SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On the third floor of Central Library in Downtown Syracuse sits a hidden gem: a network of CNY history with people able to trace family origins.
“We have family histories, we have books dealing with the Mayflower and the Revolutionary War, which is especially important this year with the 250th,” said Kate Kisselstein, a Librarian of Local History and Genealogy.
Everything from the city directories to newspapers dating back to the 1800s on microfilm sits in one area. Kisselstein knows how easy it is to trace families firsthand…