Next BIGS MEETING DATES:
- October 16, 2010 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
- November 13, 2010 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
- in 2011
- January15, 2011 - Saturday, 6:00-7:00 PM Meeting followed by 11th Annual "Gathering of the Clans" in Claddagh Room
- February 5, 2011 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
- April 16, 2011 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
- July 19, 2011 - Tuesday @ 6:00 PM
- October 15, 2011 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
- November 12, 2011 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
BIGS was established in 1997 to concentrate all of our members' resources & publications and to maintain a list of these items, thereby establishing a wealth of information that will be available to all of us and obtainable via friendly inter-member networking.
We currently have 125 active members who are enjoying our network. Your are cordially invited to join us and take full advantage of all our resources. As a highly respected non-profit orginization, all membership fees, and donations, are tax deductable.
* Membership Application - To Print off a Membership Application for BIGS in Adobe PDF format click here or for Word Document format click here. and mail it to BIGS, 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo NY 14220. Make checks payable to "BIGS". Note new annual APRIL 1st renewal date. If you can't print it just write the requested info on a sheet of paper and mail it in. To print it from Word Document, save it first to your hard drive and then open it in Microsoft Word or similar word processing software and print it. NOTE: It is not necessary to be a member of BIGS in order to attend a meeting here in Buffalo, NY. If you are looking for help, please be sure to bring all the family information you have. Newcomers are most welcome!
Resouces:
- 245 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY 14220 Phone: (716) 662-1164
- For Appointments Contact: Donna Shine Dmshine @ aol.com (716) 662-1164
- Library hours and Listing of Library's Genealogical Resources click here.
- Sons of Erin Indexing Project click here.
- Holy Cross Cemetery Microfilm Records to Digitized Images Project click here.
- Holy Cross Cemetery Record Indexing Project click here.
- A sample of the Library’s Local History File has been placed on Flickr. The Local History File, located in the Grosvenor Room at the Central Library, is the B&ECPL's most comprehensive resource on Buffalo's history. It consists of index cards with citations to articles and books about Buffalo and Erie County topics. The Richardson Olmsted Complex is featured in the pilot project.
- The project can be accessed through the following links: Western New York Legacy: click here Flickr: click here
- The Library welcomes your feedback and invites you to enhance the project’s images by adding comments and tags.
- Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14202 Point of contact for the Grosvenor Room is R. Konig at konigr @ buffalolib . org
BIGS Meeting Minutes: click here.
BIGS Officers: click here.
BIGS Member Family History links: click here.
BIGS Member Queries click here.
BIGS Surname List click here.
BIGS Member Stories of Buffalo's Irish First Ward click here.
BIGS Deceased Member Memorial Page click here.
2010 Gathering of the Clans - the rest of the story: click here.
Want to participate in the St Patrick's Day Parade?: click here.
Various On-line Resource Recommendations: click here.
Other Genealogical and Buffalo Irish Links:
