Volunteer Highlight: Wendy Berlind and the Ed Laput Cemetery Project

Interested in Volunteering?  Read this volunteer’s story to learn about interesting projects you can help with. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Godfrey could not function without our dedicated volunteers.  From greeting patrons and helping them find their ancestors in our resources to adding books and documents to the Scholar+ Online Library, […]

Call for Volunteers!

If you love cemeteries, we know immediately that you’re a genealogist.  But did you know you can use that interest to help other genealogists with Connecticut roots? If you have time to share, please consider participating in the Ed Laput Cemetery Project.  Volunteers are involved in photographing and transcribing tombstones, building databases, and searching cemetery […]

Celebrating Middlefield’s 150th!

  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 […]

Volunteering at Godfrey

  Looking for a way to give back and love genealogy?            Have you ever thought about volunteering for Godfrey?      We would love your help! Here are a few of the opportunities we offer. Database builder: As a database builder, you will digitize materials or help transcribe information in spreadsheets. You may work […]