Our next meeting will be February 3rd at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Chris Klemmer will be presenting “Connecticut Probate and Family Search Full-Text Search Exposed.” A Zoom link will be provided prior to the meeting.
Meeting Notices
December 8th: BONUS Session with Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG®
Please join us for a BONUS SESSION with speaker Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG® by Zoom on MONDAY, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. – “Warning Out! Following the Unwanted in Colonial New England” Zoom information will be forwarded by email.
Discover one of New England’s most overlooked genealogical resources: warning-out records. Used from the 1600s through the early 1800s, warning-out notices documented newcomers whose legal right to settlement was uncertain—leaving behind powerful clues about movement, kinship, and community boundaries.
In this session, we’ll break down what warning out meant, why towns used it, where these records survive, and how to interpret them without modern assumptions. Using real examples, you’ll learn how these brief entries can identify women, children, laborers, people of color, and other under-documented individuals; track families across multiple towns; and solve problems involving migration, identity, and the FAN Club.
By the end, you’ll know how to apply warning-out records to strengthen your New England research and uncover stories that have been forgotten for centuries.
Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG® an Accredited Genealogist in the New England region and is the owner of Keeper of the Past Genealogy, LLC. She serves as the Director of the Mayflower Families Silver Books Project for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, where she concentrates on the descendants of Mayflower passengers. In addition, Bonnie is a volunteer docent at both Beaufort National Cemetery and the Parris Island Museum at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot. She has published numerous articles in respected genealogical journals and delivered lectures on various topics. Originally from Rhode Island, Bonnie now resides in South Carolina.
November Meeting
November 4th: Join us for our annual Show & Tell / Potluck / Trivia meeting at Van Block at 10:00 a.m. A Zoom link will be provided prior to the meeting for those wishing to participate remotely.
April 2025 Meeting and Volunteer Opportunity
Our next meeting will be in person on April 1st at 10:00 a.m. at 75 Van Block in Hartford. Kathryn Black will be giving us update on what is new at FamilySearch. A Zoom link will be sent for members who are not able to attend in person.
Immediately following the meeting, those that are interested may stay and help with unfolding New Haven Court Records. It is a fun time to get to talk to each other and we have uncovered several interesting documents, Please bring your lunch and join us.
March 2025 Meeting and Volunteer Opportunity
Our next meeting will be in person on March 4th at 10:00 a.m. at 75 Van Block in Hartford. The meeting will be a round-table on publishing. If you have a publication you would like to share, please bring it with you. A Zoom link will be sent for members who are not able to attend in person.
Immediately following the meeting, those that are interested may stay and help with unfolding New Haven Court Records. It is a fun time to get to talk to each other and we have uncovered several interesting documents, Please bring your lunch and join us.
April Meeting and Volunteer Opportunity
Our next meeting will be on April 4th at 7:00 p.m. Ed Strickland will be presenting “Genograms for Genealogists.” The meeting location has been changed to take place on Zoom. A link will be sent out for the meeting closer to the date.
Our volunteer opportunity (New Haven Court Records) this month will be on April 11th at 10 a.m. at 75 Van Block in Hartford.
If you have not signed up and are interested in volunteering, you can review the description of the project and the Connecticut State Library’s Volunteer Agreement. The applicant information and the emergency contact should be completed. You may disregard the work schedule area. Be sure to sign at the end. You may submit your completed form when you arrive. Feel free to bring your lunch.
March Meeting and Volunteer Opportunities
Our next meeting will be on March 7th at 10:00 a.m. Nora Galvin, CG® will be presenting “Exploring Your Homeland Through the Power of Maps.” The meeting will be IN PERSON at 75 Van Block in Hartford. Following the meeting anyone who would like to stay and volunteer with the New Haven Court Records would be welcome.
Our next volunteer opportunity is this Friday, February 10th at the Van Block facility at 10 a.m. Instructions will be provided by the archives staff. Additionally this Friday we will be saying good-bye to the Jones as they have finished their assignment here with Family Search.
If you have not signed up and are interested in volunteering, you can review the description of the project and the Connecticut State Library’s Volunteer Agreement. The applicant information and the emergency contact should be completed. You may disregard the work schedule area. Be sure to sign at the end. You may submit your completed form to Carol Witmer at vicepresident@ctprofgen.org or you may bring them in on March 7th. Feel free to bring your lunch.
February Meeting
Our next meeting will be on February 7th and we will be having Connecticut Trivia Challenge. Meeting details will be provided when available.
Our next volunteer opportunity will be a continuance of working with the New Haven Court Records. It is both interesting and fun to discuss with others in our group. Please consider joining us on January 31st at the Van Block facility at 10 a.m. Instructions will be provided by the archives staff.
If you have not signed up and are interested in volunteering, you can review the description of the project and the Connecticut State Library’s Volunteer Agreement. The applicant information and the emergency contact should be completed. You may disregard the work schedule area. Be sure to sign at the end. You may submit your completed form to Carol Witmer at vicepresident@ctprofgen.org or you may bring them in on January 31st. Feel free to bring your lunch.
January Notice
There will not be a regular business meeting in January.
Members who signed up to volunteer with the archives projects at the Connecticut State Library, will meet for a training session on January 3rd at the Van Block facility at 10 a.m.
If you have not signed up and are interested in volunteering, you can review the description of the project and the Connecticut State Library’s Volunteer Agreement. The applicant information and the emergency contact should be completed. You may disregard the work schedule area. Be sure to sign at the end. You may submit your completed form to Carol Witmer at vicepresident@ctprofgen.org or you may bring them in on January 3rd. The snow date for this session is scheduled for January 10th.
December Meeting
When: Tuesday, December 6th 2022 at 9 a.m.- 10 a.m.
Where: Hartford (directions will be emailed to attendees before the visit)
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/
Additional information about our business meeting, to be held on 5 December at 7 p.m. via Zoom, will be forthcoming from the secretary along with related monthly documents.