We’ve added quite a variety of new works to the Scholar this week. Genealogies, Biographies, State and Local Histories, Vital Records, Funeral and Cemetery Records, and even a new Directory: just about a little bit of everything! Of particular note is a volume of internment records from Middletown Connecticut’s Indian Hill Cemetery and 6 Volumes […]
The cooler weather is certainly letting us know that this year will come to a close in just a few short months. It is just about time to think about signing up for membership to the Godfrey Genealogy club in 2015! 2014 was a fantastic year for the club, full of incredible presenters and presentations, […]
Last week was yet another hectic week at the Godfrey! With getting ready for tomorrow’s Irish Genealogy Luncheon, preparing for the annual appeal, and fixing computer problems there was never a slow moment. This new batch of genealogies and biographies finishes up the D and E sections and gets a good way into the Fs. […]
Before the advent of the digital document recording and storage techniques we have today many institutions turned to microform to help condense and preserve their collections. Microform, miniature photographs or micro-reproductions, contained on either film or paper were more cost effective to produce than traditional books and took up far less storage space. Libraries and […]
Forgive the late posting, but it’s been a busy weekend! With more books being added to the Scholar all the time as well as preparing for the first of what we hope will be a series of luncheon presentations, and getting ready for the annual appeal, it’s been a hectic time at the Godfrey! This […]
So you’ve spent countless hours researching your family history. You have binders full of notes that contain everything you would ever want to know about your ancestors. What’s the next step? Surely you’ll want to share this research with others, may they be members of your family or fellow genealogists. If so, why not consider […]
It’s been a busy week at the library! We’re doing out best to keep adding as many new books to the Scholar as possible while updating our existing content to meet our ever increasing quality standards. You may have noticed a few church records no longer have their indexes available, but don’t worry! We’re making […]
Do you have Irish ancestors? If so you probably know just how difficult and confusing researching those ancestors can be. Researching your Irish family roots is a challenge all its own due to the limited records and difficulty in locating those records. And that’s why the Godfrey would like to invite you to our Irish […]
We apologize for the delay in posting this previous week: computer issues caused an unfortunate, but thankfully temporary, roadblock. So, last week we added a selection of exciting new genealogies and biographies to the Scholar+ Digital Library, including the autobiography of businessman and entertainer extraordinaire P.T. Barnum! We’ve gotten through the backlogged Bs and are […]
This week we are proud to announce that the Godfrey Scholar has hit the 500 book mark! This includes printed and handwritten works, but not the 226 volumes of the American Genealogical-Biographical Index. There have been a lot of technical setbacks along the way so we are very excited to have reached such an important […]
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