ZOOM Genealogy Club - Saturday, March 19, 2022

  

Stephen P. Morse on the 1950 Census

1:30 pm (EST)

The moment we've been waiting for is soon upon us -- the release of the 1950 Census!

Our speaker this month is Stephen P. Morse, well-known among genealogists for the search tools on his One-Step Webpages.

When the 1950 census is released in April, it will not have a name index. So finding people in the census will involve searching by location instead.  Even when a name index becomes available, there will still be many reasons for doing locational searches.

Because the census is organized by Enumeration Districts (EDs), the location needs to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed. The One-Step website contains numerous tools for obtaining EDs. This talk will present the various tools and show circumstances in which each can be used.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org

If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/home) and send to Godfrey Memorial Library. Then register using the above email.

Please register by 4:00 pm Friday, March 18.

ZOOM Genealogy Club - Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022

 

Nick Bellantoni on Connecticut Crypts 

1:30 pm (EST)

We will welcome Nick Bellantoni, the former Connecticut State Archaeologist.  Nick has been called in several times to help out in cases where crypts have been vandalized.  He uses his experience and expertise in recognizing and aging human bones to return the remains to their proper burial locations.  His book is a fascinating read, and his presentations are as entertaining as they are informational.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org

If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/home) and send to Godfrey Memorial Library. Then register using the above email.

Please register by 4:00 pm Friday, February 18.

Link to Nick's book on Amazon:  "And So The Tomb Remained"

 

 Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 -- We will be opening one hour late this morning, at 10:00am. Watch out for ice!

 

 Due to predicted icy conditions, we will be closing today, February 4, 2022 at noon. We will be open tomorrow, 9:00am-4:00pm.

 

ZOOM Genealogy Club - Saturday, January 15, 2022

Saturday, January 15, 2022
1:30 pm (EST)

On Saturday, January 15, Carol Ansel will do a presentation on Getting the Most Out of the Godfrey Scholar Databases.  

• There may be resources on the Scholar that you aren’t even aware of – what's been added recently?

• What's the difference between browsing and searching?
  

• How to know which data have been run through OCR and are thus searchable?

• What commercial databases do you have free access to via the Scholar?

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org

If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (send to Godfrey Memorial Library). Then register using the above email.

Please register by 4:00 pm Friday, January 14.

 We are closed today, Friday January 7th 2022, due to the snow.

ZOOM Genealogy Club - Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021

Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors

Saturday, November 20, 2021

1:30 PM EST

Al Fiacre will present “Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors.”

He will cover the types of resources best suited to finding out about your ancestors' move to this country. Different time periods call for different types of resources, which Al will demonstrate.

Al is Chair of the Godfrey Board.  In 2018, he was the winner of the National Genealogical Society’s competition: “Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book.” He also was the winner of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists Certificate of Achievement for the best genealogy in 2019. Al earned his Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2016.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org

If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (send to Godfrey Memorial Library). Then register using the above email.

Please register by 4:00 pm Friday, November 19.