WNYGS Meet-up: Rochester Genealogical Society's Annual Genealogy in Bloom Conference
Sat, Apr 20
|Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, Pittsford
WNYGS members will be attending the in-person Rochester Genealogical Society's all-day conference "Genealogy in Bloom" featuring Jeanette Sheliga. [Zoom option is also available.]
Time & Location
Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, Pittsford, 460 Kreag Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534, USA
About the event
WNYGS members are planning to attend the in-person Rochester Genealogical Society's annual all-day conference . We look forward to seeing you there."Genealogy in Bloom" featuring Jeanette Sheliga
> GIB 2024 will be hybrid and take place both in person and over Zoom.
Session Descriptions
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Having a research plan is always a good idea when researching your ancestors. This presentation will introduce the audience to the Genealogical Proof Standard and demonstrate how following through the steps will help you solve your genealogy research questions and hopefully bust through some of the brick walls that you might have. Getting Acquainted With The Genealogical Proof Standard-
10:45 - 11:55 a.m. - New York State conducted 10 State censuses between 1825-1925. Some of the questions asked for the State censuses provide details prior to the beginning of civil registrations and decades before a similar question was asked on the Federal censuses.…