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 Laureen will cover causes of death found in historical documents and what they mean.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.
You are invited to take part in an Ancestor Road Show, hosted by the Southington Genealogical Society on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St., Southington.
Members of the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council will share their knowledge and expertise during the program. The Road Show offers participants the chance to get help from a professional genealogist in breaking down brick walls and solving family history mysteries.
Each personal session will last 25 minutes. Attendees must complete the attached questionnaire and return it to the Southington Genealogical Society by Sept. 14. Questionnaires and a $10 registration fee can be mailed to the society at 239 Main St., Southington, CT 06489. SGS meets at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the historical society.
Participants should also list their preferred time slots. Sessions will begin at 10am, 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am, noon, 12:30pm, 1pm and 1:30pm. The Road Show will be limited to 40 openings. You can download the form here.
Proceeds from the event will support genealogy education throughout the state.
For additional information, please email SGS at southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com.
SOUTHINGTON – Several programs hosted this year by the Southington Genealogical Society have examined how DNA can play a role in discovering and affirming family ancestors. A free program on Tuesday, Aug. 27 will feature the pre-recorded webinar, “Can mtDNA and xDNA help topple Geoff’s Brick Wall?” provided by Legacy FamilyTree Webinars. MtDNA refers to DNA that is passed through the maternal line from mothers to daughters and sons. This hybrid meeting will be held in-person and via Zoom at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St.
Now celebrating its 40th year, SGS meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. For more information about SGS, visit www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
SOUTHINGTON – People interested in learning how DNA can lead to a greater understanding of their family genealogy are welcome to attend a free program on Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. The Southington Genealogical Society will present the GenealogyTV webinar, “DNA Basics for Genealogy Research,” at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. This pre-recorded lecture will be projected as well as accessible via Zoom.
The Aug. 27 meeting will also focus on the role of DNA in genealogy research with the pre-recorded webinar, “Can mtDNA and xDNA help topple Geoff’s Brick Wall?” This will also be a hybrid meeting via Zoom and on the screen at the Southington Historical Society.
Now celebrating its 40th year, SGS meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. For more information about SGS, visit www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
SOUTHINGTON – Quebec’s church records can reveal essential information for people researching their French-Canadian heritage. Professional genealogist, Bryna O’Sullivan of Charter Oak Genealogy, will lead a free program on this topic via Zoom during a meeting of the Southington Genealogical Society on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m. The virtual event will also be shown on the screen at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St., if people wish to gather in person rather than “attend” on Zoom.
O’Sullivan, a French-to-English genealogical translator, will provide basic tips on how to find and read Quebec’s church records. In the March edition of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, she presented insights into genealogical translations as a component of the genealogy business.
The following meeting of the Southington Genealogical Society will be held Tuesday, July 23, featuring a pre-recorded webinar on Genealogy DNA Basics.
Now celebrating its 40th year, SGS meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. For more information about SGS, visit www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
SOUTHINGTON – For amateur genealogists wondering why their ancestors lived in a developing New England urban area or emigrated west, the virtual program on Tuesday, May 28 may provide clues. This presentation by John E. Putnam will examine the many economic, political and social changes that people faced during this epoch and how these factors influenced their lives.
“Change and Industrialization in Antebellum New England” will be presented at 7 p.m. on screen and via Zoom at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. The program is free and open to the public. Putnam, a 12-generation New Englander, became interested in genealogy at an early age and is a past president of the Pike’s Peak Genealogical Society.
Prior to the presentation, attendees are encouraged to answer several questions regarding their New England ancestors from 1800-1865: “Could you share any family stories about an ancestor(s) during this time who was directly involved in any economic, political or social change movement?” “Did any of your New England ancestors migrate from a rural area to an evolving New England industrial urban area?” Responses can be sent to jeputnam@aol.com with “Southington AB” in the subject line. After the program, Putnam will explore these questions.
Next month’s SGS meeting on June 25 will be “Quebec’s Church Records: An Introduction” with Bryna O’Sullivan of Charter Oak Genealogy.
Now celebrating its 40th year, SGS meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. To receive the Zoom link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. For more information on SGS, visit http://www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
SOUTHINGTON – Amateur genealogists can grow discouraged and lose interest in researching family history when their search grows cold and their questions remain unanswered. Southington Genealogical Society is offering a program on Tuesday, April 23 that may provide new leads on finding results.
“Research When Traditional Sources are Scarce” with guest speaker Al Fiacre of Godfrey Memorial Library, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. After a brief overview, the talk will feature four case studies where non-traditional approaches were used. Admission is free. The meeting will also be available via Zoom.
Fiacre is a Godfrey Library staff member as well as board chairman. 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. He holds a BA degree from Middlebury College, an MBA degree from New York University, and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.
Godfrey Library, which is in Middletown, was incorporated in 1947 and opened its doors in 1951. The library is a licensed affiliate of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and thus is a Family History Center. Its print and digitized genealogical collections include rare, unpublished, and one-of-a-kind resource materials.
Now celebrating its 40th year, Southington Genealogical Society meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. For more information on the society, visit www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
SOUTHINGTON – People interested in their Irish heritage often are stymied by the lack of records. A fire in 1922 destroyed many of Ireland’s 19th-century census records and others were lost during wars, famines, through intentional destruction and natural disasters.
Now during “St. Patrick’s Day month,” professional genealogist Nora Galvin will help make it easier to research and discover one’s Irish heritage during a special program, “Adventures in Irish Research,” on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society, 239 Main St. This program is hosted by the Southington Genealogical Society and is free to the public.
Galvin’s program will explain the process to finding an ancestor’s origins in Ireland, explore Irish records and show where to locate online records. “There has been an explosion of online availability of resources for Irish research,” she stated.
A board-certified genealogist, Galvin is a member of both the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council and the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is the editor of the journal, “Connecticut Ancestry.”
Now celebrating its 40th year, Southington Genealogical Society meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the historical society. For more information on the society, visit www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org or Southington Genealogical Society, Inc. on Facebook.
