GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

OF THE

HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

209 Main St., Huntington, New York 11743

Tel. (631) 427-7045

           

VISIT OUR DATABASES

SUFFOLK COUNTY WORLD WAR I VETERANS: Our Resource Center at 209 Main St. in Huntington has records on nearly 4500 World War I veterans from throughout Suffolk County, Long Island. To search an index and to order a copy of a record, click here.

More databases coming!

WINTER - SPRING 2008

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

For additional information, call (631) 427-7045, ext. 401

For directions to our meetings, click here

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

FAMILY HEIRLOOMS & TREASURES

Presentations by our members

 

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Wednesday, February 27th, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

 THE NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS INVENTORY: HIDDEN TREASURERS IN NEW YORK STATE REPOSITORIES

SPEAKER: Arthur F. Sniffin, a retired Records Management Advisor to over 500 local governments on Long Island.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

FAMILY ROOTS III: Where to Begin, How to Continue & Share

An all-day seminar at Stony Brook University

Sponsored by the Genealogy Federation of Long Island

We are participating in this event.

For details, click here

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Wednesday,: March 26th, 7:00 pm

At the Huntington Public Library Auditorium

Open and free to the public

The Huntington Public Library and The Huntington Historical Society

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SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORY:

Before the Telephone, TV, and Computers,

NEWSPAPERS were the Source of Information

SPEAKER: Dave Concar, project director of the Suffolk County Newspaper Project, will demonstrate the Suffolk County Historic Newspaper Collection project and include information about the New York State Newspaper Project.

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Sunday, April 27, 2008 to Sunday, May 4, 2008

ANNUAL RESEARCH TRIP TO

FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY IN SALT LAKE CITY

For information, please contact the Huntington Historical Society,

209 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743, Tel# 631-427-7045

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Wednesday, May 28th, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House Barn, Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE

BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

SPEAKER: Elizabeth Call

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Wednesday, June 25th

ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC

ABOUT THE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

The Huntington Historical Society’s Genealogy Workshop conducts monthly meetings from September through June, with guest speakers to discuss issues of common concern to family historians. Meetings are held in the Barn at the Conklin House or at a public library..

Other activities include field trips to resource centers, research and indexing projects, and participation in all-day seminars and family history fairs.

The Workshop publishes a monthly Newsletter featuring local, national and international topics of genealogical interest

PROJECTS

Members of the Genealogy Workshop participate in activities such as research for publications, indexing of records at The Huntington Historical Society’s Archives  and cemetery tombstone readings. 

Our members also participate, along with members of other organizations, in database projects of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island.  These databases include indexes to Naturalization, Military, Vital Records and other records in Long Island – New York Metropolitan area depositories. Over ten million names are available online now, with another two million to be added shortly.  For details, click here

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Tel # (631) 427-7045

The Huntington Historical Society maintains a Resource Center (Library and Archives) at the Trade School Building, which is also the location of the Society’s offices, at 209 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743-6993

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Genealogy Federation of Long Island

 

 

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