The Niagara County Genealogical
Society, organized in January 1979 by a few dedicated people
interested in seeking, preserving and sharing the information
about this area’s people...past and present, is a non-profit
educational group chartered by The New York State Board of Regents.
We consistently average around 325 active members covering 41
states, Canada and England.
 Our
research library collection, on the second floor of the Niagara
County Historical Society Museum, houses approximately 2000
books including, but not limited to, cemetery records, census
records, genealogies, city directories, DAR books, maps and
atlases as well as eleven drawers of rapidly-expanding vertical
file material.
Although much of the library holdings do concern
Niagara County, we also have material from many other New
York counties, New England, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada.
These are the areas from which our early settlers came, many
of them subsequently moving on to Ohio, Illinois, Michigan
and even further westward, but not without leaving footprints
here in Niagara County.
The Niagara County Genealogical Library has no paid employees; an
eager group of trained volunteers is on hand Thursday, Friday and
Saturday from 1-5 pm to assist you in your research. The library is free and open to all. The funding
to continually add to the valuable holdings of the Library depends
solely on membership dues and donations. Some of the privileges of
membership are:
- Newsletter:
NCGS members will receive a quarterly publication. This 20-page
publication contains genealogical material and records relating
to Niagara County as well as Society news. Members may also
post free queries in the newsletter.
- Look-Up
Program: NCGS has a Look-Up service available to
members only. Each $15 membership in the Society entitles
you to one FREE 30-minute Look-Up in the Library’s
holdings OR one Obit Look-Up in the Niagara Falls or Lockport
Public Library. After the free Look-Up, additional Look-Ups
are available for $10 each and Obits for $6 each. (Click
here for information about our Look-Up Program.)
- Surname
Exchange: NCGS has compiled a list of surnames being
researched by members. We hope this will be useful to members
in connecting with others who are working on the same surnames.
It is available to members only for a nominal fee to cover
the cost of printing andmailing. Members are also encouraged
to place a lineage chart...of any size...on file in the Society
Library. This will assure that work on your family is preserved
for years to come.
- Society
Meetings are open to all and are generally held
at 7 pm on the last
Wednesday of each month (except July, August, November & December)
at the Niagara County Historical Museum meeting room. Meeting
topics are listed in the quarterly newsletters and have covered
areas such as computers & genealogy, ethnic groups, local
families and travel & research hints.
After over 25 years, The Niagara County Genealogical Society continues to be an active, growing organization, always welcoming new members. If you are interested in genealogy and preserving Niagara County’s rich heritage, please join us!
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