Where can you find help understanding the abbreviations on a military headstone? For example, what does “Regt.” mean? Military Headstone The National Cemetery Administration has made it easy. Its website (part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) includes a list of abbreviations commonly used on government-furnished headstones and markers. The abbreviations include branch of […]
Ever wonder about the artwork, symbols, or decorations on your ancestor’s gravestone? What do they mean? Check out our Facebook post today for some ideas. Gravestone with Carvings
Rural Cemetery Have you heard the name “Hale” while doing Connecticut research and don’t know what it means? Named for Charles R. Hale, the Hale Collection was created through the federal W.P.A. between 1932 and 1935. It includes headstone transcriptions for approximately 2,400 Connecticut cemeteries. Since many headstones not have survived years of rough winter […]
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 […]
Have you ever wondered how to locate an ancestor’s tombstone? There are online resources that can help. Old Tombstone Join us June 20 from 6-8 pm for an Internet Genealogy Group session on online resources for locating cemetery records. Internet Genealogy Group is free for Premium members; $15 for all others. Please pre-register by calling […]
Cemetery records can be a valuable resource for building your family tree. gravestone This gravestone, for example, includes not only the ancestor’s information, but also whom she married. So how do you locate gravestones, plot records, and other cemetery information? Join us on June 4 at 9:30 a.m. for a Genealogy Club meeting on cemetery […]
Separated from Middletown in 1866, Middlefield is celebrating its 150th this year by acknowledging its history! Did you have Middlefield, CT heritage? Godfrey Library can be a great place to start… We have a number of books about Middlefield’s past, including cemetery inscriptions, collections of historic photos and more. Middlefield’s cemeteries have […]
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