gordon was the perfect candidate and was tested at 111 markers u... Read MoreJanuary RGS Member Meeting - What About Our Criminal Ancestors? presented by Michelle Custer Bates
January 2025 RGS Member Meeting -Short Program- Presentation on the University of Rochester Archives and Rare Books
Autumn Haag, Interim Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B. Schleifer Director of Rare Books, Special Col... Read More
January 2025 Board Meeting
January 2025 Board MeetingTo be held Live Virtual (via Zoom). Zoom link will be found with the confirmed event registration for the January 2025 Board Meeting.
Please submit board agenda items and board and activi... 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 procrastinating and hone our writing skills. Read MoreTIG Meeting - AmericanAncestors.org: Searching the Online Databases with Karen Fortin
American Ancestors, the website for the New England Historic Genealogical Society, provides more than 1 billion records in over 470 databases online. Although much of the collection focuses on New England, records from around the U.S. and even some f... Read MoreArticles and stories submission deadline for Spring 2024 edition of Hear Ye Hear Ye
Articles and stories submission deadline for Spring 2025 edition of Hear Ye Hear Ye to hyhy@nyrgs.org.Read MoreFebruary RGS Member Meeting - Finding Scottish Ancestors Online
Interested in ways to research your Scottish ancestors? Join us as Nancy E. Loe helps us discover Scottish resources and maps, and helps us with effective research strategies.Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been he... Read More