This year’s update will be in person with Mel at the Van Block facility in order to accommodate our group size. After Mel’s presentation, some people may wish to travel to the state library for research. The hours are 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for planning purposes.
For the presentation by Mel, please RSVP to receive directions the day before: https://docs.google.com/forms/
November Meeting
Registration is required, as we need to provide a head count. All who register will receive an email with directions before the visit. For the potluck, the conference room at Van Block has outlets so we can plug in crock-pots, etc. Jen will bring paper goods and Rosemary will bring bottled water. Please bring whatever you would like to share.
PLEASE RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/
Rosemary will be sending out the regular notice with the agenda, minutes, and attachments closer to Tuesday. Jen will send out directions to attendees on Monday.
We hope to see many members there. If you have never attended a CPGC meeting before, we would love to meet you. Please feel free to come and if you don’t have something to bring, please just bring yourself. It’s a rare treat to visit the archives and we don’t want anyone to miss out!
October Meeting
Our next meeting will be October 4th at 10 a.m. via Zoom
Land Platting with Carol Whitmer, CG®
Carol Whitmer will provide an overview on using land records in your genealogical research as well as a workshop on how to plat land records. For those who would like to follow along in this workshop-style program, an email titled “Preparation Suggestion” was sent out to the list-serve on 09/24. It contains information on helpful tools.
A Zoom link will be forwarded before the meeting.
September Meeting
Our next meeting will be September 6th at 10 a.m. This meeting will include a field trip to the Van Block storage facility with the archivists at the Connecticut State Library and Family Search. Please check your email for details.
April Meeting
Our next meeting will be April 5th at 10 a.m. We will be having a roundtable discussion about future planning for genealogical collections.
A Zoom invite will be sent prior to the meeting.
March 2022 Meeting
We will be meeting on March 1st at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Our speaker will be Pauline Merrick who will be discussing Slavery In Connecticut.
February 2022 Meeting
We will be meeting on February 1st at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Fred Hart and Barbara Mathews will be discussing publishing.
A Zoom invite will be sent prior to the meeting.
Reminder – No January Meeting
This is just a reminder that we will not be meeting in January. Hope that everyone has a happy, safe and healthy holiday season!
December 2021 Meeting
Our next meeting will be held on 7 December 2021 promptly at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. All professional or aspiring professional genealogists with an interest in Connecticut research are welcome! Those who work in Connecticut repositories are welcome, too!
All members are welcome to “Bring-A-Buddy” to the December CPGC Meeting. Sign up is required and once your registration is complete. you will be sent a Zoom invite to the email that you provided.
The one-hour open program will be followed by a one-hour business meeting for members.
October 2021 Meeting – October 5
The U.S. Records Access Fight – Barbara Mathews, CG, FASG
A Zoom invite will be sent out prior to the meeting.