The War of 1812 … You probably have heard the name, but do you know anything about the conflict? The War of 1812 is one of America’s forgotten wars. Fought between the British and the newly formed United States, the war pitted family member against family member in debates over the role of the federal […]
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 […]
So you’ve checked the Godfrey Scholar and still haven’t located a history of your ancestor’s Civil War regiment. Where else can you go to find out where he served? Veteran’s Tombstone Go to https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm. Scroll down and then click on “Regiments.” Fill in as much information as you know, and click search. Your results should […]
What can a gravestone tell you about an ancestor’s military service? As it turns out, quite a lot. It might tell you where your ancestor served, when, and with whom. Enjoy the below video to get some ideas about how gravestones can help you research your veteran ancestor. click on button
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
You know your ancestors went to church or school in Middletown, but you don’t know which one. How do you find their records? A Summer Concert at Middletown’s Long Hill Estate Middletown was once much larger and included parts of several other towns. Cromwell, north of Middletown, was founded as part of the Mattabesset settlement […]
Are you cleaning out your bookshelves? Donate your unwanted books to the Godfrey Library! The Godfrey Memorial Library gladly accepts donations of genealogy-related books. If we don’t have a place for a book on our shelves, it may be included in our online book sale that helps support the Godfrey’s continued operation. We have more […]
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 […]
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 […]
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