Topic:  Research at Town / City Halls We will be welcoming Joe Camposeo, Town Clerk at the Manchester, CT Town Hall. Joe has been Town Clerk for many years.  According to the town’s website: “Since 1823, the Town Clerk has kept secure the vital records of more than 106,225 births, 43,835 deaths, and 41,822 marriages.” […]

Due to the coronavirus concerns, we have decided to close the library to walk-in visits effective immediately, until further notice.   However, that doesn’t mean your research has to come to a halt. We will continue to conduct research and answer your requests submitted by email, snail mail and telephone. Rest assured we will also remain […]

      Change of Topic “How to Research Early American Ancestors (17th & 18th Century)” with Al Fiacre, Chair of the Godfrey Board of Trustees We all know the story.  You’re researching your family line, proceeding backwards through time.  You’re going along great guns, using the U.S. Census, vital records, maybe Civil War records, wills – […]

  Saturday, February 01, 2020 9:30 – 11:00 am “Channeling Your Inner Columbo:  Going Beyond Vital Records to Expand Your Family Tree” with Dorena Wasik What does Columbo have to do with genealogy?  On the series, he always found a small detail – overlooked by everyone else – that solved the case.  In this presentation, […]

The Godfrey Library hosts an open meeting for those who have earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.  Meetings are typically held at the library on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 – 7:30 pm.  Come for a lively discussion on various topics of genealogical interest.  Free. Upcoming meetings will be […]

New Year’s Resolution – Get Organized! Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:30 – 11:00 am Resolve to start 2020 off right by getting your genealogy in order. This is a Work & Share session. If you have a great system for organizing your paper or digital files, share it with the rest of us! After the […]

  CORRECTION – Here is our updated schedule for the 2019 holiday season. Please note that the library will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the next two weeks. We will be closing early on Friday, December 20. THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED, SATURDAY DECEMBER 21.  Happy Holidays!  Happy New Year!

Genealogy Club Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:30 – 11:00 am  “Hidden Discoveries about Your Civil War Kin” with Clay Feeter, of Find Your Civil War Ancestor  “Your Civil War ancestors’ stories are always much deeper than the few lines about them that you might—or might not!—find in your family genealogy book,” says researcher Clay Feeter, who will give an […]

Genealogy Club  Date: Saturday, November 02, 2019 Time: 9:30 – 11:00 am Where: Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street Topic: “Doing Genealogy Research at the Mystic Seaport Museum” Speaker: Paul O’Pecko, V.P. of Research Collections & Library Dir., Mystic Seaport Museum Paul O’Pecko will be joining us to talk to us about the museum’s resources […]