Date/Time
9/16/2025
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Event Registration
Event Type(s)
General Meetings
Event Description
On the Frontier: Early Migration into Western New York
Western New York was once a frontier, full of opportunity. This presentation will explore the lives of early settlers, where they came from, and why they chose this land. Come learn how the region grew—and how your ancestors might have been part of that story.
Bio - Kaitlyn Pauley is a professional genealogist and former educator, originally from Western New York and now based in West Virginia. She is a graduate of BYU-Idaho’s Family History Research Program and ProGen 66. She serves on the board of the Western New York Genealogical Society and the Virginia Genealogical Society and volunteers with the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the GRIP Genealogy Institute. Kaitlyn owns Pauley Genealogy and specializes in genealogical research in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Western New York was once a frontier, full of opportunity. This presentation will explore the lives of early settlers, where they came from, and why they chose this land. Come learn how the region grew—and how your ancestors might have been part of that story.
Bio - Kaitlyn Pauley is a professional genealogist and former educator, originally from Western New York and now based in West Virginia. She is a graduate of BYU-Idaho’s Family History Research Program and ProGen 66. She serves on the board of the Western New York Genealogical Society and the Virginia Genealogical Society and volunteers with the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the GRIP Genealogy Institute. Kaitlyn owns Pauley Genealogy and specializes in genealogical research in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Location
Setting: Hybrid
Otto A. Shults Community Center
Room: Forum- Located in the Shults Commu
Rochester, NY 14618
UNITED STATES
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Otto A. Shults Community Center
Room: Forum- Located in the Shults Commu
Rochester, NY 14618
UNITED STATES
click here for Google Maps
Contact Person
Tawnya Post
programs@nyrgs.org
programs@nyrgs.org
Details
Please register before the event to attend in-person or participate over Zoom.
Location Information:
The RGS Meeting will take place at Nazareth University and over Zoom
Nazareth Address: 4245 East Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14618
From East Ave, please enter through North Campus Drive
Parking is available through lots D, E, & F on the map
RGS Meeting will take place in building #4, Otto A. Shults Community Center
Download a PDF Campus Map for Nazareth University,
Location Information:
The RGS Meeting will take place at Nazareth University and over Zoom
Nazareth Address: 4245 East Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14618
From East Ave, please enter through North Campus Drive
Parking is available through lots D, E, & F on the map
RGS Meeting will take place in building #4, Otto A. Shults Community Center
Download a PDF Campus Map for Nazareth University,
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