Genealogical Society of Rockland County

05/18/2022

A Tour of Rockland Cemetery
Tuesday May 24, 2pm
at Rockland Cemetery
Take a walk through the historic Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill and learn about some of the notable people who have made it their final resting place. Please leave your name and telephone number for Joe at the New City Library at 845 634 4997 x125 if you are interested in going to register and to receive additional information.

04/16/2022

Meeting, April 26 at 7:00 over Zoom
The wait is over! The 1950 census will be available for genealogical research in April 2022, but it won’t immediately be indexed by name. How can genealogists locate people in the census and what tools are available to help us along the way? Genealogist Steve Morse will guide us through what we need to know for the ‘50 census. This program will be online only via Zoom.

Here's the link to the library calendar:

The wait is over! The 1950 census will be available for genealogical research in April 2022, but it won’t immediately be indexed by name. How can genealogists locate people in the census and what tools are available to help us along the way? Genealogist Steve Morse will guide us through what we ne...

06/21/2021

The GSRC's Favorite Websites of 2020 and 2021

We've been stuck inside for a while, but that doesn't mean we stopped our genealogical research! We'll share our favorite genealogical websites we've found during quarantine, and talk about updates and changes made to some of our old favorites. If you have a website you'd like to be mentioned, please send it to Joe Barbieri at the New City Library at [email protected] along with a one or two sentence description about it.

Non-members always welcome, some brief Genealogical Society business will be conducted prior to the program.

Please register for our June 22nd meeting (which takes place online via Zoom) at the New City Library's online calendar here:

The GSRC's Favorite Websites of 2020 and 2021 We've been stuck inside for a while, but that doesn't mean we stopped our genealogical research! We'll share our favorite genealogical websites we've found during quarantine, and talk about updates and changes made to some of our old favorites. If you ha...

06/17/2021

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Event Details
The GSRC's Favorite Websites of 2020 and 2021

We've been stuck inside for a while, but that doesn't mean we stopped our genealogical research! We'll share our favorite genealogical websites we've found during quarantine, and talk about updates and changes made to some of our old favorites. If you have a website you'd like to be mentioned, please send it to Joe Barbieri at the New City Library at [email protected] along with a one or two sentence description about it.

Non-members always welcome, some brief Genealogical Society business will be conducted prior to the program.

Please register for our June 22nd meeting (which takes place online via Zoom) at the New City Library's online calendar here:

The GSRC's Favorite Websites of 2020 and 2021 We've been stuck inside for a while, but that doesn't mean we stopped our genealogical research! We'll share our favorite genealogical websites we've found during quarantine, and talk about updates and changes made to some of our old favorites. If you ha...

05/24/2021

Just a reminder about the upcoming GSRC meeting to be held remotely onTuesday,25 May 2021 at 7:00 PM.
Topic: Roll Call! Researching Your Veteran Ancestors: Civil War, WWI, and WWII

Throughout American history, brave men and women have answered the call to serve our country and defend our families. Many of us can claim these courageous citizens as our ancestors. But how do we learn more about their service? Join American Ancestors and NEHGS Genealogist Melanie McComb for an overview of local, state, and federal sources for researching your ancestors in the Civil War, WWI, and WWII.

Please register for our May 25th meeting (which takes place online via Zoom) at the New City Library's online calendar here:
https://newcity.librarycalendar.com/events/genealogical-society-rockland-county-meeting-researching-veteran-ancestors

11/18/2019

REMINDER...
Please join us for our annual Holiday Party!

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

This event is free and open to the public.
For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org

CONTACT: The New City Library at:
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173

10/08/2019

REMINDER...
Please join us for: Using DNA Matching Service for Genealogy

Guest Speaker: Sandy Ward, GSRC and Association of Professional Genealogists member

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm

Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

This event is free and open to the public.

For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org

CONTACT: The New City Library at:
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173

09/09/2019

REMINDER...
Please join us for: Do the "Write" Thing for Genealogy

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

This event is free and open to the public.

For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org
CONTACT: The New City Library at:
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173

06/15/2019

REMINDER...

Please join us for the GSRC ROUND TABLE

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

Note: June's meeting will take place downstairs in the Story Time Room.

This event is free and open to the public.

Learn about finding records, researching techniques, and strategies for when you get stuck! Bring your questions! For new and experienced genealogists alike!
Record keeping methods and suggestions to solve that Brick Wall!
At past events, the panel has successfully pointed out ways to solve the road blocks and are ready to help you.
Free handouts to get you started.

For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org
CONTACT: The New City Library at:
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173

05/26/2019

REMINDER

Please join us for this month's topic: Locating and Using Passenger Ship Records from the Mid-1800s to the 1950s
with Guest Speaker: Anthony Lauriano

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

This event is free and open to the public.

For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org
CONTACT: The New City Library at:
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173

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03/22/2019

REMINDER

Please join us for this month's topic: The GSRC’S Favorite Web Websites

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm

Place: The meeting will be held at the New City Library, 220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

This event is free and open to the public.

We share new, updated and interesting genealogy websites.
Please send any you want to share to Joe at [email protected], along with a quick description of the site.
Joe will discuss the sites at the meeting.

For more events at the New City Library, please visit: www.newcitylibrary.org

CONTACT: Joe Barbieri at the New City Library at:
e-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 845.634.4997 x123
Fax: 845.634.0173