Author Archives: Grosvenor Room Genealogy and Local History Blog

A Quick Start to Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors

Posted on July 2, 2011

Search the following databases in Ancestry Library Edition: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783—will give rank and state fought with. Revolutionary War Pension Index—will give rank and state fought with. Search HeritageQuest Online’s Revolutionary War Documents: The documents include select items … Continue reading →

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A Quick Start to Researching Your New York State Civil War Ancestors

Posted on June 25, 2011

Search  New York Soldiers in the Civil War—*E523.3 .W55 1999 to find your ancestor’s regiment. Find the volume of the following set which corresponds to your ancestor’s: regiment: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York 1894—E523.2 … Continue reading →

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New Exhibit! “Lafayette Square: Then & Now”

Posted on June 15, 2011

Come view the Central Library Rare Book Room’s latest exhibit, an exploration of the architectural history of Lafayette Square!  Featuring photographs, postcards, maps, & ephemera of the Square itself and the grand buildings that have come and gone, this exhibit is … Continue reading →

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A Quick Start to Researching Your World War I Ancestors

Posted on June 8, 2011

Search the following in Ancestry Library Edition: World War I Draft Registration Cards—May provide birth date and place, nearest relative, dependents, father’s place of birth, physical description, marital status, occupation and employer. The Grosvenor Room also carries draft records for … Continue reading →

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A Quick Start to Researching Your WWII Ancestors in the Grosvenor Room

Posted on May 31, 2011

Search the military collection in Ancestry Library Edition.  World War II databases include but are not limited to: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946—Includes over 8 million names, but it is not a complete list of Army enlistees.  … Continue reading →

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Researching Your Military Ancestors

Posted on May 26, 2011

Interview relatives and write down family stories related to military ancestors. Collect home sources of information such as photographs of soldiers in uniform, correspondence, diaries/journals, medals, patches, military papers, and memorabilia. Obtain obituaries – often give military information.  Click here … Continue reading →

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Researching Shipwrecks in the Grosvenor Room

Posted on May 19, 2011

If you’re interested in researching shipwrecks this summer, here are some great resources in the Grosvenor Room. Great Lakes File – Lists books, newspaper articles, and facts dealing with a wide variety of Great Lakes topic.  Look under topic headings: … Continue reading →

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More Recent Church Record Additions in the Western New York Genealogical Society Collection, Located in the Grosvenor Room

Posted on May 2, 2011

First Congregational Church, Jamestown, NY.  Births/baptisms: 1816-1983;  Communicants: 1816-1890; Marriages:  1835-1876, 1925-1926, 1958-1983; Deaths/burials: 1873-1876, 1958-1967, 1969-1983;  Members received & removed :1894-1983 ; (other records are included). German Evangelical Friedens Buffalo, NY.  Births/baptisms: 1880-1931; Confirmations: 1881-1930; Communicants:1880-1930; Marriages: 1880-1931; Deaths/burials: 1880-1930;  New members: 1930. Saint … Continue reading →

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New Materials in the Grosvenor Room

Posted on April 23, 2011

Anderson, Robert Charles.  The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Vol. V, M-P – GRO Ref F7 .G738 1999 v. 5 Anderson, Robert Charles.  The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Vol. VI, R-S – GRO Ref F7 … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Poetry

Posted on April 9, 2011

April is National Poetry Month. Check out some of these poetic treasures we found in the Buffalo Collection! From top to bottom: PS549.B9 J7 The Poets and Poetry of Buffalo.  Ed. James N. Johnston. Buffalo: Matthews-Northrup, 1904. PS549.N5 P9 Poetry … Continue reading →

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