January 27, 2018
Keith Swaney
Keith Swaney, senior archivist at the New York State Archives, will explore the Archives holdings on World War I that are useful for genealogy and local history. He will discuss military service records and records that document local communities efforts on the home front to support the war effort. He will describe locating both digitized and non-digitized records through the Ancestry.com New York portal and the State Archives' finding aids and digital collections searches.
Regular Meetings:
Held at William K. Sanford Library
Town of Colonie
629 Albany Shaker Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
4th Saturday of month, except 3rd Saturday of month in May and November; no meeting in December.
All regular meetings begin at 1:00 PM.
Computer Resources Group meets 2:30 PM
1:00 - 2:30 Meeting and Speaker
2:00 - 2:30 Refreshments with meet and mingle time (our
speaker usually is usually available for questions during this time)
2:30 - 3:30 Internet Resources Discussion
Election of Officers - November
CDGS has a "sale" table set up during the meeting, bring any genealogy magazine, maps and/or books and put a price on them, it is 50/50, you get half of the sale, or you can donate your half to the society.
The Capital District Genealogical Society was organized in 1981 with the following purpose:- To teach members and other interested persons how to trace their family roots, lineage, or heritage
- To provide help to those seeking information via queries on relatives and/or family who in the past had connections to the Capital District and adjacent counties
- To educate the general public and membership by conducting special programs relevant to the purpose of the Society
- To coordinate the interests and concerns of persons and/or organizations throughout the Capital District area, New York State and the country in the development of information and resources to better serve the purpose of the Society, the membership and the public at large.
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