May 7, 2016 9:30 am at the library.
This presentation
will begin with a description of the differences between FrenchCanadian record types and those typically available for U.S.-based
research. It will explain and illustrate some of the unusual problems as well
as some of the advantages of searching in the records of French Canada, and will end
with an overview of the resources available at the French-Canadian Genealogical
Society of Connecticut’s library in Tolland, CT and at the Godfrey.
Participants will have time after the presentation to
research at the library. Bring your laptop. Meetings are free to Godfrey Premium members or $10
per session.
The Speaker:
Maryanne Roy LeGrow is President of the French-Canadian
Genealogical Society of Connecticut and editor of the Society’s biannual journal The
Connecticut Maple Leaf.
She is a retired higher education administrator and a
long-time genealogical researcher, with special interests in French-Canadian and Irish
ancestry, and Colonial-era German settlers of eastern Pennsylvania.
Maryanne holds an M.A. and
Ph.D. in Adult Education,
an M.A. in English Literature, and a B.S. in Humanities and
Technology. She has taught at several universities in the U.S., and has spoken on
genealogical topics including
problem-solving and research techniques at conferences in
the U.S. and Europe.
Godfrey Memorial Library
134 Newfield St
Midddletown, Ct 06457
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