The Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club will meet on Saturday, October 8, at 10:30 a.m. Following a brief business meeting, Toni McKeen will present “Visas, Passports, Alien Registrations, and How to…
CT State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized
The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that with a fifth grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the following newspaper titles have been selected to be digitized…
September 10 Meeting – Bryna O’Sullivan – In the Vault
Connecticut’s town clerks hold more than just vital records and deeds. This program discusses some of the more unusual sources found “in the vault” – and how they can help…
Mark Your Calendars – NERGC Conference
Mark Your Calendars for the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) 2023 Conference, slated for May 3-6 in Springfield, Mass. Featured speakers are Rich Venezia and Michael. D. Lacopo, DVM….
Need Help from Genealogist Experts?
ZOOM: Ancestry Allies: Virtual Genealogy Help Day July 31 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT Donation: $10.00 The Connecticut Society of Genealogists is sponsoring a collaborative event with members from seven genealogical…
April 9 Meeting – Bryna O’Sullivan – Beyond the Gravestone – Researching Death Records in Connecticut
The ever-popular Bryna O’Sullivan is back with another fascinating topic. Your ancestor’s death is part of their story. This program will introduce attendees to resources that can document a Connecticut…
May 14 Meeting – Diana Elder – Who’s Her Daddy? Testing an Ancestry DNA Thruline Hypothesis for a Female Ancestor
When no record names a father, discover how documentary records, a migration study, and DNA evidence can confirm a hypothesis in this pre-1850 case study. Diana Elder AGⓇ is a…
March 12 Meeting – Marian Wood – 1950 Census
Our March 12 meeting will feature our own Marian Wood. She will give us our first look at the 1950 census. For some of us, this newly-released census is the…
Registration for RootsTech 2022
Registration for RootsTech 2022 is now open. The conference is entirely virtual this year and will happen on March 3-5. Registration is free this year. For more information visit: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/faq
February 12 Meeting – Michael Cassara – Cemetery Crowdsourcing
Cemeteries often provide genealogists with clues that exist nowhere else. Even the most remote cemeteries have become accessible to researchers worldwide, thanks to the Internet. This talk explores the future…