eNews Vol. 1 No. 7
Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc.
November 2008 eNews Vol. 1 No. 7
Welcome to our next installment of news from Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc. This eMail will inform you of upcoming events currently scheduled. We are expecting to send these roughly once a month to help remind you of upcoming plans.
Upcoming Meetings:
November 8, 2008: Fall Research finds us exploring the Special Censuses of the U.S. with professional genealogist, Nora Galvin, at the Bridgeport Public Library, Burroughs-Saden Main Branch, 3rd Floor, 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT, starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 8th. The US census is a well-known tool for genealogical research. Most of us use the population schedule to locate ancestors geographically and fill in blanks in our family histories. We can learn a great deal of information from these censuses ranging from age to workplace including birthplace, immigration and literacy. In this lecture you will learn about additional schedules filled in by enumerators, primarily in the years 1850-1880. These included: Mortality, Agriculture, Industry/Manufacture and Social Statistics. Come and find out the details of your ancestor’s life in the world of work and get an overview of the towns and cities of the period. This lecture is also open to the public, but please RSVP to our host, the Historical Collections Department at the Library, with the expected number of attendees at (203) 576-7417 or via email to mwitkowski@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org
December 7, 2008: Connecticut Ancestry Society Holiday Party: “Sunday Dinner” at 2:30PM at the Long Ridge Tavern, 2635 Long Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT. Come celebrate the holidays with your genealogical family. An opportunity for us all to break bread, just catch up on 2008, and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful historic tavern. There is a cost
associated with this once a year event in that you will be expected to pay for the dinner and refreshments that you order, and cash does make it easier to settle the bill at the end. This event is only open to Connecticut Ancestry Society members and their spouses and/or guests. Please RSVP with the number of attendees by December 5th to ensure adequate seating to Robert Locke at president@connecticutancestry.org or (203) 778-4794.
Board Meeting: Our next Board meeting will be on Sunday, November 16th, at 2:00 PM at the home of our president, Robert Locke, in Bethel.
Check out http://www.connecticutancestry.org/calendar.html for upcoming activities occurring at other locations throughout the area.
News:
Only a short six months away now, the New England Regional Genealogical Conference: “Discovering Family Treasures” will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire, April 22-26, 2009. This is the largest conference in our
region, held every two years. As a charter member, Connecticut Ancestry Society will be well represented. Of course, we are always looking for volunteers to help staff our exhibitor table or to just generally help out. Even if you cannot volunteer, please stop by and say hello to the many of us who will be there. To find out more about the conference,
please visit http://www.nergc.org/2009 If you would like to volunteer, please email our NERGC Delegate and Vice President, Joe Hoefflinger at joseph.hoefflinger@snet.net
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