All meetings start at 7:00 PM and will be virtual via Zoom until further notice.
The speakers are co-sponsored by the C.H. Booth Library and the Genealogy Club of Newtown
To participate, please send an email at least two days before the meeting with
your name, address, phone number, and email address to genclubnewtownct.secretary@gmail.com.
You will then receive an email with the link to join the meeting.
September 11 - Melissa Barker - It’s Not All Online
October 9 - Toni McKeen - Hart Island: Island of Lost Souls
September 13 - Allison DePrey Singleton - Effective Use of the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Dept.
October 11 - Ron Arons - Researching Criminal Ancestors
November 8 - Toni McKeen - The Immigrant Experience
December 13 - Holiday Party and Raffle
January 10 - Jeanette Sheliga - Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard
February 14 - Bryna O'Sullivan - Discovering the Digital Collections of the Library of Congress and National Archives
March 13 - Katherine R. Wilson - 50+ Sources for Finding Ancestral Photos Online and Offline
September 14 - Michael Cassara - One-Name Studies: What They Are & How They Can Help Your Research
October 12 - Brynna O'Sullivan - Trace Your Connecticut Revolutionary Roots
November 9 - Marian Wood - Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects
December 14 - Holiday Party and Raffle
January 11 - Peg Kapustiak - 30 Types of Maps Useful in Genealogy
February 8 - Shelley Bishop - Avoiding an Ancestor Identity Crisis
March 8 - Al Fiacre for The Godfrey Library - Using Periodicals in Genealogical Research
April 12 - Alec Ferretti - Reclaim the Records: Who We Are & What We're Doing - An Update
May 10 - Marian Burk Wood - Researching Military Records and More on Fold3
June 14 - Cyndi Ingle from Cyndi's List - Foreign Language Tools for English-Speaking Genealogists
September 8 - Michael Cassara - Putting Things in Their Place: Paying it Forward in the Digital Age
October 13 - Brynna O'Sullivan - I Know There Was a Wiil, But Where Is It?
November 10 - Judy Russell - A Genealogists Guide to Women and the Law
December 8 - Holiday Party and Raffle
January 12 - Toni McKeen - Organizing Genealogical Data, Documents, and Photos - rescheduled to June 8
January 12 - Marian Wood - Genealogical Clues and Cousin Bait on FindaGrave
February 9 - Diana Elder - Jurisdictions Explained: Finding New Avenues of Research for Your Family
March 9 - Toni McKeen - Finding Your Family and Yourself in the 1950 Census
April 13 - Al Fiacre - Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors
May 11 - Nick Bellantoni - And So the Tomb Remains
June 8 - rescheduled from January - Toni McKeen - Organizing Genealogical Data, Documents, and Photos
September 9 - Toni McKeen - Documenting This Historic Time
October 14 - Alec Feretti - Reclaim the Records
November 11 - Al Fiacre - Resources of the Godfrey Library
December 9 - Holiday Party and Virtual Raffle
January 13 - Bryna O'Sullivan - Researching Your Civil War Ancestors
February 10 - Michael Cassara - Top Ten Tech Tools for Genealogy
March 10 - Pam Eagleson - Grandma's Treasure Chest: Investigating and Evaluating Family Artifacts
April 14 - Peggy Jude - Use DNA to Find Your Roots
May 12 - Lisa Alzo - Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Eastern European Research
June 9 - Kelly Bodami - Navigating Modern NY Records 1880-Present
September 11 - Marian Wood - Getting the Most Out of Free HeritageQuest Databases
October 9 - Toni McKeen - Files, Folders, or Piles of Papers? Organizing Your Research
November 13 - Joel Levitt - The Tree of Lives
December 11 - Holiday Party and Raffle
January 8 - US Census Bureau speakers Becca and Greg - The 2020 Census
February 12 - Toni McKeen - All About the US Census
March 11 - Penny Hartzell - Let’s Get to the Point…of Entry
April 8 - Al Fiacre - Pre-Revolutionary War German Immigration - Cancelled due to Covid-19
May 13 - Marian Wood - Cancelled due to Covid-19
June 10 - The Mayflower Society - Cancelled due to Covid-19
September 12 - Penny Hartzell - The Ten Best Free Genealogy Websites
October 10 - Marian Wood - Genealogy 101: Back to Basics
November 14 - Toni McKeen - Why Can't I Find...
December 12 - Holiday Party and Raffle with short member presentations
January 9 - Paul Hadzima - Researching in the Old Kingdom of Hungary
February 13 - Bea Morgan - Tour of the Genealogy Room
March 8 - Marian Wood - Click & Connect: Social Media for #GENEALOGY
April 10 - Paul Hadzima - Researching New Jersey Ancestors
May 8 - Penny Hartzell - Researching New York: The State and The Big Apple
June 12 - Toni McKeen - Navigating Ships' Manifests
September 13 - Penny Hartzell - Attach Your Branch to the Familysearch.org Family Tree
October 11 - Marty Podskoch - The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
November 8 - Marian Wood - Fee or Free Genealogy; Frugal Research and When it Pays to Pay
December 13 - Holiday Party and Raffle
January 10 - Webinar with Melissa A. Johnson - Dual Citizenship
February 14 - Toni McKeen - Those All Important Military Records
March 14 - Audrey DeBlasio - Planning a Trip to the Land of Your Ancestors
April 11 - Kay Sheldon - I Found Out I'm a Swede - What Do I Do Now?
May 9 - Marian Wood - Find Clues, Find Answers - The Genealogical Proof Standard
June 6 - Toni McKeen - The Immigrant Experience
September 14 - Marian Wood - Planning a Future for Your Relatives Past
October 12 - Penny Hartzell - Researching in New York: The State and the City
November 9 - Nora Galvin - DNA: An Overview of the Three Most Well-Known Testing Companies
December 7 - Holiday Traditions of Italy, Ireland, and Poland plus Holiday Party and Holiday Raffle
January 11 - Maryann Legrow of the French Canadian Genealogy Society of Tolland, CT
February 8 - Bryna O'Sullivan - Genealogy from the Attic: How to Organize What You Have and Build Your Family Tree
March 8 - Philip Hayes - Digitizing and Managing Your Photo Collection
April 12 - Gerry Garry & Julianne - Bringing Genealogy to Life Through Sight, Sound, and Motion
May 10 - Toni McKeen - Finding Your Female Ancestors
June 14 - Jack Scully - The Story of My Uncle: John Powell Sully. World War I Research
September 9 - Philip Hayes - Evernote - Your Genealogy Research Assistant
October 14 - David Perkins of the Sons of the American Revolution
November 18 - Toni McKeen - Researching and Ordering Naturalization Records
December 9 - Dan Cruson - An Anthology of Christmas and Holiday Raffle
January 13 - Marian Wood - Researching Jewish Ancestors
February 10 - Jolene Mullen - Probate Records in Genealogy Research
March 9 - Heather Young of the Godfrey Library
April 13 - Francoise Lampe - German Research
May 11 - Brigid Guertin - Executive Director of the Danbury Museum & Historical Society, Preservation Policies and Procedures for the at Home Procrastinator
June 8 - Toni McKeen - The New Ancestry.com
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