Genealogy program focuses on New York genealogical resources

SOUTHINGTON – The virtual program, “Focus on Free Resources for New York Genealogical Research,” will be offered Tuesday, May 27 by the Southington Genealogical Society. This free event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Center, 239 Main St. People are welcome to come view in-person with others or receive the Zoom link.

Speaker Marian Burk Wood will present the program which provides free resources from throughout New York state to investigate ancestors’ lives and family history context. Many of the websites feature links to New York area digitized county histories, digitized vital records, state census records, old newspapers/ postcards/ photos, oral histories, county/local history experts, and more. Wood is the author of the genealogy book, “Planning a Future for Your Family's Past,” and a long-time blogger about family history methodology and issues. She takes special interest in researching, preserving, and sharing family history for the sake of future generations.

The Southington Genealogical Society Inc., founded in 1984, is a non-profit organization located in central Connecticut that promotes the accurate recording, research and preservation of family history. The organization meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Southington Historical Society. To receive the link for the virtual programs, email southingtongenealogicalsociety@gmail.com or DM through the Facebook page “Southington Genealogical Society, Inc.” The website is www.southingtongenealogicalsociety.org .