www.buffalonet.org/army/rolcal is a very interesting site for upstate
searchers. Does anyone know of a similar site for other parts of NY,
such as West Point? Thanks, Nina
Family History Fair to be Held October 17
During 16th Annual New York Archives Week
New York's 15th annual Family History Fair will be held on Sunday,
October 17, 2004 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm at The Graduate Center, City
University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan. At
this free event, the public will learn how to trace their family
histories, preserve and interpret family documents, utilize archives and
libraries in and around New York, and employ computers as tools for
fa
During the period between 1835 and 1846, regiments of the
U.S. Army made several journeys, in both directions, on the
new Erie Canal across New York State. During their many stops
between Albany and Buffalo, Recruitment Adjutants
conscientiously and successfully enlisted hundreds of
unemployed men in need of money and shelter. These men
were previous construction workers on the Erie Canal,
farmers, blacksmiths, coopers and ex-soldiers.
Detailed pre-Civil War genealogy records of these enlisted soldiers ca