Photo courtesy of Tom Curtis

Tom Curtis, Southington Genealogy Society member, right, shares his own personal genealogy story involving his wife, Bonnie, during the April 28 program “Ten Best Reasons to Learn Your Ancestry & Ten Ways to Help You Do That.”

The Southington Genealogical Society meeting on Tuesday, April 28 will be both in person at the Southington Historical Society building and online via Zoom. New member Tom Curtis will present “Ten Best Reasons to Learn Your Ancestry & Ten Ways to Help You Do That.” Curtis will share his own genealogical love story. The building is located at 239 Main St. and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com for the Zoom link. This is open to the public. Learn more at www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org.

Curtis, a Connecticut native who recently returned home after more than 63 years of residence in the American South, will discuss amazing discoveries he has made in the last few years of researching his mostly Connecticut ancestry including a heart-warming genealogical love story, “the greatest accomplishment in the history of the human race,” and the truth that Southington’s first minister Jeremiah Curtis is great-great-great-great-uncle of US Vice President Charles Curtis from Kansas. Tom Curtis will share the genealogical techniques he used to make these discoveries in hopes attendees can use them to make their own amazing discoveries. Those who attend in person will also be able to see several genealogical items that complement the presentation.

The Southington Genealogical Society Inc., founded in 1984, is a non-profit organization located in central Connecticut that promotes the accurate recording, research and preservation of family history. The organization meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society. The website is www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org.