GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

OF THE

HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

209 Main St., Huntington, New York 11743

Tel. (631) 427-7045

Last minute changes will be posted here

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY,  WWI  VETERAN  DATABASE:

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 the index and to order a copy of a record, click here.

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GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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

Our meeting location varies. Check the direction link or the printed directions under each meeting.

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Wednesday,: September  28^th, 7:00 pm

At the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St., Huntington, NY

Open and free to the public

MAPS FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Presenter: Kate Cordes, Manager of the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the New York Public Library

 Co-sponsored by The Huntington Public Library

and The Huntington Historical Society.

For information call The Huntington Public Library at 631-427-5165 x250

For directions, click here

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Wednesday, October 26^th, 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House – Barn, southwest corner of New York Ave. (Rte 110) & High St., Huntington, NY (enter parking lot from west side of New York Ave., behind house).  Open and free to the public

HITTING BRICK WALLS

Presenter: Arthur Sniffin

For information call The Huntington Historical Society at 631-427-7045

For directions, click here

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Wednesday, November 16^th

7:00 pm refreshments / OFC Archive Exhibits

7:30 pm Video / Lecture

Open and free to the public

At Old First Presbyterian Church, 125 Main St. (Rte 25A) (opposite Town Hall),  Huntington, NY **

USING CHURCH RECORDS FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

For information call The Huntington Historical Society at 631-427-7045 or Old First Presbyterian Church at 631-427-2101

** The church is located east of the business section, on the north side of Main St. (NY Rte 25A), adjacent to Hecksher Town Park and opposite the town hall, between Park Ave. and Prime Ave./Spring Rd.

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Saturday, December 17th

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

For information see our Newsletter or

call The Huntington Historical Society at 631-427-7045

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House – Barn, southwest corner of New York Ave. (Rte 110) & High St., Huntington, NY (enter parking lot from west side of New York Ave., behind house)

FAMILY HEIRLOOMS AND TREASURES

Member presentations

For directions, click here

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House – Barn: see above or click on the link below.

ORGANIZING YOUR GENEALOGY RESEARCH

Presenter: Ronald Moore

For directions, click here

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm

At the Conklin House – Meet at the Barn

A TWO – PART PROGRAM:

 “ALL THINGS CONKLIN”

FEATURING THE CONKLIN GENEALOGY

Toby Kissam, Executive Coordinator of The Huntington Historical Society, will give us a guided tour of the current Conklin House exhibit, which celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the donation of the Conklin house to the Historical Society. This exhibit includes genealogical information and features a big pedigree chart.

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WHAT’S NEW IN FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

A group discussion of new or expanded websites, publications, and other research aids.

For directions, click here

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THURSDAY, April 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm

At the SOUTH Huntington Public Library, 145 Pigeon Hill Road

This presentation is co-sponsored by The Huntington Historical Society and The South Huntington Public Library.

 GENEALOGY HOLDINGS OF THE MILSTEIN DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mairia Liriano, Manager of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History, and Genealogy at the New York (City) Public Library, will describe the genealogy holdings of the Milstein Division,, including the many new additions that came from the donation of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society’s library.

For directions, click here

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Sunday, May 20^th to Sunday, May 27^th, 2012

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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Annual 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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Huntington Historical Society membership

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