Join us for a presentation by Nora Galvin, C.G. DNA: You Took the Test, Now What? Saturday, May 4 9:30-10:30 So you’ve swabbed or spit in the tube, and the results are in. You now “know” you’re 35% fill-in-the-nationality, and you have a thousand new cousins. Okay … but how do you make sense of […]
March coming in like a lion
Egad, another snow day! We have had to reschedule the Irish genealogy program we had planned for March 3rd. Luckily for us, Kathy Gallagher is available on Saturday, March 16th to present her popular program. I’ll be right there with you, taking notes–I sorely need some hints as to how to make headway on my […]
Register for Genealogy Club in 2015
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, […]
How Do I Write My Family History?
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 […]
Check Out the Genealogy Club!
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 […]
Upcoming Event: Using Cemetery Records to Help Your Genealogy Research
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 […]
Upcoming Event: Genealogy Club on French-Canadian Research
If your family descends from French-Canadians and you’ve been struggling to locate records, you’re in luck! On May 7, the Godfrey Genealogy Club will welcome Maryanne LeGrow, president of the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut. Maryanne will discuss the types of records available for French-Canadian research; how they differ from American records; what challenges you […]
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