Speaker Lisa Louise Cooke giving two talks via Zoom on a large screen: "How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case" "The Genealogists Google Search Methodology" Sandwiches available during a lunch-time visiting period Members may also view the talks live via Zoom from home. Members will receive an email with instructions for registration. Non-members Read More
"Naturalization Records," presentation by Seema Kenney. Venue TBA; please visit the Society's website for details.
"Indirect Evidence: Putting the Pieces Together," presentation by Pauline Merrick. The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. presents “Indirect Evidence – Putting the Pieces Together” with Pauline Merrick This Connecticut-based case study demonstrates techniques to identify family members when birth records are non-existent and other vital records lack the necessary data. A variety of records are Read More
The Heidi Urich Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy, co-sponsored by JGSGB and Hebrew College, will be "Eastern European Jewry," by Samuel Kassow. Please visit the event website for registration and details.
"Polish Christmas Customs, Wigilia, and Opłatek," presentation by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab. Please join us for program that is just in time for the holiday season! The sharing of the opłatek (Christmas wafer) on Christmas Eve is the most cherished of all Polish Christmas customs. On the eve of Christ's birth, the people of Poland and Read More
Annual "Members Share" event. Members will receive an email with instructions on how to register as we get closer to the event. Non-members are asked to email us at info@capecodgenealogy.org to receive a registration link.
"Here Comes The 1950 U.S. Census! What To Expect," presentation by Joel Weintraub. The U.S. 1950 census will become public on April 1, 2022. Joel will prepare us for its debut by covering what is a census, who uses the census, census caveats, how the 1950 census was taken, training of enumerators, enumerator instruction manuals, Read More
Carol McCoy, Ph.D., “The Maine-Canada-Ireland Connection: Seeking Rogers’ Roots." The event is free for members, and non-members are welcome with a $2 donation. This enlightening case takes the listener through the extensive search for the supposed Scottish roots and parentage of James C. Rogers of Brewer, Maine. Ultimately, we learn that the Rogers were not Read More
"A Whole New World of Catholic Records," presented by Margaret Fortier, CG Catholic records can be a game changer; every researcher should know about them. Learn about why Catholic records Read More
Ray Sears, "Using LearnForeverLearn to Examine Your Family Tree for Endogamy and Pedigree Collapse." Ray Sears has been studying his family history since 1976 and along with his Mom and Read More