IROQUOIS GENEALOGY SOCIETY – 2018 HIGHLIGHTS AND THE NEW YEAR 2019
In December 2018, the IGS held a Christmas luncheon which was well attended by about 40 people. The food was delicious and everyone had a good visit. The weather cooperated this year so everyone could have a safe drive to the Allegany casino.
We had a door prize raffle of 2 - 1890 framed maps of the Cattaraugus and Allegany Territories. The Cattaraugus map was won by Jenny Logan and the Allegany map was won by Debbi Hoag. Bookmark magnifiers with IROQUOIS GENEALOGY SOCIETY imprinted on them were handed out to those in attendance.
Highlights of the year 2018:
Carlisle Indian School Presentation – June 2018, a team from Carlisle, PA conducted a Community sharing workshop at the Allegany and Cattaraugus territories. The team helped helped participants research relatives who attended Carlisle Indian School
NYS Archives trip to Albany, NY – Sept 2018, Thomas Indian School research and tour of the NYS Library and special collections.
SNI Council Lunch – A delicious lunch was served to SNI council which was coordinated by Anna Mae Printup.
Creation of the IGS website: iroquoisgenealogysociety.org by Wallace Ward. The website contains many useful resources for genealogy research.
Election of new IGS officers was held and the following are the results:
President: Marilyn Anderson
Vice-President: Debbi Hoag
Treasurer: Arthur Hill
Secretary: Leatha Jimerson
We are busy planning for 2019 and following are the first few meetings of IGS:
March 14, 2019 at ACC/Allegany Territory – Genealogy 101, how to navigate our website – iroquoisgenealogysociety.org, and we will have different resources on hand.
April 11, 2019 at the Saylor Bldg/Cattaraugus Territory – DNA 101 presented by Rhonda Hoffman, Librarian 1/Genealogy Specialist, Grosvenor Room, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.
May 9, 2019 at the ACC/Allegany Territory – Seneca Bands presented by Jack Ericson
All meetings start at 6 pm, bring a dish to pass and bring a friend!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to any IGS officer or email us at Iroquois.genealogy@gmail.com
Nya-weh!