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Meetings
Meetings
of the Central New York Genealogical Society are held six times a
year, and are open to all. Non-members are welcome for a $5 donation
(unless otherwise specified).
Instruction in some phase of genealogical research is usually the
subject. Experienced genealogists share their specific area of expert
knowledge. Workshops are sometimes held at which beginners may obtain
help with their research.
Meetings
are held at,
Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, 5299
Jamesville Rd, DeWitt, NY, unless otherwise noted.
See
below for directions, or click on this link: [Location]
The 2008 Calendar of
Topics
March 8 - 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM
“The Joys, Surprises, and Cautions in Telling Your Life
Story” by Eileen Kent of Utica, a member of the
Association of Personal Historians. She has a business called STORIES of a
LIFETIME and she will lecture on preserving family stories. As a prelude
to her talk, an expert panel will be discussing Irish research.
April 12 –
10:00 AM - Noon - “Genealogical Resources at Rundel
Library” and “German Research” by Larry Naukam, head of
the Local History and Genealogy Division of the Rochester Public Library.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - “Genealogical Resources at Cornell
University” and “Using Maps in Genealogy”
by Bob Kibbee, Map and Geospatial Information Librarian, and Virginia
Cole, PhD, Olin Library reference librarian. Cornell has numerous
genealogical materials and a large collection of 280,000 paper maps,
several thousand atlases and many files of digital maps.
Cornell Library Resources for Genealogical
Research
May 10 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
“Brick Wall Battering Rams” by Dick
Hillenbrand, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Dick will speak about some new ideas and resources to solve genealogical
problems. Members will be encouraged to submit their brick wall problems.
Sept 13 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
“Genealogical Resources at the JCHS”
and “Battleship in the Wilderness”
by Tim Abel, PhD, the Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society
and an archaeologist who has conducted dozens of excavation projects in
northern New York. “Plate Glass Negatives” by a representative of the Lyme Heritage Center,
will lecture on a treasure trove of civil war era negatives from a
photographer’s shop in Clayton.
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Oct 11 - Full Day Conference Program
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Stephen Morse, PhD - guest speaker
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Guests are
welcome for a $20 donation.
8:30 a.m. Registration
- 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
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"One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of
Genealogical Search Tools"
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The One-Step website started out as an
aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly
afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census.
Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes over 100
web-based tools divided into 13 separate categories ranging from
genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute
bidding on e-bay. This presentation will describe the range of tools
available and give the highlights of each one.
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10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
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"One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of
Genealogical Search Tools" (continued)
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11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
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"What Color Ellis Island Search Form
should I use?"
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In April 2001 the Ellis Island ship
manifests and passenger records went on-line. A few weeks later the
One-Step Ellis Island website was created to make this resource easier
to use. Since that time the One-Step site has been greatly expanded to
include new search capabilities and an array of color-coded search
forms.
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This talk will describe the evolution of
the website from both a historical and a practical perspective, and
provide a beacon for navigating through this color maze.
Lunch Bring your own lunch or eat out. A map of local restaurants will be
provided at registration.
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1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
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"Playing Hide and Seek in the US Census"
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Even before the 1930 Census was unlocked
on April Fool's Day 2002, researchers began wondering how they were
going to locate people's records. The lack of indexes presented a real
challenge. Several solutions to this problem have since evolved. The
One-Step Census website presents a street aid for finding records. A
similar aid exists on the NARA website. Commercial websites have
developed extensive indexes which are available for a fee. The One-Step
website has since been expanded to include 1910, 1920, and 1940 as
well. This presentation describes and contrasts these various solutions
of searching in these census years.
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2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
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"Deep Linking and Deeper Linking: How I
get the most out of existing Search Applications"
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Deep linking provides a means of
optimizing the information extracted from existing third-party websites
in general, and from search applications in particular. Various means
of deep linking are introduced such as URL editing, using search forms,
and placing a man in the middle. These are the very techniques that are
used by many of the tools on the One-Step website. Then the tables are
turned and methods of blocking others from deep linking to your website
are described. The legalities of deep linking are also discussed. The
purpose is not to make you an expert at improving other people's
websites. Rather it is to expose you to the techniques that were used
on the One-Step website and give you a better appreciation for what is
there and how to use it. As such, no knowledge of webpage programming
is required. However, if you have such knowledge you will be able to
apply the ideas presented here yourself.
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- Biographical Data
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- Stephen Morse is an amateur
genealogist who has been researching his Russian-Jewish origins.
Several years ago he developed some web-based searching aids which, much
to his surprise, have attracted attention worldwide. He has received
both the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical
Societies, the Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society,
and the first ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional
Genealogists.
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- In his
other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in
electrical engineering from New York University. He has held research
positions at Bell Labs, IBM Watson Research, GE Corporate R&D, and
Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique in France. He has been
involved in development at Intel Corp, Alsys Inc, and Netscape. He has
taught at CCNY, Pratt Institute, UC Berkeley, SUNY Albany, Stanford
University, and San Francisco State. He has authored numerous technical
papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known
as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's pentium
processor), which sparked the PC revolution 25 years ago.
Nov 8 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
“Discovering Your House History”
by Rick Porter of Finger Lakes House Histories. He will speak on
researching house histories. As a preliminary offering there will be an
expert panel discussion on heritage societies and how to join them.
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Board
Meetings
The CNYGS
Board Meetings are open to the public; we invite your input and
ideas. Of course, as an all-volunteer Board, we may also encourage
your participation.
Our Board
Meetings are presently scheduled for the following dates, at the same
location (see below) as our general meetings, at 10:00 AM:
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March 8, 2008
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May 10, 2008
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September 13, 2008
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November 8, 2008
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Location of
our Meetings:
Our
Program Meetings are held
at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, 5299
Jamesville Rd, DeWitt, NY, unless otherwise noted.
We
thank them greatly for sharing this wonderful facility with our members
and guests.
Directions:
from the south- take
I-481 North to exit 2- Jamesville; turn left on Jamesville Rd; go 1.1 mi;
church is on the left. From the north-
take I-481 South from either the Thruway or I-690, or from the northern
suburbs to exit 3W Dewitt. Merge onto E. Genesee St. (route 5) heading
west. First light is Erie Blvd, next light is Jamesville Road. Turn left
on Jamesville Road and go about 3/4 mile. Church is on the right directly
across from the Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Please park in the south parking lot.
Click
here for a Web-map from Mapquest.
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