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 creating American flag 'quilt'

 

SHELTON - America is like a quilt; many pieces, colors, and stories, all held together by a common thread. 

Plumb Memorial Library is creating an American flag “quilt” display in the downstairs lobby to celebrate the diverse stories that make up our community and our country.

Share your family’s story, culture, or heritage! You can include a drawing, photo, recipe, memory, or a story about an ancestor who overcame challenges or followed their dream to America.

Stop by the library to pick up a “fabric swatch,” or bring your story on a piece of paper (8” high x 6” wide), and we’ll add it to the quilt. Contributions can be anonymous if you prefer.

Come help us stitch together the many stories that make up the American experience!

For more information: https://sheltonlibrarysystem.org/flag-quilt-display.../... 

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton to host program on starting ancestral research

SHELTON - Are you interested in building your family tree? 

Join instructor Sarah Miller at 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at Plumb Memorial Library as she presents strategies to begin your ancestral research using a variety of online sources. 

We’ll focus on American records available and how to locate them. The presentation is followed by guided research time with access to paid genealogical subscriptions. Please bring family documents and information, as well as a tablet or laptop. This class is designed for those just beginning their ancestral research.

Sarah Miller has been researching her family history for over 20 years. She combines her experience as an elementary school teacher with her passion for genealogy to give new researchers the tools to build their own family trees. 

Sarah works as a Literacy Tutor for the Seymour Public Schools. She lives in Oxford with her husband and daughter and their 6 cats. 

Register online https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=538729&PK=
or call 203-924-1580.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Program on genealogy slated at Oxford Public Library

OXFORD - Are you interested in building your family tree? 

Join instructor Sarah Miller at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Oxford Public Library as she presents strategies to begin your ancestral research using a variety of online resources. We will focus on American records available and how to locate them. 

The presentation is followed by guided research time with access to several paid genealogical subscriptions. Please bring family documents and information as well as a tablet or laptop. 

This class is designed for those just beginning their ancestral research.

The Library is at 49 Great Oak Road.

This is shared from the Oxford Public Library Facebook page.