Date/Time
20-Oct-2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Event Type(s)
Technology Interest Group
Event Description
For the October TIG meeting, we welcom back Michelle Spencer. Her presentation will be Hidden New York: Breaking Brick Walls with CRIS.
New York’s Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) holds more than 1.5 million pages of National and State Register nominations, yet it remains largely untapped by genealogists. For Rochester researchers, these records capture the city’s neighborhoods, industries, institutions, and families during periods of rapid growth and change.
In this session, you’ll learn how to navigate CRIS to uncover ancestors embedded in historic properties, businesses, and communities. By using Rochester-based examples, this presentation demonstrates how CRIS records reveal occupations, migration patterns, and neighborhood context—often providing the missing evidence needed to break through stubborn research brick walls.
This meeting is free for members of the Rochester Genealogical Society. Registration will open soon.
New York’s Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) holds more than 1.5 million pages of National and State Register nominations, yet it remains largely untapped by genealogists. For Rochester researchers, these records capture the city’s neighborhoods, industries, institutions, and families during periods of rapid growth and change.
In this session, you’ll learn how to navigate CRIS to uncover ancestors embedded in historic properties, businesses, and communities. By using Rochester-based examples, this presentation demonstrates how CRIS records reveal occupations, migration patterns, and neighborhood context—often providing the missing evidence needed to break through stubborn research brick walls.
This meeting is free for members of the Rochester Genealogical Society. Registration will open soon.
Location
Setting: Live Virtual
Zoom
Zoom
Contact Person
Bill Moore
tech@nyrgs.org
tech@nyrgs.org
Details
Michelle L. Spencer, owner of RomaMaryGrace, is a specialist in family business research, small towns, and historic preservation. With more than 30 years of experience, she has lectured at major genealogical institutions and the WWI Museum & Memorial. She has co-authored over 60 National Register of Historic Places nominations, and her work has appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? and Finding Your Roots. Find her at romamarygrace.com or on YouTube @romamarygrace1909.
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