GENEALOGY CLUB
October 05, Sat
9:30
- 11:00 am
“Using the
Connecticut State Library’s Website for Genealogy”
with Bryna
O’Sullivan
Sponsored
by Wadsworth Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
The
Connecticut State Library (231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT) has an extensive
online collection of materials useful to genealogists and family
historians. Bryna O’Sullivan will
discuss how to navigate the website and search its digital resources, including
newspapers, genealogy indexes (e.g., probate records), vital records indexes
(e.g., marriages, deaths), databases (e.g., Fold3), aerial photos, court
records, legislative histories, portraits, and so much more.
Free to Godfrey
Premium members. $10 per session for all
others. Open to the general public. Attendees will have time after the presentation
to do research at the library.