Genealogy in the Mobile World: Digging Up Your Roots with an iPad (tablet) or smartphone.

Learn to research your past family history using today’s mobile technology. Discover how mobile devices like iPads (tablets) and smartphones can be used in researching your family tree at the next SGS meeting. Sheila Lafferty will share how apps, podcasts and other mobile friendly websites on an iPad can enhance your genealogy research and allow you to explore your family history on the go. A limited number of iPad minis will be available for use during the presentation. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tablets and smartphones. WiFi will be available.

The SGS meeting will be held at The Orchards at Southington in their second floor community room on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 7:30 pm.  The presentation is free and open to the public.  No reservations are required and there is no obligation to become a member.  The facility is handicapped accessible with an elevator.

Free webinar about  inexpensive Genealogy.  Become a frugal genealogist.  Learn the money saving methods of performing genealogical research.

On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 the Southington Genealogical Society will present a webinar, 7 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists with permission from Legacy Family Tree Webinars and author Thomas MacEntee.  The webinar was originally presented on April 2, 2014.  The meeting will be held at The Orchards at Southington in their second floor community room 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.

Thomas MacEntee is a genealogy blogger and webinar author.  After 25 years in the technology industry he has brought his skill to the field of genealogy.  Thomas enjoys helping other genealogists succeed, whether it is with their own research or building their own careers in the field.  He is a member of GeneaBloggers and his website is High-Definition Genealogy.

Legacy Family Tree is a maker and distributor of genealogy software for Windows.  In addition to their family history program, they offer other products, support and services of interest to people tracing their roots on their website: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com.

Current members may now access a membership renewal form from https://southingtongenealogicalsociety.org/sgs-membership/ .

Old burying grounds are disappearing into memory as they become overgrown with brush and the like.  Their headstones and footstones are crumbling into non-existence.  The Connecticut Gravestone Network works tirelessly to prevent this deterioration.  It is essential that an eternal resting place be cared for.  The public is invited to attend an admission-free seminar by Ruth Shapleigh-Brown on this very topic on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at The Orchards hosted by the Southington Genealogical Society.

Ruth Shapleigh-Brown is the founder and executive director of the Connecticut Gravestone Network.  She is a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies having served as Conference Chairperson and Board member.  She is a member of Connecticut League of Historic Organizations, Connecticut Professional Genealogists, and the volunteer organization Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, Inc. (FOSA).  An important area of her work is with Town and Municipal leaders concerning cemetery boundaries when they are threatened by development.

The public is invited to attend the 30^th Anniversary Celebration of the Southington Genealogical Society on April 22, 2014.  It has been a long and winding road.  Though the Societies meeting place has changed locations over the years, its core mission of promoting the accurate recording, research and preservation of family history has never changed.

Antique will be the theme for the 30th Anniversary Celebration.  What is your heirloom worth?  Does it have limited monetary value or priceless sentimental family value?  There will be antique appraisers for family heirlooms (3 items/$12) and please bring photos only of furniture.  On-site research of visitor’s antique family history will also be conducted.  The Society’s history will be showcased.  Members will display their genealogical projects.  Refreshments will be served and don’t miss the Door Prize.

Join us on Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 pm at The Orchards at Southington, 34 Hobart St. Southington, Connecticut for our 30th Anniversary Open House Celebration.   For more information visit us on the web at http://southingtongenealogicalsociety.org.  Like us on Facebook.  Contact the society at southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com

Sally Lewis Home
(photo: WPA Architectural Survey,CT State Library)

Webinar: “The Genealogy of Your House”

On February 25, 2014 at 7:30 pm, the Society will be showing a prerecorded webinar, “The Genealogy of Your House”, by Marian Pierre-Louis with permission from Family Tree Webinars and Marian Pierre-Louis. The webinar was originally presented on 5 June 2013.

Program Description:

“You love researching your own family history but have you ever thought of researching the history of your house? Using the same skill set as genealogy you can discover the lives of the people who lived in your home before you. Learn to use the tools that will allow your “walls to speak” from house historian Marian Pierre-Louis.”

Presenter:

(source: familytreewebinars.com)

The evolutionary history of Southington from WWI through WWII is a microcosm of the state, region, and even the nation at large.  The town was profiled in a War Department booklet during WWII as representative of a typical American town.  The booklet was distributed to both allies and enemies.  The Southington Genealogical Society kicks off the New Year with guest speaker Liz Kopec discussing this era, Southington, 1914 to WWII.

The SGS meeting will be held at The Orchards at Southington in their second floor community room on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 7:30 pm.  There is no admission charge and no obligation to become a member.  No reservations are necessary.  The facility is handicap accessible with an elevator.

Liz C. Kopec is a native Southington resident historian who has served as a past president of the Southington Historical Society.  She is also an Oak Hill Cemetery lecturer and an author.  Her latest work is entitled, Southington: The War Years (Images of America Series). 

Reminder- the Holiday Dinner will be held on Friday December 6, 2013 from
6:00 to 9:00 pm at The Orchards located at 34 Hobart St., Southington, Ct 06489.
Go to the second floor (elevator available) Community Room where the SGS
monthly meetings are held.
All reservations must be made by Sunday, November 30, 2013.

Bonjour mes amis. Welcome my friends to this month’s meeting of the Southington Genealogical Society.  Guest speaker, Maryanne LeGrow of the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut will present a brief introduction of the history of New France and describe the types of records found in the archives of French Canada.  Attendees will receive advice on getting started; problems and pitfalls in French-Canadian research; how to document research; and how to read and use the standard reference works and source materials specific to French-Canadian records

The SGS meeting will be held at The Orchards at Southington in their second floor community room on Tuesday, October 22, 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.

Maryanne Legrow holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Connecticut, Masters’ degrees in English Literature from Northeastern University and Adult Education from UCONN, and a B.S. in Humanities and Technology from Drexel University.  She has been a member of the FCGSC since 1991, has taught general genealogy classes, and has spoken on French-Canadian research, problem-solving, and genealogical research techniques at conferences in the U.S. and in Europe.

She is a volunteer librarian, serves as Volunteer Coordinator for the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut (FCGSC), and a past Director of the Society’s library. She recently retired from the position of Assessment Coordinator at Charter Oak State College which involved working with various forms of Prior Learning Assessment to recognize college-level knowledge acquired outside the classroom.  In addition, she oversaw the Connecticut State Board for Academic Awards’ Credit Assessment Program, which evaluates non-collegiate educational programs for college credit.

The Southington Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization located in central Connecticut that promotes the accurate recording, research and preservation of family history. The society regularly meets at 7:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month, except December, at The Orchards at Southington, 34 Hobart Street, Southington, Connecticut. For more information, contact the society at southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com and https://southingtongenealogicalsociety.org/. Like us on Facebook.

Reminder: The next Southington Genealogical Society meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 pm at the Orchards.

Richard Eppler, Ph.D. will speak about how to maximize usage of the National Archive records, New York’s state census records, and other helpful genealogical tools.

The Orchards at Southington, 34 Hobart St.,Southington.

SouthingtonGenealogicalSociety@gmail.com, SouthigntonGenealogicalSociety.org