(From our Trip Chairperson, Linda Slawson.) At times it is necessary to change dates of trips due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Please be sure you are signed up and provide your contact information. You should also have Linda's phone number and Email address in case you have to cancel. It is easier to know how many drivers are needed if people are signed up and keep the chairperson updated.
Trip schedules are always subject to change depending upon interest.
Check back to this page often if you are interested in trips.
o Date to be determined: Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, NY. Meet at the Vestal Railroad Museum at 8:00 AM. The library collection includes books on Immigrants, Emigrants, Pension Rolls, American Quakers, Huguenots, Palatine families, Mayflower families, American Revolution, and the Civil War. States covered include New England States, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia. Their microfilm collection includes the federal census for all states from 1790 to 1880; 1900 to 1930 for all of New York and Pennsylvania; Soundex 1880 & 1900 NY & PA. Also New York State census for Chemung CO., for the years 1825, 1835, 1855, 1892, 1905, 1915, & 1925. For a more completer listing of resources go to: http://www.steele.lib.ny.us/. Heritage Quest is available on the libray computers and at your home with a free library card from the library. Lunch in local restaurants within walking distance of the library, or bring a bag lunch. Home about 6:00 PM. Fee: $8.00 to driver or car owner. We are trying to coordinate this with the Genealogy for Beginners Class that some of you were able to attend last year. There were some who were interested but were unable to attend. We are still waiting for the date from Steele Memorial. At first they told us this spring and now they are saying some time this year. If we go in the morning we will have time for research also if someone just wants to research only they could go as well.
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Thursday June 12th: Binghamton University Library. For this local
field trip, we will meet at 5:30 P.M.. for supper at Denny's on the Parkway
& car pool to BU Library. Those not meeting for supper may meet us at the
Library or Denny's. At 6:30 P.M. Edward Shephard, Head of Collection
Development, will give us an orientation for using the library's many
genealogical resources. Those who wish may stay and
research.
o Wednesday August 20th: Syracuse Onondaga County Library. Meet at the Vestal Museum at 7:30 A.M. pick up can be arranged at Park and Ride on Route 12A, Chenango Bridge at 8:00 A.M. In the event that there is only one or no members coming from the Vestal direction, we will meet at Park and Ride. Local History / Genealogy is a research department specializing in the history of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York State, the New England States, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Materials are available to answer a wide range of information needs from family history and genealogy to in-depth research on people, places and events in the Syracuse area. For more details on resources go to: http://www.onlib.org/ They have the New York State index to vital Statistics on microfiche. It covers 1880 to 1956 for Marriages & death records, and 1880 to 1936 for birth records. The index gives date of the event, clerk’s office where filed, and state record number. You may bring a bag lunch. There's also a small Cafè and a Sub Shop on Salina St. , and a Bagel Shop behind the library on Warren St. Home about 6:00 P.M. Fee: $10.00 to driver or car owner plus parking fee.
For more information on any of the above trips, send an e-mail to the Treasurer.