Looking for the records of ancestors residing in New Haven Colony? Here’s where to start: Reference Guides: Nancy Finlay, “A Separate Place: The New Haven Colony, 1638-1665,” Conn…

If a town hall is on your next onsite Connecticut research trip “to visit” list, these five tips can make the process a little easier: Explore FamilySearch, Ancestry, the Connecticut St…

Journal Editors Office Hours offers prospective and current genealogy authors a unique opportunity to receive individualized, live feedback on their article submissions directly from experienced journal editors. Participants will submit their draft articles at least seven days prior to the event, a...

Most of our ancestors were buried in the parish cemetery when they died. But that wasn’t always the case. Let’s examine the final resting places that appear in the burial records of our French-Canadia...

Applications from people around the world seeking Canadian citizenship certificates have been rising rapidly, fuelled by thousands from the United States, CBC News has learned. So many people have app...

Historical Context: Why Do People Migrate? | In trying to understand why people migrate, some scholars emphasize individual decision-making, while others stress broader structural forces. Many early s...

If you’ve looked for help from a professional genealogist with your lineage society application in a professional directory or genealogist listing, you may have noticed that you have a lot of…

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From the United States’ bicentennial to this year’s 250th anniversary, historical costumer and Tufts alum Henry Cooke has been remaking the clothing of 18th-century America

As a professional genealogist who helps with lineage society applications, I often spend time sorting through an applicant’s prior research to determine what sources can or cannot be submitte…

Discovering tie to a “founder” (typically a white, male, British founder) of a Connecticut town can be a fun reason to delve into your family history. For many genealogists, knowing the…

Genealogists, societies, and libraries collect, copy, publish, digitize, teach, and share materials of all kinds, created and contributed by many sources. Every one of those actions can raise copyrigh...

Summary: A sizable majority of survey respondents equated “history” with nuts-and-bolts factual material as opposed to explanations about the past. That said, there are measurable differences in those...

A lineage society – also called a hereditary society – determines its membership by descent from an ancestor who participated in certain activities. There are multiple societies coverin…

When researching your family history, it can be helpful not to reinvent the wheel! Professional genealogists have been tracing Connecticut families for decades. Some of their findings may be publis…

Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut's rich history.

We’ve all seen them in our research – the beautifully compiled 19th century county history that includes profiles of prominent people in the community. They list our ancestor’s pa…

Finding the sources that discuss your ancestor is only part of the puzzle. To use them effectively, you need to understand how the source was created and why so that you understand what was put, in…

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Looking for the records of ancestors residing in New Haven Colony? Here’s where to start: Records: New Haven Colony:Hoadly, Charles J. Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, From …

Hartford place names, such as Dutch Point, Huyshope Avenue, and Adriaen’s Landing, are reminders of a time when Connecticut was part of New Netherlands.

With the 250th arrived, many are digging into their ancestors’ activities during the American Revolution. This topic has been a popular one for research since the late 19th century, so there&…

The NYG&B’s most asked question is: “Where can I find New York birth, marriage, and death records?” This program provides an overview of New York’s civil vital records and demonstrates where to access...