Just getting started researching a Connecticut ancestor? Here are five of my favorite research “secrets.” There’s no such thing as “New England genealogy”: Yes, there …

Connecting with cousins can be one of the best parts of genealogy research. Building a connection can not only help you find new family artifacts, but also meet new people interested in the same to…

Bring Your Questions to the Experts Hit a brick wall? Not sure where a New York record is held? Bring your questions to two of the NYG&B’s most experienced researchers.

This is a virtual program. Join us on Zoom for this presentation!Did your Connecticut ancestor support the American cause during the Revolution?

Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the st...

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…

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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...

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Connecticut technically required vital records for all beginning in the 1600s. “And that all parents, masters of servants, executors and administrators, respectively, shall bring in to the Re…

Resources for Connecting with your Connecticut History and Heritage