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,
we will learn to look for those small details to find unknown family and bring
our family trees to life. There are many
useful documents to be found beyond birth, marriage, or death certificates
(BMD). They include ship arrival
records, naturalization papers, and obituaries, among many other items. Just because you think you know all the
information you need, take another look to find some valuable clues.
Dorena
Wasik has been doing Polish genealogy research for over 10 years. She has spoken at several genealogy
conferences in Poland, helping Polish genealogists to find their American
family. She is member of the Polish
American Foundation of Connecticut, heading the program “Welcome Home” that
reconnects Americans with their Polish roots.
Free to Godfrey
Premium members. $10 per session for all
others. Open to the general public. Attendees will have time after the meeting to
do research at the library.
