RIP NEOCAG

NEOCAG has been one of the genealogical groups that I have belonged to for several years. The acronym NEOCAG stands for Northeastern Ohio Computer Added Genealogy.

NEOCAG held its last meeting on Saturday, 08 Jun 2024 (I am using the preferred genealogical date format, in case you are wondering). NEOCAG is merging into CAGG, which is the Computer Assisted Genealogy Group. CAGG was founded first and met in the Rocky River Library on the Westside of Cleveland. NEOCAG was formed for genealogists who lived on the Eastside of Cleveland and didn’t want to make the 10 to 15 mile drive to the Westside.

One of the founders of NEOCAG was Rus Cooper, and I considered him a mentor early on in my pursuit of my family history. Near the end of his life, he moved to Rochester, New York, and that is where my daughter and her family live.

Although I never met up with Rus after he mov ed to in Rochester, I did learn from him what resources were available at the Rochester Public Library for possible research. This was important because I have many family members and ancestors who lived in New York state. And I was researching them before New York birth and marriage records were available online. And guess what, the Rochester Public Library had them on microfilm. I was able to access some important records for family members during a couple of visits with my daughter and her family.