Did you know that a Godfrey membership can help with accessing Connecticut vital records? Under the Connecticut State Statutes, a member of an approved genealogical society is permitted to take notes on and purchase a certified copy of all vital records. The statute reads as follows: Sec. 7-51a. Copies of vital records. Access to […]
We did it! We now have 1000 digitized books on Godfrey Scholar+! Over the last year we’ve added: 293 Biographies 132 volumes of original Funeral Home Records from 1882 to 1980 including records from the Hallahan Funeral Home featured in the movie A Haunting in Connecticut 234 Genealogies 146 volumes pertaining to the Revolutionary, Civil […]
Last week we added all sorts of incredible works to the Scholar. Among the searchable books added are state and local histories, genealogies, biographies, and vital records from several Connecticut town. We also added two record books from the Cromwell First Congregational Church and two sets of funeral home records, the first from New Britain’s […]
We’ve added quite a variety of new works to the Scholar this week. Genealogies, Biographies, State and Local Histories, Vital Records, Funeral and Cemetery Records, and even a new Directory: just about a little bit of everything! Of particular note is a volume of internment records from Middletown Connecticut’s Indian Hill Cemetery and 6 Volumes […]
At long last every book on the Godfrey Scholar, with the exception of a few miscellaneous volumes, is available in our Page Viewer and completely searchable! No more loading immense pdfs and no more painstakingly searching through every book on the off chance it mentions the person you are looking for! As an aside note […]
These past six months Godfrey staff and volunteers have been busy bringing all sorts of new content to the Godfrey Scholar. Updates have gotten so frequent that we’ve decided the best way to let people know is through weekly posts on Genealogy from the Godfrey and the Godfrey Facebook page! Welcome to the first installment […]
Wondering how to locate your Quebec ancestor’s birth, death, or marriage record? French Manuscript Quebec used church records as substitutes for birth, death, and marriage records until the 20th century. Many have been digitized and are now online. Library sign on Newfield Street Join us for Internet Genealogy Group on May 16 from 6-8 pm […]
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