If you have ever been curious about what jobs your ancestors had in order to help pay the bills, then this lecture at Ridgewood’s Onderdonk House this weekend is perfect for you.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society (GRHS) has invited Anthony Laurino to the Onderdonk House, located at 1820 Flushing Ave., to discuss “Researching Your Ancestors’ Occupations — Late 19th Century to the 1940’s” starting at 2 p.m.
The lecture aims to shed a light on the professions of Ridgewood’s historic residents. So if your family is a part of the neighborhood’s history, and you are curious as to what your great-grandfather or great-grandmother did for a living, you may find the answers at this lecture.
Laurino is a graduate of University of Florida and St. Francis College, Brooklyn and has been lecturing since 2007 to bring his lifelong love of history and genealogy research to the public.
Since the early 1990s, the GRHS has been very active in genealogy research. GRHS has maintained a genealogy resource room that concentrates on the immigrant populations that came into the greater Ridgewood area. Administered by George Miller, GRHS’s historian, the resource room has a treasure-trove of city directories, Census Indexes, selected church records, and over 200,000 vital card records on individuals. With the addition of Wi-Fi at the Onderdonk House, web research is also possible.
After the lecture, visitors can get a behind-the-scenes peek at the GRHS’s genealogy resource room.
Admission to the lecture is $5 for adults, while GRHS members, active service members, and veterans are free, and includes entrance to the Onderdonk House, grounds and current exhibits.
This event is funded in part from public service grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York, supported by Council members, Antonio Reynoso and Elizabeth Crowley, and by members of the GRHS.
