Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…