Does anyone know about vital records being lost/destroyed from Lyme, New London CT in the 1700s? Grace ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lefler" <markl8@optonline.net> To: <ctmoser.mj@att.net>; <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? > The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> > To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in > Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? > > > Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, ie > Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they allow > out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I > live > in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from > there. > > Marilyn > CT > > --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: > > From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in > Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? > To: genealogybarb@snet.net, genconnecticut@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 11:46 AM > > Hi Barb, > > No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers > are digitized anywhere? > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> > To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:12 PM > Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in > Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? > > > HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the > Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs > to > be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card > and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card > and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I > use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for > genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, > nothing embarrassing!! > > Barb > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mbzmiller Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.connecticut.unknown/144.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thomas Joseph Martin is a gg uncle to me. In fact, I just this past weekend traveled to Columbus, Ohio to visit his grave. Please contact me at my e-mail address. I'd love to know how we are related, and to exchange info. Cathie Miller mbzmiller@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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HI Mark  I use the Hartford Courant papers online from home several days a week--but they don't have very many local articles on places outside Greater Hartford unless they are related to very serious events or famous people. The old papers had even less since they didn't have any way to get the info quickly from the outer towns. Putnam and Norwich are not even commonly in the obits now and I suspect they would have been there even loss in the old papers.   That said--a big fire, serious accident, etc are often covered but rarely do we see vital records info in the Courant--and I have read it everyday for 50 years!!!.   Barb --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Mark Lefler <markl8@optonline.net> wrote: The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. Mark

HI Mark  I use the Hartford Courant papers online from home several days a week--but they don't have very many articles on places outside Greater Hartford unless they are related to very serious events or famous people. The old papers had even less since they didn't have any way to get the info quickly from the outer towns. Putnam and Norwich are not even commonly in the obits now and I suspect they would have been there even loss in the old papers.   That said--a big fire, serious accident, etc are often covered but rarely do we see vital records info in the Courant--and I have read it everyday for 50 years!!!.   Barb --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Mark Lefler <markl8@optonline.net> wrote: From: Mark Lefler <markl8@optonline.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? To: ctmoser.mj@att.net, genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 3:31 PM The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, ie Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they allow out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I live in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from there. Marilyn CT --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? To: genealogybarb@snet.net, genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 11:46 AM Hi Barb, No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers are digitized anywhere? Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs to be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, nothing embarrassing!! Barb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, ie Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they allow out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I live in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from there. Marilyn CT --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? To: genealogybarb@snet.net, genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 11:46 AM Hi Barb, No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers are digitized anywhere? Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs to be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, nothing embarrassing!! Barb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Barb, No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers are digitized anywhere? Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs to be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, nothing embarrassing!! Barb --- On Sat, 5/9/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what hasbeen your experience? To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com, ctmoser.mj@att.net Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:00 PM Current & historical Newspapers on line are a fabulous resource. Everyone should check their local library to see if it offers any of these databases. Proquest has filmed many papers, and these are on line at many local public & university libraries. I have found many many obituaries and other news articles. This is a source that should not be overlooked. I have used the following papers - Providence Journal Boston Globe Hartford Courant Norwich Bulletin Worcester Telegram New York Times Chicago Tribune St. Albans Messenger I have searched at individual newspaper websites also. There are gaps in coverage, but hopefully they will disappear eventually. For instance, there is the Historical Hartford Courant which goes from 1764 to 1984. At the Courant website itself, you can search from 1992 to the present, but there is a fee to see the article. So, the years between 1984-1992 are missing. At least you can conduct a search, then you could go to the library and look up the articles fairly quickly from the microfilm once you are armed with dates. Some newspapers give you free access to their archives if you have a subscription to the newspaper. The Boston Globe does this. I would like to find access to the historical Norwich Bulletin if it exists. The Eastman On Line Genealogical Newsletter posted an article about this sometime ago - http://www.eogen.com/HeritageQuestOnline This site lists public libraries with access to heritagequest. These same libraries frequently offer some form of newspapers on line. All Connecticut library card holders have access to these databases. There are newspapers here for Northern NY, some historical and some going up to as recent as 2007. http://news.nnyln.net/index.html There are also commercial sites that offer historical & current obituaries for a fee like ancestry.com genealogybank.com, newspaperarchives.com all of which I have used, but there are a ton of free things out there, and they should not be overlooked. Newspapers & city directories are 2 main sources of information for 20th century research. My 2 cents, Lisa llepore@comcast.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 06:54:00

Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, ie Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they allow out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I live in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from there.   Marilyn CT --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? To: genealogybarb@snet.net, genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 11:46 AM Hi Barb, No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers are digitized anywhere? Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs to be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, nothing embarrassing!! Barb

____________________________________ From: ctmoser.mj@att.net To: DIXANDER@aol.com Sent: 5/9/2009 2:31:32 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time Subj: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what has been your... Patsy, Would you please do me a favor and send a copy of your response to the GenConnecticut list. I think others may also find your information useful. In truth, I've been at this for about 10 years and have used some of the sites myself. But a good discussion on a mailing list never hurts anyone and can be helpful to many. I had not thought of using the Canadian records because it does not affect me directly. But from helping others, I know many New England families are. I had relatives from Kansas who went to Canada sometime in the early 1900's and came back again a few years later. And don't forget the many U. S.citizens who went to Canada because they did not want to serve in the Viet Nam Conflict. Thank you for responding to my question. I really appreciate it. Marilyn CT --- On Sat, 5/9/09, DIXANDER@aol.com <DIXANDER@aol.com> wrote: From: DIXANDER@aol.com <DIXANDER@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what has been your... To: ctmoser.mj@att.net Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 11:57 AM I have a broad program with ancestry. They are the best they are also expensive, but worth it to me.. I do lot of research just putting the name, date and location--whatever you have in the Search url at the top of the internet. I also use Family Search and they are putting a lot of books on their site. They are a free service unless you order copies. I have found quite a bit in the BYU Library. Put in to search BYU library catalog. They identify it as the Harold B Lee Library. The catalog has an area of family history. Maybe two, but one has documents you probably can't find else where. Most of the LDS membership came from New England States, Ct, and NY. Look for historical books on Google. Many have been transcribed by Janet Farnsworth. A great service to genealogists. Websites for the States, cemetery records. military, etc. Don't forget to check Canadian sites. Many from Ct, Vt, and NY went to Canada--some in as early as 1730. Lots came back so they went back and forth so they have records on both sides of the border of Canada. I hope this information is helpful. I can give you the urls if you can't find them. Good luck . Patsy In a message dated 5/8/2009 10:33:49 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, ctmoser.mj@att.net writes: During the 20th century births, marriages, deaths and obituaries were routinely published in Connecticut newspapers for fee. Charging to publish obituaries has come about during the past 10 to 20 years. There are many commercial sites available that for a fee you can to research in the papers they cover. Sometimes local libraries offer access to certain sites to their patrons. My question are, to those of you have tried this: How viable an option is this for doing 20th century family research? Were you able to find what you were looking for? What states did you search in? This is NOT a commercial for subscription sites. However, knowing which sites you found most useful for YOUR research is often helpful in making decisions. Which sites did You find most helpful for your needs. Were you searching in one specific state, or were you able the use the site to search for information in several states. How did you access the services? Though a source outside of you home or avail to you for free for home use from on outside source such as a library. As part of a large commercial site, such as ancestry.com? A commercial site specializing in Newspapers for which you pay a subscription fee? I am not looking for, nor do I want, criticism of individual sites. I want to know how good a research tool this type of option is for this time period. I'm not looking for an answer from just one person. I looking for as many opinions as possible. This is something that can help all of us. We all face the same mountain - finding 20th century information. Marilyn CT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. _See yours in just 2 easy steps!_ (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http:// www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=May5909foot erNO62) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62)

Current & historical Newspapers on line are a fabulous resource. Everyone should check their local library to see if it offers any of these databases. Proquest has filmed many papers, and these are on line at many local public & university libraries. I have found many many obituaries and other news articles. This is a source that should not be overlooked. I have used the following papers - Providence Journal Boston Globe Hartford Courant Norwich Bulletin Worcester Telegram New York Times Chicago Tribune St. Albans Messenger I have searched at individual newspaper websites also. There are gaps in coverage, but hopefully they will disappear eventually. For instance, there is the Historical Hartford Courant which goes from 1764 to 1984. At the Courant website itself, you can search from 1992 to the present, but there is a fee to see the article. So, the years between 1984-1992 are missing. At least you can conduct a search, then you could go to the library and look up the articles fairly quickly from the microfilm once you are armed with dates. Some newspapers give you free access to their archives if you have a subscription to the newspaper. The Boston Globe does this. I would like to find access to the historical Norwich Bulletin if it exists. The Eastman On Line Genealogical Newsletter posted an article about this sometime ago - http://www.eogen.com/HeritageQuestOnline This site lists public libraries with access to heritagequest. These same libraries frequently offer some form of newspapers on line. All Connecticut library card holders have access to these databases. There are newspapers here for Northern NY, some historical and some going up to as recent as 2007. http://news.nnyln.net/index.html There are also commercial sites that offer historical & current obituaries for a fee like ancestry.com genealogybank.com, newspaperarchives.com all of which I have used, but there are a ton of free things out there, and they should not be overlooked. Newspapers & city directories are 2 main sources of information for 20th century research. My 2 cents, Lisa llepore@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> During the 20th century births, marriages, deaths and obituaries were routinely published in Connecticut newspapers for fee. Charging to publish obituaries has come about during the past 10 to 20 years. There are many commercial sites available that for a fee you can to research in the papers they cover. Sometimes local libraries offer access to certain sites to their patrons. My question are, to those of you have tried this: How viable an option is this for doing 20th century family research? Were you able to find what you were looking for? What states did you search in? This is NOT a commercial for subscription sites. However, knowing which sites you found most useful for YOUR research is often helpful in making decisions. Which sites did You find most helpful for your needs. Were you searching in one specific state, or were you able the use the site to search for information in several states. How did you access the services? Though a source outside of you home or avail to you for free for home use from on outside source such as a library. As part of a large commercial site, such as ancestry.com? A commercial site specializing in Newspapers for which you pay a subscription fee? I am not looking for, nor do I want, criticism of individual sites. I want to know how good a research tool this type of option is for this time period. I'm not looking for an answer from just one person. I looking for as many opinions as possible. This is something that can help all of us. We all face the same mountain - finding 20th century information. Marilyn CT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 06:54:00

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dotbnj71 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.connecticut.unknown/4734.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ricker's Compilation of Ct records includes Barbour Collection, some cemetery records, some church records and some miscellaneous records. It covers all the years of Barbour Collection and more. It is a CD put out a couple of years ago by Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker who has since died. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Liz, That makes it a bit more difficult, and as you say the best you may find is negative evidence. If someone on the list is willing to check out the Waterbury death, that would be a help. Why not ask if someone in or near Waterbury could check with the town clerk there for you? I don't know whether you know it, but Connecticut is a very small state and all the little towns in any region are very easy to travel to in just a few minutes so that could be someone who lives in any of the surrounding small towns. Another factor is that any person who goes to look at the BMD records at the Town Clerk's office must be a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists and hold a blue card to present to validate their right to research. So it won't be just anyone who can do that for you. But I'm sure someone who is on the list can find time to do it. Just restate your problem with the rough dates, location, etc. in the request and maybe you'll get a bite. I'm asking a cousin from the next town to me if her sister is a CSG member as I think she lives in or near Waterbury. I'll let you know if I learn anything. I don't think she is, but you never know. We'll see. My grandmother (White) Rogers was born in/near Sheffield and moved to Birmingham as a four year old. She visited with cousins in Canada and met and married my grandfather there. They moved down to the US (Connecticut) about 20 years later. I've been to England once, in 1994 to near Kidderminster where my immigrant ancestor left in 1634 or so. Absolutely lovely! I wish I could go back again. We just happened to be there on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the shops were full of souvenirs, memoranda, books, etc. and when we went to church at our ancestor's church that Sunday the vicar was on sabbatical and so the bishop came to deliver the service. His sermon was very moving in his gratitude to the Americans who came to help in the war, and he thanked our family for continuing to contribute to the church our ancestor came from. It left us all with a wonderful sense of belonging. A lovely experience overall. Good luck, Carol **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mjmoser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.connecticut.unknown/4734.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is Ricker's Compilation of Connecticut Records? Is it a book or set of Books? What time frame does it cover, and what types if records (ie church, town, etc.) Sounds like a good resource to become familiar with. Marilyn CT Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

There are a number of Genealogy Societies approved by the state, and membership in any one of them will be recognized for research purposes. The law says you must be a member of a state recognized Genealogy Society.   A list of the approved societies can be found on the State Library website in the History and Genealogy Division. The home page for the History and Genealogy Unit says"Information Services Division". The next line says "History and Genealogy"   This page summarizes many of the resources available on line. On the left side of the page look for the third section "Reference".Then look for the "genealogy society" link. This will take you to a list of ALL the organizations recognized by the State.   The Godfrey Memorial Library is a public Genealogy Library. They have an on-line paid membership program called "Godfrey Scholar" This program was approved by the state last Fall. The Godfrey Scholar Program gives access to all the materials Godfrey is putting on-line in addition to links with many other sites across the country. Some of these links are free links that you can access yourself now, if you know about them. There are two or three levels of membership. Cost is reasonable.   Personally, I already belong to two of the approved organizations, Friends of Godfrey Library, and the Godfrey Library and am renewing my on again off again membership with the CT Society of Genealogists. Some of you are familiar with Godfrey Library. Take the time to check out the various organizations that interest you, what they offer you for where you reside (what you have access to from your home) , and the expense involved.   I can only tell you about the  Godfrey organization because those are the ones I know about. Maybe others can tell you about the organizations they belong to.   Marilyn CT   P.S. You notice --no links. Any one doing genealogy should be able to use a search engine to find your way to the Connecticut State Library. And if you can't, it's time you learned.   --- On Sat, 5/9/09, HubbellGen@aol.com <HubbellGen@aol.com> wrote: From: HubbellGen@aol.com <HubbellGen@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CT] Advice on marriage records please To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8:13 PM Hi Liz, That makes it a bit more difficult, and as you say the best you may find is negative evidence. If someone on the list is willing to check out the Waterbury death, that would be a help. Why not ask if someone in or near Waterbury could check with the town clerk there for you? I don't know whether you know it, but Connecticut is a very small state and all the little towns in any region are very easy to travel to in just a few minutes so that could be someone who lives in any of the surrounding small towns. Another factor is that any person who goes to look at the BMD records at the Town Clerk's office must be a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists and hold a blue card to present to validate their right to research. So it won't be just anyone who can do that for you. But I'm sure someone who is on the list can find time to do it. Just restate your problem with the rough dates, location, etc. in the request and maybe you'll get a bite. I'm asking a cousin from the next town to me if her sister is a CSG member as I think she lives in or near Waterbury. I'll let you know if I learn anything. I don't think she is, but you never know. We'll see. My grandmother (White) Rogers was born in/near Sheffield and moved to Birmingham as a four year old. She visited with cousins in Canada and met and married my grandfather there. They moved down to the US (Connecticut) about 20 years later. I've been to England once, in 1994 to near Kidderminster where my immigrant ancestor left in 1634 or so. Absolutely lovely! I wish I could go back again. We just happened to be there on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the shops were full of souvenirs, memoranda, books, etc. and when we went to church at our ancestor's church that Sunday the vicar was on sabbatical and so the bishop came to deliver the service. His sermon was very moving in his gratitude to the Americans who came to help in the war, and he thanked our family for continuing to contribute to the church our ancestor came from. It left us all with a wonderful sense of belonging. A lovely experience overall. Good luck, Carol **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs to be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs  for their card and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and I use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about myself--fortunately, nothing embarrassing!!   Barb --- On Sat, 5/9/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what hasbeen your experience? To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com, ctmoser.mj@att.net Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:00 PM Current & historical Newspapers on line are a fabulous resource. Everyone should check their local library to see if it offers any of these databases. Proquest has filmed many papers, and these are on line at many local public & university libraries. I have found many many obituaries and other news articles. This is a source that should not be overlooked. I have used the following papers - Providence Journal Boston Globe Hartford Courant Norwich Bulletin Worcester Telegram New York Times Chicago Tribune St. Albans Messenger I have searched at individual newspaper websites also. There are gaps in coverage, but hopefully they will disappear eventually. For instance, there is the Historical Hartford Courant which goes from 1764 to 1984. At the Courant website itself, you can search from 1992 to the present, but there is a fee to see the article. So, the years between 1984-1992 are missing. At least you can conduct a search, then you could go to the library and look up the articles fairly quickly from the microfilm once you are armed with dates. Some newspapers give you free access to their archives if you have a subscription to the newspaper. The Boston Globe does this. I would like to find access to the historical Norwich Bulletin if it exists. The Eastman On Line Genealogical Newsletter posted an article about this sometime ago - http://www.eogen.com/HeritageQuestOnline This site lists public libraries with access to heritagequest. These same libraries frequently offer some form of newspapers on line. All Connecticut library card holders have access to these databases. There are newspapers here for Northern NY, some historical and some going up to as recent as 2007. http://news.nnyln.net/index.html There are also commercial sites that offer historical & current obituaries for a fee like ancestry.com genealogybank.com, newspaperarchives.com all of which I have used, but there are a ton of free things out there, and they should not be overlooked. Newspapers & city directories are 2 main sources of information for 20th century research. My 2 cents, Lisa llepore@comcast.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dotbnj7 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.connecticut.unknown/4734.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Who are you looking for and what are the dates. I can look in my Ricker's Compilation of Ct records to see if they are there. Please be specific. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thank you. This is a beautiful collection. Thanks for sharing. Nancy-Jo Nunez A genealogy enthusiast Member of NEHGs, RIHS, CHS -----Original Message----- From: David Howe <rossbird@bellsouth.net> To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 9 May 2009 4:30 am Subject: [CT] Connecticut Records On-line Sorry about the web address in my last post, it should read: http://www.oxfordpast.net Dave ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for sending the link through but it didn't work. Nancy-Jo Nunez A genealogy enthusiast Member of NEHGs, RIHS, CHS -----Original Message----- From: David Howe <rossbird@bellsouth.net> To: genconnecticut@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 9 May 2009 4:28 am Subject: [CT] On-Line Records I was given the following web address for Connecticut records. The information this web-site provides can at least point a researcher in the right direction when it comes to knowing which city or town clerk to write regarding obtaining a hard copy of the vital record that is being searched for. http://www,oxfordpast.net Dave ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carol Thanks for your reply, much appreciated as I know nothing about American records. Unfortunately this person apparently had no children, also if he is the person I think he is then there won't even be a death record as he died back in England. You have given me one idea though, to look for a death record in Waterbury and if I find one then at least I know it's not "my" Charles Cromack. It would be nice to have a positive rather than negative identification though. Best wishes Liz _________________________________________________________________ Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/