Rural Cemetery The goal of the Godfrey’s Ed Laput Cemetery Project is to update the Charles R. Hale cemetery collection that recorded vital information from the headstone inscriptions of approximately 2,400 Connecticut cemeteries circa 1932-1935. The Laput Project differs from FindAGrave.com in that every stone is photographed; every Hale inscription is included; information from stones […]
We know your frustration…. You’ve just found an ancestor’s record – but you can’t read it! What do you do now? French Manuscript If you can read the handwriting well enough, you can try typing the information into Google Translate and hope for a good result. You can also try using a foreign word list […]
French manuscript Ever wonder what books the Godfrey has on French Canada? You can see the complete list here: French-Canadian Resources at the Godfrey
Most genealogists start by reviewing the same set of records, no matter what country they are researching: census, vital and church records, land records, probate files, military records, newspapers, and city directories. For French Canada, census records, military records, newspapers, and city directories may be online. But how do you find land and probate records? […]
“Gazetteer” is an unfamiliar word to most researchers, but it can be a huge help in your research. Columbia Gazetteer Also known as “geographical encyclopedia,” a gazetteer provides detailed information about a place. This includes current and former names, the boundaries, major geographical features, and more. Why would you want to use a Gazetteer? Often […]
Canadian Maple Leaf Bonjour à tous! We’re getting ready for our May 7 Genealogy Club meeting by delving into French-Canadian records. If you’ve never researched your Canadian ancestors and want to be ready for the meeting, the census is a great place to start. Begin by visiting the Library and Archives Canada site. Canada began […]
With obituaries that provide date of death, social columns that track vacations, and more, newspapers can be a valuable resource – but how do you locate them? If your ancestor was from the Middletown area, Godfrey may have the resources you need at the ready. Middletown’s Penny Press covered the area in the late 19th […]
Thanks to Al for today’s guest post… Don’t forget you can order deeds on microfilm directly from the Family History Library. Where to Find Real Estate Deeds The first two installments of this series discussed various uses of real estate deeds in genealogical research. This installment will discuss where the researcher can find real […]
Spring has sprung… and so has research season. Are you working on your Mayflower research yet? If so, we have resources that can help. Check out our finding aid!
Thanks to the DAR and SAR for a great Saturday! If you haven’t already, check out the photos from our open house on our Facebook page. Did an open house visit get you ready to research your Revolutionary War ancestors? Check out the following finding aids to discover books in our collection that can help: […]
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