Wednesday, May 18
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Western NY Library Resources Council Training Center (Directions: www.wnylrc.org/directions)
Description:
Enjoy a full day of discovery and discussion around how and what people ask for, look for, and uncover the library resources needed for genealogical research.
Session 1: Local Resources for Genealogy Research
Presenter: Rhonda Konig, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and WNY Genealogy Society)
Part I: Understanding Genealogists & Genealogy
Part II: Serving Genealogists
Part III: Key Genealogy Resources
Session 2: State and Local Government Archival Records Useful for Genealogy and Biography
Presenter: James D. Folts, New York State Archives
Part I. Digitized and indexed records available through the Ancestry NY portal and State Archives website
Part II. Other archival records in State Archives and state agencies
Part III. Archival records of local governments and trial courts
Session 3. New York State Library
Presenter: Stephanie Barrett, New York State Library
Part I. Searching the New York State Library’s Online Catalog for Genealogical Resources
Part II. An Overview of Genealogical Resources at the New York State Library
Speakers:
Rhonda Konig has been a genealogy librarian for 14 years, and currently serves as the Genealogy Specialist in the Grosvenor Room at the Central Library in Downtown Buffalo. She has a Master of Library Science from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Arts in History from SUNY Geneseo. Rhonda enjoys spreading her addiction to genealogy through teaching genealogy classes, assisting library patrons, and through her work as president of the Western New York Genealogical Society.
James D. Folts has been supervisor of the State Archives’ researcher services unit since 1992. He is a native of Steuben County.
Stephanie Barrett has been doing genealogical research since she was sixteen years old. She has been working for the New York State Library for twenty-seven years and is currently in the Reference Department serving as Senior Librarian. She gives training in several genealogical databases including Ancestry, Library edition.
