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Southington Genealogical Society Inc.

Historic Buildings in Southington (photos from the 1930s)

The Connecticut State Library is interested in mapping the current locations of buildings from its WPA Architectural Survey from the 1930s. If you can identify the Southington buildings in the collection , please email the society (southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com) with the image number, the current street address and building information/history and we will report it to the CSL for their Historypin collection.

Southington photos:

http://tinyurl.com/cslwpasouthington

For example,images 21 and 21a are of the First Congregational Church, 37 Main St.,41.601645,-72.878047

http://cslib.cdmhost.com/cdm/search/searchterm/wpa_archsurvey_sotg021.jpg

August Meeting: Ten Hidden Resources Every Genealogist Should Know Ideas

So what did we learn from Lisa Alzo’s webinar ? Here are a few of the links mentioned.
http://www.lisaalzo.com/

Ten Hidden Resources Every Genealogist Should Know

1. Undiscovered personal and family items

http://deadfred.com
ancientfaces.com
http://www.ebay.com/
flea markets, estate sales etc.

2. Historical map collections

David Rumsey Map Collection: http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Atlas of Historical Country Boundries
http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/
Historypin.com http://www.historypin.com/
Darlington Digital Library: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/d/darlington/

3. coroner’s records
findagrave.com
billiongraves.com
Coroner Casefile Wiki

4. fraternal and social organizations records

http://data.genealogytoday.com/contents/Fraternal_Organizations.html
www.genealogytoday
Immigrant History Research Center   http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/
Balch Institute (Historical Society of Pennsylvania) http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/contents.html
Balch Online Resources http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/Balch%20resources/emigrationusa/html/body_intro_emigration_usa.html

5. old postcards and stamps

http://www.oldpostcards.com/
article:
http://polishroots.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nOfwIbPWlU0%3D&tabid=60&mid=377

6. college, univesity and public library special collections

Cornell Digital Library   http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/
National Union Catalog of Manuscript UCMUC 
http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la/
Worldcat.org http://www.worldcat.org/
Archivegrid.com
http://www.jstor.org/

7. ethnic resources
booklets, emigrant

Internet Archive http://archive.org/
Google Books http://books.google.com/

8. social media

DearMyrtle
Facebook.com
www.geneabloggers.com
https://plus.google.com/
http://www.youtube.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/
http://pinterest.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/

9. Town and County History Pictorials

http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/

10. different databases

Familysearch.org
f
indmypast.com
fold3.com
http://www.mocavo.com/karma
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
https://www.mocavo.com/
http://www.myheritage.com/

From: http://www.familytreewebinars.com/ and Lisa Alzo.

August Meeting: Ten Hidden Resources Every Genealogist Should Know

On August 27, 2013 at 7:30 pm, the Society will be showing a prerecorded webinar, “Ten Hidden Resources Every Genealogist Should Know” by Lisa Alzo with permission from Family Tree Webinars and Lisa Alzo. The webinar was originally presented on May 22, 2013.

Description: Genealogists are creatures of habit. We tend to research the familiar – using the most common, popular, or convenient databases or records. But there are plenty of other resources available – if you know where to look! In this Webinar, we’ll review ten you might be missing!

Lisa A.  Alzo. M.F.A. is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Slovak/Eastern European genealogical research, writing your family history, and using the Internet to trace female and immigrant ancestors. She is the author of nine books, including the award-winning Three Slovak Women, and hundreds of magazine articles, and writes the blog “The Accidental Genealogist.”

Connecticut State Library Collections in Ancestry.com (with a free account)

Free Connecticut State Library Collections in Ancestry.com include the following:
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
U.S. Federal Census – 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes
Connecticut, Passport and Birth Certificates, 1852-1928
Connecticut, Military Census, 1917
Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1629-1934
Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700

To access the State Library’s materials on Ancestry.com, you will need to create a free, individual account with Ancestry.com. In doing so, be aware that you may receive large amounts of e-mail from Ancestry.com unless you choose to opt out of receiving those e-mails.

http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=1851

Free Webinar: Top 21st Century Genealogy Resources – A Baker’s Dozen

Free Webinar on Wednesday, 7/24 at 2 pm:
Top 21st Century Genealogy Resources – A Baker’s Dozen
Save time and focus your research on the websites you will actually use and rely on: Find-A-Grave, Internet Archive, GenealogyBank, FamilySearch Wiki, Pinterest, Ancestry and more. Learn why you should rely on these essential tools for documenting your family online and leaving a lasting legacy for the rising generation.
http://www.familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=32

Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934 on Ancestry.com

The Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934 are now found on Ancestry.com.

Southington Cemeteries start in v. 44, image 544-end and continue in v. 45, image 1-169. The list of cemeteries are v.45,image 168  and the map on image 168.

Some cemeteries have also been transcribed and are available: http://www.hale-collection.com/hartford.htm

What is the Hale Cemetery Collection? Vital information from headstone inscriptions in over 2,000 Connecticut cemeteries from the 1930s.

from ancestry.com
Historical Background

Charles R. Hale began charting veterans’ graves in 1916 as a project for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. In the early 1930s he directed a WPA project that transcribed inscriptions on headstones for cemeteries throughout Connecticut, transcriptions that make up the records included in this database. Mr. Hale and his co-workers discovered many old burial places that had been forgotten, and in the end, transcribed headstones in more than 2,000 Connecticut cemeteries.

What You May Find in the Records

Details included in the transcriptions vary depending on what was inscribed on the stone. But they may contain some of the following information:

  • name
  • death date
  • age at death
  • birth date
  • cemetery
  • place of burial
  • place of death

Some transcriptions contain additional information that could lead to other records or indicate family relationships. These include military service, spouse’s names, children’s names, or parents’ names.

This database also includes some maps indicating cemetery locations.”

Information from the CT State Library: http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/node/3483

Southington cemeteries on findagrave.com

In advance of the Tuesday SGS meeting on findagrave.com, here is a list of Southington Cemeteries on the site. Any others?

Southington Cemeteries on Findagrave.com: 

Olde Burying Ground / Merrimam Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103562&CScn=merriman&CScntry=4&CSst=8&CScnty=305&

Quinnipiac Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103598&CScn=quinnipiac&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Saint Thomas Cemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103692&CScn=saint+thomas&CScntry=4&CSst=8&CScnty=305&

South End Cemetery / South End Burying Ground

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1959858&CScn=south+end&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Holy Trinity Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103409&CScn=holy+trinity&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Mount Vernon Cemetery / Wightman Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103493&CScn=mount+vernon&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Oak Hill Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103533&CScn=oak+hill&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Immaculate Conception Cemetery (Plantsville)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=436184&CScn=immaculate&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Wonx Spring Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103837&CScn=wonx&CScntry=4&CSst=8&

Next SGS Meeting: Findagrave.com

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This month’s meeting of the Southington Genealogical Society (SGS) on July 23, 2013  is “Findagrave.com: the Virtual Cemetery”, a presentation by SGS member Sheila Lafferty.  Attendees will learn how findagrave.com can help with their search for ancestors and how they can volunteer and contribute to the site to help others.

The SGS meeting will be held at The Orchards at Southington in their second floor community room on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm. There is no admission charge and no obligation to become a member. No reservations are necessary. The facility is handicapped accessible with an elevator.

Sheila A. Lafferty is the director of the University of Connecticut Torrington Campus Library. She regularly offers an introductory class in genealogy for students at UConn and at area adult education programs. This program is offered as a service of the University of Connect Libraries and the Torrington Campus Speakers Bureau.