Hart Island has been a well-kept secret with restricted access for decades. She will shed light on this potter’s field where over 1 million bodies are buried, give you a…
April 13, 2024 Meeting – Updated! – Lynn Mallery – Fire Insurance Maps
Our original speaker, Jeanette Sheliga, will not be able to be with us on Saturday, April 13. Rather than cancelling the meeting, we are going to try something new. We…
October 12, 2024 Meeting – Katherine R. Willson – Tips and Sources for Location Ancestral Photos Online & Offline
This one hour presentation (with a handout) discusses online and offline sources for finding ancestral photos, tips and effectively searching for them on a variety of websites, methods for locating…
March 9, 2024 Meeting – Dorena Wasik – Nonvital Records – More Vital Than You Think
Birth, marriage, death records—the vital records that are the backbone of genealogical research, so why do we care about non-vital records? Non-vital records are a treasure trove of detail, providing…
November 9, 2024 Meeting – Bryna O’Sullivan – Decoding French Civil Registration
If your ancestor lived in regions once part of the French Empire, their records may be in French. Learn how to navigate their civil registration of births, deaths, and marriages….
February 10, 2024 Meeting – Brian Rhinehart – Navigating the Records from the War of 1812
From bounty land to pensions, there are no shortage of genealogical records for soldiers from The War of 1812. Learn why these records were created, how to make sense of…
January 13 Meeting – Member Show and Tell
Our January 13 meeting will be the annual Member Show and Tell. If you have an interesting artifact or digital item that you have found in your research, please tell…
November 11 Meeting – Bryna O’Sullivan – DNA for More than Ethnicity
The Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club will meet at the Prospect Public Library, 17 Center Street, Prospect, and on Zoom on Saturday, November 11, at 10:30 a.m. Following a brief business…
December 9, 2023 – Members Only Holiday Party
The Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club holiday party will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023. It is open to members and their immediate family only and will be in celebration…