Problem-solving and brain-storming will be the focus of the Southington Genealogical Society’s meeting Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 7pm at the Southington Historical Society. Please come prepared to share exciting discoveries you have made in your research because your work may help someone else. Also bring any questions and roadblocks you have as other members may be able to help. We would also love to hear about any success you have had following the advice given during some of our previous programs.
Let’s make it a night of fun and conversation. Hope to see you there.
SOUTHINGTON – The virtual program, “Focus on Free Resources for New York Genealogical Research,” will be offered Tuesday, May 27 by the Southington Genealogical Society. This free event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Center, 239 Main St. People are welcome to come view in-person with others or receive the Zoom link.
Speaker Marian Burk Wood will present the program which provides free resources from throughout New York state to investigate ancestors’ lives and family history context. Many of the websites feature links to New York area digitized county histories and vital records, state census records, old newspapers/ postcards/ photos, oral histories, county/local history experts, and more. Wood is the author of the genealogy book, “Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past,” and a long-time blogger about family history methodology and issues. She takes special interest in researching, preserving, and sharing family history for the sake of future generations.
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. To receive the link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com or DM through the Facebook page “Southington Genealogical Society, Inc.” The website is www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org.
Southington Genealogical Society will present the webinar “Names in Thread: Signature Quilts and Genealogy,” on Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m., at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. The meeting is also offered by Zoom. Discussion about family quilts will follow.
The Family Tree website includes this explanation: “Quilts with inked or embroidered names are referred to as signature quilts or friendship quilts. These quilts were used as gifts and fundraisers. Today these quilts are being used to tell stories of families and communities. In this presentation we will explore the history of signature quilts, how to research them, and repositories that collect them. Quilts are more than a bed covering, they also can be a genealogical source.”
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 at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com or DM through the Facebook page “Southington Genealogical Society, Inc.” Visit the website www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org for more information.
Southington Genealogical Society members and friends are welcome to share their latest adventures in personal genealogy research. On Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. we will have an in-person meeting at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. People can also connect via Zoom – the link has been emailed or request it by emailing southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. And we welcome your ideas for upcoming programs!
The Southington Genealogical Society will offer a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25 featuring the webinar, “What’s That Name? Tips for Finding Nicknames, Spelling Variants and Mangled Surnames” by Janice Nickerson. The Zoom presentation will begin at 7 p.m. A planning discussion for future SGS meetings will follow. Ideas are welcome. SGS will not meet in person this month.
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, 239 Main St. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. For more information about SGS, visit http://www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
No SGS meeting is scheduled for January 2025. On Feb. 25, we will have a short webinar and brainstorming session for future meetings (held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.). Your ideas are welcome! A Zoom link will be sent before the February meeting. If you would like to receive the link, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com.
Because our usual fourth Tuesday meeting falls during Thanksgiving Week, the Southington Genealogical Society is canceling its Nov. 26 meeting. We will next meet on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7p.m. See you then! And Happy Holidays!
The next SGS meeting will be held on October 22, 2024, 7 pm at the Southington Historical Society Museum:“Drama, Disease, and Death – a look at how our ancestors died’, presented by our own Laureen Galayda. Laureen will cover causes of death found in historical documents and what they mean.
If all goes well, someone will set up Zoom for the webinar option. Email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com for the link.
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