Discover your family history, language at Derby Public Library

DERBY - There is always more to see and learn at Derby Public Library. Curious about your family history? DPL gives you free access to Ancestry.com AND Mango Languages! 

Go beyond names and dates. Discover your past—and start speaking it.

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton to host genealogy program Saturday

Genealogy Program: Researching our Roots - Digging Deeper

Location: Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton
Date: Jan. 18, 1:30 p.m.

Register online https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661&BranchID=826&Branch=Plumb%20Memorial%20Library&EventID=541165&PK=
or call 203-924-1580.

Genealogical research is both rewarding and challenging. Have you hit a roadblock in your ancestral research? 

Are you not sure how to find more generations of your family? Join instructor Sarah Miller as she shares tips and tools to help you dig deeper into your family’s past. 

Sarah will present a case study of how she solved a difficult family mystery, and will introduce international research. She will also discuss strategies to feel confident in sourcing your research. 

Please bring any family documents and information you have, as well as a tablet or laptop, for guided research time.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Derby Neck Library to host presentations on genealogy

DERBY - Derby Neck Library will host a presentation at 6:30 p.m. March 5 to cover the basic principles of genealogy and family history research to help you start uncovering the mysteries of your own family tree. 

Registration is not required.

A follow-up presentation at 6:30 p.m. March 12 will delve deeper into the sources you will encounter on your family research journey, including vital records, historical census data, and military records.  

Registration is required for this program. Please call the circulation desk at 203-734-1492 to register.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from the Library's website.

Derby Neck Library to host author of 'Family Tree: Rooted in Survival' via Zoom

DERBY - Derby Neck Library will host author Rebecca Freimann via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. July 29. She will give an emotional account and tribute to three branches of her family and their struggles to survive the Holocaust.  

Freimann has chronicled their struggles in her book, "Family Tree: Rooted in Survival." 

To register call the library, 203-734-1492 or email headlibrarian@biblio.org.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.