Connecticut Genealogy News Vol. 1 No.1(CSG History) (Full Version)
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Connecticut Genealogy News Vol. 1 No.1(CSG History) (Full Version)
CONNECTICUT GENEALOGY NEWS A Publication of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. Spring 2008 Vol.1, No.1 Inaugural Issue Featured Stories: * The 40th Anniversary History of CSG * Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Ancestry HRJ /CTGENEOLOGYSOC.3/4 FINAL 3/15/07 12:16 PM Page 1 Welcome Connecticut Genealogy News Further explore your love of Connecticut history HOG RIVER JOURNAL E X P L O R I N G C O N N E C T I C U T H I S T O R Y 4 issues a year, from as little as $18. Subscribe at www.hogriver.org Editorial Programs held several times each year have offered the opportunity to learn new methods while perfecting the old ones. We get to meet like-minded people who share our excitement at scaling a brick wall, reporting on a newfound repository, even helping to plan the next local seminar or regional conference. Our programs and our publications have expanded as large as the globe to cover topics and places, even DNA. Collaboration has begun on joint programs with other genealogical and historical societies. Welcome to....... the first issue of Connecticut Genealogy News! We hope you will find this publication informative and fun-to-read. Connecticut Genealogy News replaces the CSG Newsletter and incorporates some features (e.g. book reviews and queries) previously included in The Connecticut Nutmegger. While The Connecticut Nutmegger will continue to serve its traditional role as the journal of record for wellresearched, and documented genealogical articles, Connecticut Genealogy News will carry information such as news, research tips and other material with shorter-term focus. We hope that Connecticut Genealogy News will provide more exchange of information with you and greater transparency for the Society’s activities. Your letters-to-the-editor and short articles are solicited. Every CSG member and more than 100 subscribing libraries will receive the Connecticut Genealogy News. Let us hear from you. Richard G. Tomlinson, Editor The Society’s own rather young web site - www. csginc.org – continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The office staff and the Board have pulled together in the last two years in a manner that no one could have perceived. Indeed – “Life” a/k/a “CSG” – is Beginning! Thank you, members and friends, for your continued participation — and Happy Birthday! Janet Horton Wallace, CSG President President’s Message Upcoming Events “Life Begins at Forty” is a phrase familiar to most of us. Some will deal with it when they get there; others of us can’t remember that far back! For “CSG” the time is now. We celebrate the 40th anniversary of our founding by a dedicated group of genealogists who, in 1968 were summoned by George Williams to a meeting in the auditorium of the Connecticut Historical Society. This team, small, but solid, had as its mainstay the fostering of “good” genealogy - accurate and documented - through education into research methods. That remains our focus in 2008. May 17, 2008: COME CELEBRATE CSG’S 40 th BIRTHDAY WITH US AT THE ANNUAL MEETING to be held at the Hawthorn Inn, 2346 Wilbur Cross Highway, Berlin, CT. Speaker: Diane Rapaport. Topic: Court Records. Time: 9:30 a.m. Registration. Cost: $26. Members don’t forget to take your discount! Deadline for Reservations: May 14, 2008. Please No Walk-ins. June 7, 2008: BUS TRIP TO NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY in Boston, MA. $35.00 per person (non-member, $36.75). Non-NEHGS members pay $10 at the door. Lunch is on your own. Reservation deadline: Wednesday May 28, 2008. Pickup: 7:15 a.m. in Wethersfield, then Manchester and Willington. Return trip will leave Boston at 5:00 p.m. For many years the organization centered on Connecticut researchers and Connecticut research. In more recent years, we have spread out, to include genealogists around the world, from those who may live in the Connecticut area and may be searching other areas, to those who live afar, but have Connecticut ancestry, combined with those in all areas, who have now expanded their research mode into Internet methods and foreign studies. Each of us has the same goal – achieving success in that genealogy project. September 20, 2008: DNA IN GENEALOGY, Greg Thompson, CSG Board Member and Treasurer. South End Senior Center, 70 Canterbury Street, East Hartford, CT., 1:30 p.m. This event is open to the public and is free of charge. For reservations or more information, please contact the CSG Office 860- 569-0002. 1 The increase in price for all certified copies of vital records was a decision made by the General Assembly in the last session. It was the third time the Town Clerks Association had supported the bill. CSG has expressed a desire to see the creation of less expensive, non-certified “genealogical copies,” that could not be used to establish identity and could be made available to researchers. The Vital Records Committee of the Town Clerks Association appears to be interested in discussing this further. Letters to the Editor Dear Editor I went to my local Vital Records Office in December 2007 and, to my disappointment, was informed that because of a new rule genealogists are no longer able to directly access records for “security” reasons. Is this true? New Haven restricted me to records prior to 1990 and I had to request the record and they would look it up for me. The charge for a single copy was $10! West Haven did not give me access to any records. In Waterbury, I also had to request the record and wait until someone was available to find it for me. If I have many names to research, it’s a hassle for me and for the person working at the records office. I am very disappointed in this new rule. I hope genealogy societies are doing something to fight these restrictions. Increased concerns about national security, terrorism and identity theft continue to be the buzz-words that are seized on by those who wish to restrict access to vital records. We do not employ a lobbyist but, as individuals, we need to be vigilant. I urge you to join the effort and become a watch-dog of what is happening at the General Assembly and, as a citizen, to write to your legislators to let them know how you feel on issues. We will continue to play an educational role with all parties and urge compliance with all reasonable measures and cooperation with To w n C l e r k s to facilitate legitimate security and operational needs while maintaining reasonable access to records for genealogical research. Sincerely, Mike Buonocore Mike is from Milford, CT and is researching, Buonocore, Anastasio, Pappacoda, DeMartino, all came from Amalfi in Italy to New Haven. His e-mail is mbuonocore@aol. Dear Mike: The new restrictions relative to vital records after 1990 are due to a concern that they contain social security numbers. As a result, the State Attorney General, at the request of the Connecticut Public Health Department, made a decision/judgment that access should be restricted. The original letter from Beth Frugale the Registrar of Vital Records is on the CSG Website under “Breaking News.” As far as death records are concerned, this restriction makes no sense since the Social Security Administration posts information, including the Social Security Number, on the Internet shortly after a death occurs. This was apparently unknown by the Attorney General. At any rate, the decision was made and the Town Clerks had to make adjustments by the end of December. As expected, the response and resulting procedural changes vary from town to town. Tom Howard, CSG Vice President and Chair of the Government Affairs Committee. 2 Letters Welcome Please send to: Letters to the Editor CSG Inc. P.O. Box 435 Glastonbury, CT, 06033 Connecticut Genealogy News A Publication of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. Spring 2008 Vol.1, No.1 CSG OFFICERS President: Janet Horton Wallace V. Pres.: Thomas Howard Secretary: Helen Coty Treasurer: Greg Thompson Governor: Fred Strong Governor: Dave Strong Governor: Peg Limbacher Governor: Don Naples Governor: Lisa Vasas Governor: Anne Raver Governor: Ed Strickland II Governor: James Leatherbee II Governor: Olivia Patch Governor: Janet Pestey Governor: Richard Tomlinson Governor: Margaret Jenkins STAFF Stephanie Hyland, Office Mgr Linda Simard Gerri Hodge Susanna Hills Welcome........................................................................... Editorial 1 President’s Message Upcoming Events Letters to the Editor........................................................ 2 Table of Contents............................................................ 3 CSG News: .......................................... ........................... 4 A Message from the Treasurer Reunions What’s New on the Web Feature: The 40th Anniversary History of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc...................... 5 Feature: Ethnic Diversity in CT Ancestry...................... 10 Book Reviews ................................................................ 12 Queries............................................................................ 14 Contributors................................................................... 15 NUTMEGGER Stephanie Hyland, Editor Jim Leatherbee II Ed Strickland II Helen Coty CT GEN. NEWS Richard Tomlinson, Editor Stephanie Hyland Peg Limbacher Anne Raver Greg Thompson Features in Coming Issues Summer Issue: Italians in Connecticut Fall Issue: Irish in Connecticut The name and seal of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. are trademarks belonging to CSG, Inc. and may not be used without express written permission of the society’s Board of Governors. Connecticut Genealogy News© is a quarterly publication of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. This publication is copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any manner without written consent. The appearance of advertisement in Connecticut Genealogy News should not be taken as an endorsement by CSG, Inc. of vendors, goods or services. 3 CSG News : A MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER To all members of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists. For the future of our Society, it has become crucial that we create an Endowment Fund to secure the funds needed to accomplish our goals of providing a quality Connecticut Nutmegger, news magazine and online databases. These plans do not come without added expenses which will strain our budget. In this, our 40th year, to insure that our Society will remains the premier Genealogical Society in Connecticut, we are asking you to donate generously to a new Endowment Fund. This fund will allow CSG to accomplish the above goals. Please help us provide the exciting databases and learning tools that can help everyone reach their genealogical goals. At the Annual Meeting, we will also be unveiling our “Planned Gift” program where those who wish to leave a bequest to the society will find it easy to do so. Please feel free to contact the CSG office for further details or questions regarding the new Endowment Fund. As always, the Board of Governors appreciates your continued support and looks forward to serving you in the future. Gregory E. Thompson, CSG Treasurer Harlow Family Association Annual Reunion Date: 23-24 August 2008 Time: 2 p.m. Place: Beal House, Kingston, MA Contact: Deborah L. Wheeler, Secretary, [email protected] or www.harlowfamily.com Nesline Family Reunion. Date: 16 July 2008 Place: Kent, CT For more information contact: Mary Brown, [email protected] or 218 Green Hollow Road, Danielson, CT 06239 Tupper Family Association of America Reunion. Date: 24-25 Oct. 2008 Place: Sandwich, MA. Contact: Sally T. Dingsoyr, 6901 U.S. Highway 11, Potsdam, NY 13676 or call 315-265-9136. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB The latest additions to the Connecticut Society of Genealogists web site include audio podcasts. There are several ways to reach them. If you log on to www.csginc.org, you will find a directory including a hot-link to “podcasts.” From any internal page on the site you can reach the podcasts by typing the word podcast in the “search” box at the upper right corner of the page. On the podcast page shown below, you will find the links to each podcast. There are podcast interviews in the series “Leading Voices in Genealogy” and podcasts of presentations made at CSG meetings. The “Leading Voices” series includes interviews made at the New England Regional Conference in Hartford in April 2007. These include conversations on the future of genealogical research with Cyndi Howells of “Cyndi’s List,” author, Marcia Melynk, Hank Z. Jones Jr. of Psychic Roots and computer, Internet and genealogy expert, Dan Lynch. REUNIONS Avery Memorial Association Annual Reunion Date: 19-20 July 2008 Time: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Place: Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket, CT. Cost: $30 Deadline: 15 June 2008. For more details contact: Stephanie Lantiere, [email protected] www.averymemorialassociation.com Bristol Family Association Annual Reunion Date: 16 August 2008 Time: 10 a.m. Place: Sloane-Stanley Museum, north of Kent, CT Contact: Alan Hefflon, 420 South Stone Street, West Suffield, CT 06093 Doane Family Association Reunion See our quarter page ad in this issue!!! 4 The 40th Anniversary History of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. THE FOUNDING 1968 – A Year of Change & of Violence The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. was founded forty years ago on April 20, 1968. If that does not seem so long ago, be reminded that a first-class postage stamp on your SASE cost six cents, gasoline was 33 cents a gallon (including two cents CT state tax) and a Big Mac was only 49 cents. The year 1968 was unusual in many respects. Seldom has a single year been filled with so many momentous events (see side bar). The world has changed dramatically since then and so has the pursuit of genealogy. Back then, in an era with no personal computer, no Internet, no e-mail and few relational databases, genealogical research was a much more personal, hands-on and people-interactive activity. On Saturday mornings, the Genealogy Section in the basement of the Connecticut State Library in Hartford was a beehive of activity and a cozy niche filled with enthusiastic researchers bearing huge three-ring binders. Genealogists have always been eager to share, and the mutual interests of this little group soon grew into strong friendships. Casual conversations soon focused on ways to communicate with more genealogists and make vital records more accessible. Leadership in organizing came from George Williams, a retired insurance executive. George circulated a signup sheet in February and followed up in March by sending out over 100 letters that he laboriously typed by the “hunt and peck” method. These George E. letters invited people to come to an Williams organizational meeting. The first meeting was held on March 28, 1968 in the auditorium of the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, but attendance was impacted by a sudden spring snowstorm. 5 Jan. – The War in Vietnam reaches a crescendo with the Tet offensive. Feb. – Richard Nixon enters the race for President. Mar. – Robert Kennedy enters the race. President Johnson announces he will not run. Apr. – Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. Riots sweep major cities. May – Vietnam peace talks begin. Student riots in France. June – Robert Kennedy is assassinated. July – “Yippies” invade the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Aug. – Hubert Humphrey nominated. Chicago police battle rioters. Soviet Union leads Warsaw pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Sept. – Women’s Liberation groups demonstrate at Miss America Contest. Oct. – Summer Olympics held in Mexico City. Athletes give the black power salute. Nov. – Richard Nixon elected President. Dec. – Apollo 8 begins first mission to orbit the moon. of the efforts of George Williams. He devoted terrific energy to organizing the Society, launching its publications and building its membership, often working twelve-hour days. George’s energy and enthusiasm could be overwhelming and it was almost impossible to say “no” to him when he wanted you to “volunteer” for something. He would look over the top of his glasses with a twinkle in his eye, but command in his voice say, “Now here is what I need you to do.” Connecticut is blessed with the famous “Barbour Collection” that provides the vital records before 1850. But, at the time, there was only very limited access to more recent vital records because in the 1930s someone had unwisely published a genealogy containing the details of an “out-of-wedlock” birth of a living person. A family member, who was also a member of the State Legislature, reacted angrily by putting through a bill that severely restricted vital record access. The law provided access to birth records only to “lawyers, title examiners and parents whose children were still minors.” In a second meeting at the same location on April 20, 1968, the Society was actually founded. The name, “Connecticut Society of Genealogists,” was adopted. A slate of officers and Directors was installed. George declined to be considered for President since he felt that he could do more in the role of “Executive Secretary.” Annual dues were set at five dollars. It was agreed that anyone joining before the end of the year would be considered a “charter member.” Anyone with a membership number below 330 is, therefore, a “charter member.” THE OBJECTIVES The Society, while agreeing that it was wrong to The Society adopted the following statement of its publicize sensitive information on living persons, felt that there should be more liberal public access to the objectives: vital records for the purpose of gleaning genealogical data. CSG incorporated as a tax-exempt organization “The objectives of the Society are locating, preserving, and indexing and, thus, could not itself lobby for changes in the public and private genealogical records law. Individual members, however, were under no and making such records and collections such restraint and several set to work at once. available to members and to the general public; acquiring genealogical and historical materials and contributing them to public libraries or historical or genealogical organizations; encouraging and instructing members in the art and practice of genealogical research and compilation; and maintaining and elevating genealogical standards.” Several attempts were made, but never made it out of committee because persons within the State Health Department raised vigorous opposition. Their major objection was that criminals might use access to obtain fraudulent birth records and then create false identity. With the aid of a cooperative State Legislator, Jeanne Thornton, from Glastonbury, CT, a bill was finally introduced and passed granting THE CHALLENGES access for genealogical research. One restriction The new Society faced two immediate challenges: imposed by the State Legislature was that researchers 1) How to grow and 2) How to gain access to vital had to be members of Societies incorporated in the State of Connecticut. Although this requirement was records. actually opposed by CSG, it proved to be a boon to Most of CSG’s early growth was the direct result membership growth. 6 CSG has tried to be sensitive to the need to protect vital records and to support and to work with reasonable efforts by custodians of these records to do so. As a condition of membership in the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, all members are required to review and agree in writing to our Code of Ethics. Upon renewal of their annual membership, each member reaffirms their adherence to this ethical code of conduct. This is not a cosmetic rule. Town Clerks are encouraged to report any instance of record abuse and CSG has acted to terminate membership for proven violations. CSG has also encouraged other Societies and non-member genealogists to adhere to a similar code. GIDEON WELLES HOUSE CSG Code of Ethics In consideration of being accepted as a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., and in order to protect the integrity of Public Records and Library Books, I am ethically bound and hereby agree that I will research Vital Records for genealogical or historical purposes only. I also agree that: 1) I will treat with the greatest care and respect all Public Records and Library Books that may be made available for my use; 2) I will respect the privacy of the individuals whose information I encounter in my research; 3) 2906 MAIN ST. GLASTONBURY I will respect the custodians of the records. FACILITIES For several years, the Society operated from George’s West Hartford home. By April of 1975, with membership approaching 2,500, it was necessary to move to larger quarters and to employ a staff. The Society moved its headquarters to rented space in 175 MAPLE ST., E. HARTFORD the historic Gideon Welles House in Glastonbury. (Gideon Welles served as Secretary of the Navy for Abraham Lincoln from 1861-1865). [Ed. correction: the In December of 1988, the Society purchased its current headquarters building at 175 Maple St. in office was actually in the Welles-Chapman Tavern next door.] East Hartford, Conn. This building had originally Membership continued to grow; and in March 1977, been constructed to serve as a church. It provided the Society purchased its own building in Glastonbury 2,000 sq. ft. of open space on the first floor which at 2906 Main St. While this building served to hold was not only adequate for the business operations of a staff of five and provide facilities for the Societies the Society but also allowed for a research library, publications, it was not adequate to house a research archival storage of genealogical material and a place to hold small meetings and classes. The basement library and had limited storage capacity. 7 level was dry and secure and provided another 2,000 sq. ft. of storage capacity. Thanks to the generous building fund contributions of the members, including a significant anonymous donation, the Society was able to “burn the mortgage” at the 1997 Annual Meeting. LIBRARY Major features of The Connecticut Nutmegger included original articles relevant to New England genealogy, Connecticut Vital Records, an Ancestry Service and a Queries section. Queries were initially a vital service for members seeking information about an ancestor. As Internet usage grew, this function became less important. Through The Connecticut Nutmegger the Society has created a permanent record for a great deal of genealogical data. The Ancestry Service has provided shared ancestor lineage between members in thousands of cases. The library is open to both members and nonmembers in keeping with the Society’s goal of making genealogical information widely available. The Society had long followed a policy of turning over books that came into its possession to the CT State Library. That policy is still followed whenever duplicate copies are obtained. But now, with more space, a library over 5,000 genealogical books has been collected as well as more than 18,000 member charts and other genealogical material. Today’s challenges include making more of this data available and searchable via the Internet. In addition to The Connecticut Nutmegger, the Society published a Newsletter containing Society news, announcements, family association and other meeting dates, books for sale, etc. CSG publications continue to evolve in response to changing member PUBLICATIONS needs. In 2008, the Newsletter is being expanded to magazine format to become the Connecticut For its first year, the Society issued a monthly Genealogy News. Topics with more short-term focus mimeographed publication called the Bulletin. This (e.g. Queries, etc.) will move to the Connecticut was replaced in 1969 with a quarterly publication Genealogy News and The Connecticut Nutmegger called, The Nutmegger. The publication was renamed, will be more sharply focused on its traditional The Connecticut Nutmegger to avoid conflict with mission as the journal of record for fully documented an existing copyright. research articles. The cover of the first issue (June 1969) of The Nutmegger featured the original CSG logo designed by Mr. Frank Richardson of West Hartford. Later, Mr. James E. Bolles of Norwich, Connecticut designed a new logo that is still in use today. The photo shows the evolution of the cover design. The Society has edited and published three books on the early families of Hartford, Milford and Guilford, largely through the efforts of Jacquelyn L. Ricker. The Society also has sponsored the publication of two useful reference books, Connecting to Connecticut 8 by Betty Jean Morrison and the Nutmegger Index by Helen S. Ullmann, CG, FASG 1971 - 1972 1973 - 1974 1975 - 1976 1977 - 1978 1979 - 1981 1982 - 1983 1984 - 1985 1986 - 1987 1988 - 1989 1990 - 1991 1992 - 1993 1994 - 1995 1996 - 1997 1998 - 1999 2000 - 2001 2002 - 2003 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2007 2007 - 2008 In 1988, in order to address the Society’s stated objective “to maintain and elevate genealogical standards,” an Annual Literary Award was initiated to recognize and reward excellence in genealogical publication. The Award categories include: (1) Genealogy, (2) Family History, (3) Other Genealogical Resources and (4) Fledgling Essay. This last category is open to students in grades nine through twelve and is intended to promote interest in genealogy. Awards are presented each year at the Annual Meeting in May. The winner of the “Genealogy” category receives an engraved porringer, $1,000 and a citation. Winners in the “Family History” and “Other” categories receive citations and checks for $500. The winner of the Fledgling essay receives $250. In 1997, the “Family History” award was named, in memoriam, “The Brainerd T. Peck Award” in recognition of his long service to the Society and many contributions to genealogy. CSG Honorary Life Members (Deceased) Donald L. Jacobus (CSG #1), as “Dean” of CT genealogy. Dorothy Y. Armistead (CSG #2), years of service. George E. Williams (CSG #24), principal founder of CSG. Herbert A. Hotchkiss (CSG #277), leadership and service. Betty M. Linsley (CSG #9767), cataloger of the CSG library Resolutions of Appreciation and Recognition On the 40th Anniversary Celebration the Board of Governors passed resolutions of appreciation recognizing the past service of Elery D. Clark (CSG #5) and Frederick T. Strong (CSG #3091). LOOKING AHEAD As genealogy and the needs of genealogists evolve, CSG continues to grow and move to meet those needs. Challenges today include bringing more data on-line in searchable format, maintaining the right to access vital records for genealogical research in the face of the tightening restrictions of the Patriot Act, concern and bringing information to our members via fresh, new venues such as podcasts and a very readable news magazine. Through your continued support the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. can build an organization of increasing value to your genealogical quest. By creating a strong Society and by preserving your genealogical data through publication and archival storage, you will create a legacy for future generations for which you will have their deep gratitude. Elery D. Clark was a member of the group that originally conceived and created the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. He served as Chairman at the founding meeting of April 20, 1968 and was elected as the first Vice President. Elery is 92 years old. Frederick T. Strong was the 6th President of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. He has served on the Board of Governors since 1976 and provided it notably strong leadership during a critical transition. Fred will be 97 on May 18. As we went to press, we were informed of the death of Jacquelyn L. Ricker on March 30, 2008 in Payson, AZ. Jackie served as Officer Manager and Nutmegger Editor from 1978 to 1990. A memorial will appear in the June Nutmegger. *********** Past Presidents of CSG 1968 - 1969 1969 - 1970 Herbert A. Hotchkiss Richard G. Tomlinson James E. Bolles Fredrick T. Strong Donald C. Bergquist Rev. Robert G. Carroon Robert H. Scribner Timothy F. Beard Judith M. Plummer Dorothy Y. Armistead Ida M. Ragazzi David L. Brown Rev. Stuart C. Brush Helen S. Coty James H. Leatherbee David M. Brunelle Anne S. Burgan James H. Leatherbee II Janet H. Wallace Randall M. Loomis Brainerd T. Peck 9 Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Ancestry Ethnic Ancestry as a Percentage of Connecticut’s Population Ancestry Responses Percentage Italian 671,823 19.2% Irish 634,227 18.1% English 377,054 10.8% German 362,511 10.3% African American 332,711 9.5% Polish 306,045 8.7% French 229,731 6.6% Puerto Rican 221,658 6.3% Other Hispanic 170,227 4.9% Asian 117,054 3.3% American 110,050 3.1% French Canadian 104,924 3.0% Russian 82,584 2.4% Scottish 75,393 2.2% Swedish 63,612 1.8% West Indian 62,790 1.8% Portuguese 53,505 1.5% Scotch-Irish 52,644 1.5% Greek 33,016 0.9% Dutch 27,267 0.8% Derived from the 2006 ACS Survey African 24,754 0.7% American Indian 24,478 0.7% Slovak 23,324 0.7% Ukrainian 21,040 0.6% Norwegian 19,307 0.6% Czech 17,025 0.5% Welsh 15,954 0.5% Arab 13,531 0.4% Danish 12,652 0.4% Swiss 10,398 0.3% As depicted by the pie chart on the cover and the accompanying table, Connecticut is a state of tremendous ethnic diversity. Immigrants from other countries and migrants from other regions have come to the state in successive waves over decades and centuries to create the basis for the ethnicity of the current population. Researching our family trees in this rich heritage presents a variety of problems for genealogists. A keystone to finding our ancestors and solving those “stone walls” is a firm understanding of the history, migration paths, culture and traditions of the disparate groups. In 1980, the US Census Bureau, for the first time, asked for an indication of ancestry no matter how many generations had passed since the immigrant ancestor’s arrival. The question was repeated in the 1990 and 2000 decennial surveys although it was slightly altered to ask for “ethnic ancestry.” The question has also been repeated in the annual sampling survey called, the American Community Survey. Therefore we now have available online data as recent as 2006 (www.factfinder.census.gov) and the data in the accompanying table are derived from the 2006 survey. Although the purpose of ACS is to provide communities with timely demographic and housing data, fortunately for genealogists, the survey provides a detailed insight into the current size and location of ethnic groups in Connecticut. Most genealogists are very familiar with initial Puritan migration to Connecticut, including the highly documented Great Migration of 1620-1640, but are less familiar with successive waves of immigration in the 17th and 18th centuries from England and Scotland. The early population remained very homogeneous. This homogeneity resulted in cultural patterns, church records, naming traditions and other customs that facilitate tracing colonial-era ancestors. In addition, the publication of the “Barbour Collection” (www.cslib.org/barbour.htm) of vital records has made finding Connecticut ancestors prior to 1850 sometimes easier than identifying more Derived from the 2006 ACS Survey recent arrivals. It has been estimated that at the time of the Revolutionary War, 96% of Connecticut’s population was of English descent. This changed radically in the 19th century and today only 11% of Connecticut’s population claim English ancestry. 10 In the early 19th century Connecticut was transformed from an agricultural to an industrialized state. Infrastructure construction, mills and factories created a great demand for labor and sparked a surge of immigration. Between 1820 and 1914, thirty million Europeans came to America. (See “Immigration to Connecticut” by John Sutherland on www.ctheritage.org) First came Germans and Irish. By the Civil War, recent European immigrants comprised 25% of Connecticut’s population. 6) 7) 8) The 2008 Summer issue of Connecticut Genealogy News will include information on “Italians in Connecticut” and the Fall issue will address “Irish in Connecticut.” What is the American Community Survey ? Significant subsequent waves of immigration came from Canada, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. The great Italian immigration wave began in the latter part of the 19th century and did not peak until well into the 20th century. As shown in the table, the largest ancestry group is Italian. Almost 20% of Connecticut’s population claims Italian ancestry and almost as many are Irish. German ancestry is as common as English and significant numbers have their roots in Poland, France and Canada. The ACS is not a perfect tool but is reasonably accurate for assessing the relative ethnic ancestry mix of the state. The survey is not an “every household” enumeration, but is based on statistical sampling the major population centers. Respondents were asked to supply their own definition of their ancestry and, as the table shows, some insisted that it was “American.” Sixty-five percent of respondents indicated multiple ethnic ancestry so that the total responses in the table exceed the population of the state. Where multiple answers were given, only the first two were compiled in the data. The percentages given in the table are relative to the total population of 3.5 million. There have also been large 20th century changes; mostly due to migrations rather than immigrations. Connecticut’s African-American population has roots going back to the earliest colonial era and to 17th century slavery, but it increased greatly in the mid 20th century as people moved from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North. More recently, there has been a great wave of migration of Hispanic people to Connecticut; primarily from Puerto Rico. It is reasonable to assume that world forces will continue to alter the composition of our population. CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, INC. Levels of Membership for 2008-2009: Endowment Club - $250 Supporting - $100 Sustaining (with CT Nutmegger) - $37 Sustaining Basic (without CT Nutmegger) - $30 Associate (NO membership card issuedAccess to Member content on website only) - $20 In future issues of the Connecticut Genealogy News there will be feature articles that focus on the major ethnic ancestry groups represented in the population. As an aid to researching your family history, these articles will address the basic questions of: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Organizations focused on this group. Reference books, web sites and sources for more information. Famous Connecticut citizens. There are Household Discounts available at half the current Sustaining or Sustaining Basic Dues (does not apply to Associate Membership). Stipulations apply, contact the CSG Office for more details. Why did they come? When did they come? Where did they settle? Where do I find the relevant vital records and other data sources? Tips on researching this group. Life Membership available at 20 times the current Sustaining or Sustaining Basic Dues (does not apply to Associate Membership). Applications may be printed from our website. 11 Book Reviews the existence of members of the Jewish race in all corners of the globe and sets the tone to find out why the Jewish people are so unique, in regards to their great business talents, health issues and genetic rarities, including many diseases which are unique to the Jewish peoples. by CSG Members: Gregory Thompson, Janet Wallace, Helen Coty, Edwin W. Strickland II and Mavis Davis The Ancestors and Descendants of Silas Brooks (1760-1846) the Revolutionary War Veteran from Lyme, Connecticut. Self Published by author, Jack R. Brooks, 24 Beechwood Drive, Meriden, CT, 06450. August 07, 2004, 81/2” by 11”, 137 pages, Softcover, indexed. $30.00 directly from author. This book discusses the many biblical myths, and helps to identify those who are the descendants of Cohanim, who are descendants of the Jewish priestly family who claim to be direct descendants of the biblical Aaron. A must have book for those who are interested in deep ancestral roots, and how the new technology available today is uncovering mysteries which have interested scientists and historians for centuries. GET This book is divided up into three chapters. Chapter one contains the ancestry of Silas Brooks, with a full index at the end of the chapter. Citations and references are listed in each chapter. Chapter two contains the ancestry of Silas Brook’s wife, Elizabeth Beckwith, also with a full index at the end of the chapter. Chapter three contains the descendants of the Silas Brooks and his wife Elizabeth Beckwith Brooks, and also contains an index. Also contained, is a descendant Chart for quick reference. The book gives a wide view of the families ancestry and progeny, and would be a great reference for anyone with ties to this branch of the Brooks family. GET Vital Records of Norwich, Connecticut, from the year 1659 to 1848, Version 1.0, Compact Disk, $20.00, postage paid. Compiled by Major James D. Robertson, 335 Vineyard Rd. NW., Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107-5805. Available from author. See ad in this issue! Evidence Explained, Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Compiled by Elizabeth Shown Mills, 6” X 9,” 885 pgs, indexed, 2007. ISBN13: 978-0-8063-1781-6. Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. $49.95 plus Shipping and Handling. This is a copy of the work done by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1913. The original seven handwritten volumes of the vital records were transcribed into two volumes by the society. Mr. Robertson has taken and scanned the two volumes of records into a searchable format for easier reference. This is probably one of the most comprehensive books dedicated to citing your sources that is available in print. It’s a must for all who are serious about documenting your research to the highest standard. Added to this useful reference was the gravestone records in the old burying ground located in Norwich Town, CT. The cemetery records were compiled over 100 years ago by Mr. George Porter, and many of the gravestones cited are no longer in existence, making this reference quite valuable. This book explains not only how to document traditional sources, but also electronic sources which are usually not explained in traditional sourcing manuals. Even digital, audio, and video sources are discussed. The author uses her years of research experience using public and private records to document facts appropriately. This is a valuable tool for anyone researching in Norwich, CT. To have all of the towns records on one searchable CD is a wonderful and useful tool. GET As we all know, historical resources are not flawless, and in order to understand those records it is up to the researcher to analyze that evidence and judge whether or not it is credible, and useful. GET You Can Write Your Family History, by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Originally published by Betterway Books, Cincinnati, 2003. Reprinted 2008 by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore. Soft cover, 6”x 9,” 246 pp. including three appendices with literary examples, a Bibliography, and an Index. With charts and marginal annotations. Order through Genealogy.com ISBN 978-0-8063-1783-0 Item # GPC886, $19.95. Carmack has done it again! Employing her usual clear thoughts and practical suggestions, she presents her message in a way that makes a reader understand not only that “I can publish,” but “I must publish.” Abraham’s Children, Race, Identity, and the DNA of the chosen People. By Joe Entine, 6 1/2” x 9,” 420 pgs, indexed, 2007. ISBN 978-0-446-58063-5. Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, USA, 237 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Hardcover, $27.99 From the first decision, as to the audience, scope, and time frame of your proposed work, through re-addressing the amount and accuracy of your research data, and on to fleshing out your story’s subjects – the “rules” are set forth in an easy to follow manner. She explains how to gather your ancestors and portray This fascinating book, reaches into the science of DNA and the discovery of distinct genes of the Jewish Race. It explores 12 These two volumes complete the series of abstractions of the Clerks Books for the Rutland Probate District. All items of genealogical interest have been included: wills, inventories, administrator’s accounts, receipts, petitions, guardianship, and other data pertaining to the probate of an estate with citation to the Record Book. In cases where the microfilm was not legible or pages were missed, examination of the original books and sometimes original probate packets were made. Each Part contains a listing of the Probate Packets initiated in the volumes covered (Part 4 has packets 863-1226 and Part 5 has packets 1227-1559) including name and residence. EWSII their daily lives in a real world setting of their own era. Carmack covers such necessities as to what/what not to include, copyright restrictions, how many to print, publicity for your publication, and much more, including charts for work organization. Page format includes wide outer margins, where Carmack places principal notations to highlight certain aspect or warnings. This kind of space also allows for your own jottings, on the very page where a topic is addressed. This writing is at once a textbook, and yet a personal and kindly sharing of Carmack’s own insights as to helping you come up with a “keeper” product. Providing every thinkable idea, along with along with sensible cautions, Carmack paves the way to creating a finished product that even you yourself will find an absorbing read. JHW Scoggins Family An American Saga 1640-2002 by Margaret B. Scoggins, 2002, 8 1/2” X 11,” Hardcover, 306 pp, Index, Bibliography and photos. Compiled and published by Margaret B. Scoggins, P.O. Box 473, Poplar Buff, MO 63902-0473; Price:$28.00 postpaid. Missouri residents add 6.975% sales tax ($1.95) Some Descendents of Capt. John Bissell, Parts I & II. Edited by Edwin W. Strickland II. Softcover, plastic comb binding, 8 1/2” x 11,” 705 pages, 2007. Published by The Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor Inc., Windsor, CT. Order from the Sales Chairman, DFAW, Inc. P.O.Box 39, Windsor, CT 06095. Price $50.00. The Scoggins family were among a group of Swedish people who settled in the Delaware River Valley in the 1640’s. John and his wife Mary had nine children. Records of the family were found in one of the oldest churches, (Old Swedes Church), built in 1668-1669 in Wilmington, Delaware. The text follows their son John from York, PA to Virginia to Tennessee and westward. The author has included other Scoggins records for future researchers. HC The data in this book is an assemblage of information from the database of the Founders’ descendants’ lineage records. The amount of information is immense with a list of sources following each family group. The members of the Bissell family are carried for many generations, up to 12 in some instances, including many female lines. This includes numerous families in early Windsor, but especially Birge, Case, Grant, Griswold, Loomis, Pettibone, Phelps, Pinney, Smith, Stoughton and Strong. Also emigrations from the Windsor area and a complete every name index. MFD Rutland County Vermont Probate Extracts, Rutland District, Part 4, Volumes 17-19, 1838-1844, by Margaret R. Jenks and Danielle L. Roberts, edited by Dawn D. Hance. 2007. Every name indexed. 8 1/2” x 11”, Spiral bound, 129 pages. Order from : Margaret R. Jenks, 24 Mettowee Street, Granville, NY 12832-1037 or email: [email protected]. $25.00 Postpaid. In Search of Your German Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in Germanic Areas of Europe by Angus Baxter, 4th edition, updated in 2008 by Susan Baxter. Softcover, 6” x 9,” 120 pages. Published by the Genealogical Publishing Co. Order from Genealogical. com. Price $16.95. Rutland County Vermont Probate Extracts, Rutland District, Part 5, Volumes 20-22, 1844-1849, by Margaret R. Jenks and Danielle L. Roberts, edited by Dawn D. Hance. 2007 Every name indexed. 8 1/2” x 11,” Spiral bound, 130 pages. Order from: Margaret R. Jenks, 24 Mettowee Street, Granville, NY 12832-1037 or email: [email protected]. $25.00 postpaid. The first chapters of this book are “Genealogy 101” but with a twist towards research in the German-speaking areas of Europe. Hints are given for various spellings of names and a list of emigration years, places of origin and areas of settlement here. Information on how to research via mail and e-mail, both here and abroad, country by country and area by area, includes archives, church records, passenger lists, etc. Also, Jewish research in Germany, Hungary, Poland and Israel are covered. There is a listing of German Genealogical Associations in North America. A most useful book. MFD The Rutland Vermont Probate District was organized in 1781 with Joseph Bowker of Rutland as the first judge. As it often took many years to settle an estate, estates initiated in earlier volumes are continued here. Many estates mentioned in these works are for residents of other Vermont counties or other states who held property in Rutland County. Some estates show property in former homes. 13 TRANSCRIPTION Want to preserve Old Diaries? Service Letters? College Letters? Family Journal? But don’t have the time? I will transcribe them for you. Contact Priscilla Weir, 215-340-3512 or weir150@ msn.com. Queries In future issues there is a limit of three Queries Members may submit per issue. Mail to: CSG Queries Editor, PO Box 435, Glastonbury, CT, 06033. RUSH HORTON CSG # 00511 Aboltus RUSH b 1770 d Danby VT 1850 bur John Brown Cemetery Danby VT s of George b Schoharie County NY 1810 d Danby VT 1820 Aboltus m. Judith HORTON d 28Apr1840 bur West Hill Cemetery Wallingford VT. Need Anc of George and Judith. R. Ferris Randall, 2816 Roswell Pkwy, Eden NY 14057 Lucinda BONNEY b NY or VT 28Aug1792 m ca 1827 Joseph BENNETT b VT or NY 1788 had 10 children. Need par of Joseph and Lucinda. BONNEY BENNETT SMITH BLOOD BONEY GIBBS BOULD YOUNG CSG # 00571 MORGAN ANDREWS DODGE WEEKS STEBBINS WORTHINGTON WHITTMORE CSG # 02582 BLAKE STEWART SMITH WARD BAILEY STOCKWELL COREY Rufus L BONNEY b MA 2Mar1800 d Irving NY 10Nov1885 m Drvilla (Orvilla) SMITH b 28Feb1804/06 d 1Mar1853 ae 49 had 7 children. Need par of Rufus. Will swap data on BLOOD BONEY BONNEY and GIBBS families. John BONNEY b Pembroke MA 30Oct1725 m Pembroke MA 2Nov1749 Hannah BOULD of Bridgewater MA 4 children Hannah, Isaac b Pembroke MA 25July1755, Margaret and Mary. Want bdt and bpl of children. Joseph BENNETT b NY or VT 11Sept1788 m ca 1812 Lucinda BONNEY b 28Aug1792 res Defiance Co OH 1860. Need par of Joseph and Lucinda. Horatio N BONNEY b ME 1800 m Elizabeth b NB Canada 1802 res Calais ME 1850 ch: Susan b 1833, Ellen b 1838, and James Dyer b 1846, all b ME James m 9Jan1871 Lucy A YOUNG of Calais ME removed to Cambridge MA in 1901. Need par, bpl and bdt of Horatio and Lucy A. Richard W Bonney, 373 High Rock St, Needham, MA 02492 Lois MORGAN b Norwich New London CT 7May1739 d 8Feb1821 dau of John and Susanna (ANDREWS). Need info for John & Susannah. John DODGE b New Shoreham Newport RI 1689 d 16Nov1756 s of Israel and Hannah (WEEKS) m New London CT 25June1717 Elizabeth STEBBINS b 1693 d 1731. Need any data for Hannah & Elizabeth. Orrin S WORTHINGTON b Tolland Cnty CT 1792 d Spencer MA 13Feb1882 m Mansfield CT 28Oct1816 Susanna WHITTEMORE. Need par and bpl for Orrin. Robert Worthington, 61 Rathbun Rd, Natick, MA 01760 Benjamin BLAKE b Greenwich/Stamford CT ca 1818 d 1860-1870 m Sarah R b CT ca 1824 ch: William H, Charles, George W, Benjamin & Thomas. Need par of Benjamin and Sarah R Prosper STEWART b CT (Danbury?) ca 1795 d Hamilton Co OH m 1820 Lucinda SMITH b Hartford CT 1795 d OH 1852 res NY State then OH ch: Cornelia, Helen, Augustus, Lucy, and perhaps Prosper Jr b NY ca 1821 m Rachel WARD b NY 1817. Need par of Prosper b ca 1795 and Prosper b ca 1821. CSG # 07377 Thomas BAILEY b Thompson CT 02Jan1769 d Dudley MA 1851 m Lucy STOCKWELL b Thompson? 1722 ch: Thomas 1799, Resolved 1803 and Rich b 1802 who m Amey COREY. Seek par of Thomas, Lucy & Amey. Betsey Patterson, PO Box 422, Wellfleet MA 02667 [email protected] BOTSFORD BURR COVELL CSG # 12987 Jane Ann BOTSFORD b 2Mar1810 m Clark BURR of New Milford 19Jun1831 in Brookfield CT by Joseph S. COVELL. Need par of Jane Ann. William R. Austin, PO Box 62, Laceyville, PA 18623 DAVIS CSG # 18315 John DAVIS Sr first recorded in Fairfield CT 21Oct1679 and as purchasing a ten-acre lot in Woodbury CT 2Jun1687. Need help in finding his parents. Nathaniel Emens, 16 Mitchell St., Middleboro, MA 02346 [email protected] 14 RYMAN/RAYMOND SCHERLINE GOODNESS GOUGH CONATY CSG # 18357 Gustav RYMAN/RAYMOND b St. Mellosa, SWD 17Sep1868 imm ca 1888 d Danbury CT m Eugenia SCHERLINE ca 1893 b SWD ca 1868 imm ca 1889. Need all vitals and info on ch. Joseph Frank GOODNESS b Lithuania Russia 21Sep1875 imm ca 1895 d MA m ca 1902 Agatha B. b. Lithuania Russia ca 1880 imm ca 1900 d 1937 res Worchester MA had 8 (?) ch. Need all vitals for Joseph, Agatha and ch. Patrick GOUGH b Ireland ca 1819 d East Taunton MA ca 1915 m Ann CONATY d ca 1912. Need all vitals and info on ch. Christine E. Day, 45 Pound Rd, Westerly, RI 02891 CONTRIBUTORS ENDOWMENT CLUB 17505 Mary T. McCombe 11472 Sandra G. Dudley 04020 Janet H. Wallace 05777 Thomas Howard 12873 Gregory E. Thompson ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORTING 14561 Thomas P. Thomas 18847 Melanie Marks 09159 E. Dolores Perkins 00180 Stuart C. Brush 19131 Edwin V. Sisson 15274 Edith L. Bartley 18838 David F. Carberry 09315 David R. Cole 08157 Sheldon C. Downes 04266 Margaret M. Steere 12987 William R. Austin 00893 Margaret E. Hoak 17641 Kevin J. Tulimieri 15830 Michael J. Saxton 17339 Robert L. Parke 11561 Barbara D. Bernstien 13286 Valeda P. Grills 08968 Sandra M. Hewlett 11077 Grace B. Russell 01445 Dorothy A. Ives 12581 Walter Clemens 18047 Judith Bodner 07079 Emile A. Bussemey 16118 Janet C. Silvester 12419 Elsie Brandy-West GENERAL FUND 16700 Carol N. Burke 07026 Dorothy S. Armstrong 08643 Edgar E. Theroux 09735 Doris B. Cheney 10175 John Maynard 13091 Joseph J. Pulit III 16976 Barbara Arsenault 01012 Joyce M. Cropsey 18903 Sharon J. Stone 14333 Mary Brown 19049 Barbara B. Bartram 06968 Nancy Webb 14727 Patricia Trapp 10781 Newton F. Schiebel 16365 07785 18335 12893 14603 15474 02943 19256 04643 00676 02844 08250 03495 19347 08390 16449 17230 01290 13430 09834 18919 02434 15989 18043 15309 09315 08856 15476 07351 11685 19167 06210 19018 17217 08851 17999 04141 08790 08946 10719 04266 17374 13894 19061 12004 13568 18795 09319 14911 11809 06548 Virginia Heath Henry G. Frohn Richard C. Peck Mary Coutts Ehrler Teresa Peavey Iain H. Bruce Lucille A. Richmond Peter T. Lennon Raymond G. Hawes Betty Ann Chapman Marion R. Emmons Jane E. Servadio Ida M. Ragazzi Joyce Millikin Orcelia B. Winn Bruce Johnson James H. Marshall Thomas E. Berger Beverly Turner Dorothy B. Karcher James Day George W. Razee Raymond Han Mona S. Distin Lorraine Tarket-Arruda David R. Cole Donald J. Marshall Christine L. Evans Denise K. Young Frank G. Lesure Suzanne Goodrich Mary Lee Ives Carleton J. Howard Robert F. Martin Audrey Linke Ronald E. Thomas Kenneth T. Doran Barbara K. Shortell Thomas Roberts Arthur Palladino Margaret M. Steere Charles R. Ford Henry W. Otte Merry Park Joyce S. Hussong Kathleen R. Kraff-Miller Brian Weis William H. Forsyth Richard E. Phelps Albert Pylinski Jr. Carol B. Jones 15 13402 16055 01472 11641 05775 13309 15669 15978 14258 09138 15830 19368 11052 02561 08447 09374 13378 14006 16955 12544 16821 07297 15757 09012 13048 15438 19214 11892 19291 17178 18797 15915 12200 18601 10953 09865 17987 18902 02158 18155 15643 03964 03594 14700 09725 10297 18719 18374 15837L 09476 18047 Glenn Conlan Anne Davenport Robert Lewis Marie L. Matthews David M. Brunelle Margaret S. Jenkins Bruce T. Beal Harmon L. Andrews Janice Dorchester Alice Hallenbeck Michael J. Saxton Robert M. Harrington Ruth Boland Paul R. Keroack Maureen Carroll Martha L. Whitehouse William T. Lawrence Deirdre Taylor Donald Fitzgerald Jeannine Wegmueller Ginny Arveson Karen L. Wampler Nancy J. McNamara Dolores S. Strickland Mary Jane Winne Harold S. Merrill Jr. Kathleen A. Gallagher Shirley A. Barton Ruth S. Edwards Alexandra H. Vanderclock Watson C. Bellows Jr. Judith Sylvia Robert W. Hull Trad S. Dart Michael T. Neff William M. Czarnowski Ann Gildersleeve Sloan Alan Downes Lois Merideth Geraldine E. Faries Norma L. Servadio Jane W. Waterhouse Gail C. Evarts John J. Farrell Jr. Charles Grabs Joan M. Lowry Karen Hessler Kathleen Casey-Paulsen Frances H. Eddy Michael Gray Judith Bodner GENERAL FUND 15670 Virginia P. Loomis 10949 Linda B. Gardiner 06927 Rosealice Sittner 13229 Lucy Birch 10998 Kathleen S. Ely 04579 Regina Woltmann 06857 Thomas F. Slater 18485 Catherine Pillsbury LIBRARY FUND 02615 Florence L. Selleck 03557 Elliott G. Barske 07785 Henry G. Frohn 14603 Teresa Peavey 14069 Janis L. Franco 18962 Rita Barredo 12833 Patricia Butterworth 03083 Jean B. Rushen 15330 Mary E. Hempton 10653 Noreen Pramberg 09238 Christine K. George 17597 Mary A. Tumillo 10068 Ronald F. Stickney 14374 Paul Linsley 02849 Jean Harvie Beatty 19255 Colleen Kimball 15509 Barbara Grey 18284 01654 07299 01445 14170 15948 12723 14672 09714 11028 15688 07734 19290 09780 13715 17879 11960 15948 11325 15541 11989 17780 16970 15688 05777 Julie A. Groves William A. Knowlton Lois M. Carlson Dorothy A. Ives Tara A. Ashe Frank L. Calkins Margaret R. Richards Marguerite P. O’Connell Judith Kimball Marilyn G. Davis Tricia Chapman-Herel COMPUTER FUND 18333 Scott Ashworth 07785 Henry G. Frohn 17653 Suzanne J. Levin 14603 Teresa Peavey 10122 John F. Leslie 12833 Patricia Butterworth 13764 Sandra Poirier 08225 Robert F. Smith 18365 Patti Parsons 13809 Betty J. Bernsdorf 16784 Sandra E. Jemioto 18130 Charlotte S. Sheldon 00058 Dorothy B. Hicock 11556 Barbara J. Mathews 19357 Robert S. Lufkinn Patricia Stone Ronald J. Shea Elsie H. Moon Catherine A. Conover Joanne Ludwig Elizabeth C. Cuomo Frank L. Calkins Diana L. Gill Priscilla Rodriguez Eric Chiapponi Anne S. Yankura Patricia H. Jankowski Tricia Chapman-Herel Thomas F. Howard BUILDING FUND 17516 Russell C. Farnham 12856 Lavius A. Robinson 07785 Henry G. Frohn 18257 Ronald G. Hurlbut 14603 Teresa Peavey 02308 Kenneth W. Marvin 16556 Carol S. Nelson 15642 Aldora Morse Targowski 17178 Alexandra H. Vanderclock 06875 Albert Gray 15948 Frank L. Calkins 19165 Peter Morran Stay Up With the Genealogical Happenings The Connecticut Genealogy News is one way to get the latest news of what is happening around the state. To learn what is happening around New England go to the New England Regional Genealogical Conference’s website at www.nergc.org. Here you can get the latest news about the 10th NERGC regional genealogical conference to be held in Manchester, New Hampshire 22-26 April 2009. It is not too early to make plans for this conference or see if your group will be participating or how you can volunteer to help on the pre-conference planning committees. 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