Author: Robin Volovski

Family lore says that Connecticut Revolutionary War veteran and East Haddam resident Benjamin Graves died at the Battle of Groton Heights. But three men named Benjamin Graves lived in East…

All archaeological ruins in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have a cultural/historical tale to tell, though most sites are on private lands and not available to the public. However, the ruins in…

An under-utilized resource, Fold3 is an online platform specializing in military records. It can be a valuable resource for genealogy and historical research in the United States, but also Canada, and the…

Are you ready to take your genealogy research to the next level? Join us for a fascinating presentation on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we discover and…

One of the biggest hurdles to overcome in genealogy is the seemingly illegible handwriting in our ancestors’ records. Whether you struggle to navigate colonial penmanship that doesn’t even look like…

The Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club will hold its next meeting at the Prospect Public Library, 17 Center Street, Prospect, and on Zoom on Saturday, January 11, at 10:30 a.m. Following…

Ancestor Road Show, hosted by the Southington Genealogical Society, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St.,…

I would like to pass along an invitation to some upcoming genealogy and local history events at the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury. The descriptions are below, and I’ve attached…