- HELPING YOU DISCOVER YOUR ANCESTORS -
The practice of genealogy - researching one’s ancestors and family tree - has exploded. Genealogy, also known as family history, is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members. The results are often displayed in charts or written as narratives.
At the Hammond Historical Museum, we love genealogy for many reasons. One is the curiosity about our ancestors - who were they, what were they like, what experiences did they live through. Our love of history is part of the reason we care about genealogy as well. The desire to solve mysteries and wanting our children and grandchildren to know and recognize the individuals over the centuries whose lives helped make us who we are today - this is a huge part of our passion for genealogy.
Here are 20 reason why you should understand and write your family history! Here are just a few more reason WHY genealogy matters. Let our Historical Society and Town Historian help you get started today.
At the Hammond Historical Museum, we love genealogy for many reasons. One is the curiosity about our ancestors - who were they, what were they like, what experiences did they live through. Our love of history is part of the reason we care about genealogy as well. The desire to solve mysteries and wanting our children and grandchildren to know and recognize the individuals over the centuries whose lives helped make us who we are today - this is a huge part of our passion for genealogy.
Here are 20 reason why you should understand and write your family history! Here are just a few more reason WHY genealogy matters. Let our Historical Society and Town Historian help you get started today.
- RESOURCES -
| FAMILY TREE INDEX | Hammond, New York |
- Hammond Free Library System ~ You can enjoy free access to Ancestry.com while you are there! At your own computer you might have 30 days free trial and then you will be paying about $35 per month.
- Family Search ~ familysearch.org
- North Country Library System ~ ncls.org
- New York State Historic Newspapers ~ nyshistoricnewspapers.org
- Genealogy.com ~ genealogy.com
- Ancestry.com ~ Ancestry.com Hammond Museum will soon be subscribing to this valuable site & making it available to the public. GOOD NEWS in 2020!! The museum will be getting a subscription to Ancestry.com very soon so you can come to the museum to use our computers as well as access our files!!
- Find a Grave ~ findagrave.com
