Programs and Group Classes: Past Programs

  • Great-Grandmother’s Roots: Tracing Your Female Ancestors. Russell Library (Middletown, CT). Virtual, 3/27/2023.
  • Help! My records are not in English. Virtual Genealogical Association. Virtual, 3/11/2023.
  • Maiden Names and Dower Rights: Documenting your Female Ancestors. Durham Public Library. Virtual, 2/27/2023.
  • 10 Common Lineage Society Application Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them. Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Virtual, 1/17/2023.
  • Two if By Sea: The Sea and The American Revolution. Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree Extension Service. Virtual, 12/3/2022.
  • Getting Started with Connecticut Genealogy. Connecticut Ancestry Society. Virtual, 11/19/2022.
  • Navigate the Websites of the Revolutionary War Lineage Societies. Virtual Genealogical Association. Virtual, 11/13/2022.
  • Trace Your Revolutionary Ancestors. Main Line Genealogy Club (PA). Virtual, 11/10/2022.
  • Researching Your Mayflower Ancestors. Waterford Public Library (Waterford, CT). Virtual, 11/8/2022.
  • The American Revolution Beyond the US: French Canadian Patriots. Southern California Genealogy Society. Jamboree Recorded Library, 08/27-10/31/2022
  • Who’s Lived in Your House? New Haven Free Public Library (New Haven, CT). Virtual, 10/22/2022.
  • Cross the Pond. Waterford Public Library (Waterford, CT). Virtual, 10/20/2022.
  • Trace Your Connecticut Revolutionary Roots. Genealogy Club of Newtown (CT). Virtual, 10/12/2022.
  • Documenting Birth, Marriage, and Death. Southbury Public Library (Southbury, CT). Virtual, 10/11/2022.
  • Can I use DNA to join? Minnesota Genealogical Society North Star Conference. Virtual, 10/8/2022.
  • Who’s Lived in Your House? New Britain Public Library. Virtual, 9/14/2022 and 9/28/2022.
  • Tracing an African American Patriot in Connecticut: Pvt. Philemon Freeman. Osher Lunch and Learn, Tufts University. Virtual, 9/14/2022.
  • In the Vault. Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club, Prospect, CT. Virtual, 9/10/2022.
  • Who’s Lived in Your House? Russell Library, Middletown, CT. Virtual, 8/22/2022.
  • Cradle to Grave: Documenting Birth, Death, and Marriage in Your Family Search. Windsor Public Library, Windsor, CT. Virtual, 8/8/2022.
  • Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors. Lake County OH Genealogical Society. Virtual, 7/28/2022.
  • Genealogy Class Part II: US Census Records. New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT. Virtual, 6/15/2022
  • Genealogy Class Part I: Learning to use FamilySearch. New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT. Virtual, 6/8/2022.
  • The Revolutionary War Lineage Societies. Soule Branch, Onondaga County Public Libraries. Virtual, 5/20/2022.
  • Trace Your Revolutionary Roots. The Genealogical Society of New Jersey. Virtual, 5/18/2022.
  • Who’s Lived in Your House? Kent Memorial Library (Suffield, CT). Virtual, 5/5/2022.
  • An Introduction to the Connecticut State Library Website. Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants. Virtual, 4/28/2022.
  • Exploring Genealogical Translation: A Round Table Discussion. American Translators Association. Virtual, 4/26/2022.
  • Genealogy Basics: The US Census. Southington Public Library (Southington, CT). Virtual, 4/19/2022.
  • Beyond the Gravestone: Researching Death Records in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club (Prospect, CT). Virtual, 4/9/2022.
  • Genealogy Basics: FamilySearch. Waterford Public Library (Waterford, CT). Virtual, 3/12/2022.
  • Connecticut Research: The Basics. Welles-Turner Memorial Library (Glastonbury, CT). Virtual, 3/7/2022.
  • Black History Month Program, research support. Suffield Historical Society (Suffield, CT). Virtual, 2/2022.
  • Middletown Roots in the Time of the Revolution. Russell Library (Middletown, CT). Virtual, 2/7/2022.
  • 10 Common Lineage Society Application Mistakes. Minnesota Genealogical Society. Virtual, 2/2/2022.
  • Connecticut Land Records. New Canaan Library (New Canaan, CT). Virtual, 1/19/2022.
  • Cradle to the Grave. New Canaan Library (New Canaan, CT). Virtual, 1/12/2022.
  • Genealogy Basics: Intro to FamilySearch. James Blackstone Memorial Library, (Branford, CT). Virtual, 1/8/2022.
  • Your Pilgrim Roots. Durham Public Library (Durham, CT). Virtual, 11/18/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: The U.S. Census. Windsor Public Library (Windsor, CT). Hybrid, class, 11/8/2021.
  • Intro To Online Genealogy Resources. Essex Library Association (Essex,CT). Hybrid, class, 10/9/2021, 10/23/2021, 11/6/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: FamilySearch. MILE (Middletown, CT). Virtual, class, 11/2/2021.
  • Beyond the Gravestone: Researching Death Records in Connecticut. Russell Library (Middletown, CT). Virtual, webinar, 10/27/2021.
  • I Know There’s A Will, But Where Is It? Genealogy Club of Newtown (Newtown, CT). Virtual, webinar, 10/13/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: Introduction to FamilySearch. Waterford Public Library (Waterford, CT). Virtual, webinar, 10/2/2021.
  • Navigating French Language Records When You Only Read English. North Star Conference, Minnesota Genealogical Society. Virtual, conference, 10/1/2021.
  • The Revolutionary War Lineage Societies. Wheaton Public Library (Wheaton, IL). Virtual, webinar, 9/25/2021.
  • Trace Your Connecticut Revolutionary Roots. Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club (CT). Virtual, 9/11/2021.
  • Discover the Digital Collections of the Library of Congress and National Archives. Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, NH. Virtual, 8/19/2021.
  • Using DNA for More than Ethnicity. Luxembourg American Cultural Society, Cultural Conference “What’s DNA Got to Do With It?”. Virtual + prerecorded, 8/13/2021.
  • Cradle to Grave: Documenting Birth, Death, and Marriage in Your Family Search. Durham Public Library, Durham, CT. Virtual, 7/15/2021.
  • Cradle to Grave: Documenting Birth, Death, and Marriage in Your Family Search. Durham Public Library, Durham, CT. Virtual, 6/23/2021.
  • House History Part I + II, Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield, CT. Virtual, 6/16 + 6/17/2021.
  • Luxembourger – Not German. Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Virtual, 6/15/2021.
  • House History Part II: Who’s Lived in Your House? Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven, CT. Virtual, 6/9/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: The U.S. Census. Wells-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury, CT. Virtual, 6/3/2021.
  • House History Part I: Accessing Connecticut Land Records. Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven, CT. Virtual, 5/12/2021.
  • House History Part II: Who’s Lived in Your House? James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, CT. Virtual, 4/29/2021.
  • Trace an African American Patriot from Connecticut. New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven, CT. Virtual, 4/27/2021.
  • House History Part II: Who’s Lived in Your House? Wethersfield Public Library, Wethersfield, CT. Virtual, 4/26/2021.
  • Trace Your Revolutionary Roots. Western New York Genealogical Society. Virtual, 4/24/2021.
  • House History Part I: Accessing Connecticut Land Records. James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, CT. Virtual, 4/22/2021.
  • Navigate the Websites of the Revolutionary War Lineage Societies. Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Tufts University, MA. Virtual, 2 sessions, ending 4/14/2021.
  • House History Part I: Accessing Land Records. Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT. Virtual, 4/12/2021.
  • Discover The Connecticut State Library’s Online Resources. Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club, CT. Virtual, 4/10/2021.
  • Introduction to Genealogy. Colchester Senior Center, Colchester, CT. Virtual, 4 sessions, ending 4/8/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: the U.S. Census. Scoville Memorial Library,Salisbury, CT. Virtual, 4/3/2021.
  • Introduction to Civil War Genealogy. Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Tufts University, MA. Virtual, 2 sessions, ending 3/31/2021.
  • Trace Your Connecticut Revolutionary Roots. Lucy Robbins Wells Library, Newington, CT. Virtual, 3/29/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: FamilySearch. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, Berlin, CT. Virtual, 3/15/2021.
  • Introduction to Irish Genealogy. E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, Madison, CT. Virtual, 3/10/2021.
  • Introduction to FamilySearch. Lapham Community Center, New Canaan, CT. Virtual, 3/10/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: the U.S. Census. Darien Senior Center, Darien, CT. Virtual, 3/4/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: the U.S. Census. Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, CT. Virtual, 2/24/2021.
  • Tracing an African American Patriot in Connecticut (Case Study). Russell Library, Middletown, CT. Virtual, 2/18/2021.
  • Tracing Your Connecticut Revolutionary Ancestors. Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury, CT, Virtual, 2/11/2021.
  • Connecticut House History. Southern Connecticut Ancestry Network, Hamden, CT, Virtual, 2/9/2021.
  • Genealogy Basics: FamilySearch. Wells-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury, CT, Virtual, 2/2/2021.