Finding your Past: Genealogical Gleanings with the Albany Grave Digger

A blog that discusses Albany, New York area history. Areas of focus include historical and genealogical research, documentation, ethnicity, cemeteries, gravestone restoration, and historic landmarks.

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26 March 2014

Blizzard of 1888

This winter simply will not give up. Here it is; the end of March and we still have temperatures in the single digits! As Eastern Massachuse...

18 March 2014

Online Family Trees

Since I came back to researching my roots I instantly found that the Internet has greatly expanded the reach of the genealogist. Numerous ...

02 March 2014

Russian Winter Festival

An upcoming local cultural event is on slate at Proctor's in Schenectady on Saturday March 8, 2014. Details for the event are below ...

09 February 2014

Muitzeskill

The Muitzeskill area in Schodack is a quiet rural area formally an old Dutch farming community. The centerpiece of this area is the Dutch Re...

26 January 2014

Vandalism at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY

This is not a story that I like to report but it is one that needs attention. Recently cemetery workers at the historic Oakwood Cemetery i...

24 January 2014

Upcoming Spring Genealogical meeting

The New York chapter of the Palatines to America National German Genealogy Society will be holding their annual Spring meeting on Saturday...

19 January 2014

Wurstfest

Here is the first plug for ethnic events in the Capital District in 2014. The details are pasted from the German-American Club of Albany ...

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