Pam Vestal will present the second part of “What the Heck Does That Say? The Challenge of Difficult Handwriting” interactive workshop for our March Meeting. One of the biggest hurdles to overcome…
November 8, 2025 Meeting – Lisa Vogele – Travel Your Tree : Walking in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps
Explore the world of family history travel beyond the confines of television shows like Finding Your Roots. Discover how you can personally trace your ancestors’ paths, whether it’s visiting battlefields…
Sept 13, 2025 – Nicholas Bellantoni – Hiking the Ruins of Southern New England
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…
June 14, 2025 – Toni McKeen – Fold3
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…
February 8/ March 8, 2025 – Pam Vestal – What the Heck Does that Say? The Challenge of Difficult Handwriting Part 1 – Interactive Workshop
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…
January 11, 2025 Meeting – Member Show and Tell.
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 Coming Soon to the Southington Genealogical Society
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.,…
September 14, 2024 Meeting – Carol R. Whitmer – Putting the Gene in Genealogy
A high level introduction to DNA and how it can be used in genealogy research. This presentation goes over the basics of the topic and clarifies some of the many…
News from the Bronson Library in Waterbury
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…