It’s always good to start with what you know and the Godfrey certainly knows Connecticut! Being located in the quasi central city of Middletown and having a list of contacts from all over the state, the Godfrey has had the opportunity to add many Connecticut based works to our print and digital collection. You might […]
For those of you who do not know, the first Saturday of the month from 9:30 to 10:30 AM the Godfrey Library Genealogy Club meets at the library to talk about their findings, methods, and listen to presentations put on by members and visiting speakers. The past few months have been particularly exciting, with Executive […]
One of the Godfrey’s most valuable resources is the data collected by board member Ed Laput and his small army of volunteers in Ed’s quest to update and improve the Hale Cemetery Inscription Collection. The Ed Laput Cemetery Project, as it is called, currently contains data from over 700 Connecticut cemeteries, with more being added […]
In celebration of the Godfrey staff and volunteers being well on their way to adding much of the content from Middletown’s Church of the Holy Trinity records as searchable content in our online database, we’d like to share with you an article written by the Godfrey’s own Dianne Day Reid. Finding Your Ancestors in Church […]
Welcome! After a respite, we are happy to announce that we are rejuvenating the Godfrey blog presence. We will be posting news, announcements and happenings, both here at Godfrey and in the larger genealogical community. We will continue to send out announcements via email (Constant Contact) as well. You can find us on Facebook, too, […]
Topic: Tracing & Documenting Your Ancestry for the Mayflower Society When and Where: 9:30 a.m. at the Godfrey Library Established in 1896, The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut is a hereditary society dedicated to preserving and recording its Mayflower ancestors and promoting Mayflower Pilgrim history and ideals. Are you interested in […]
The library will be closed Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2, 2017. We will reopen with normal hours (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) on Tuesday, January 3.
Topic: Immigrant Ancestors – Special Interest Group When and Where: Friday, December 16, 2016 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Join us for an informal research session focused on skills for genealogists seeking ancestors in their countries of origin. Coordinators for this session have experience with finding ship manifests, naturalization documents, and vital records from other countries. This […]
Topic: Searching for Ancestors “Off the Grid” When and Where: 9:30 a.m. at the Godfrey Library Having trouble finding an ancestor who disappeared? Many of our research requests come from people seeking information about a family member who left the family and whose whereabouts were unknown, or someone whom the family never talked about. Why […]
The library will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2106 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, November 29.
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