Nestled on the eastern edge of Fairfield County, Connecticut is the town of Shelton. Originally indian tribal land as all of Connecticut was at one time, it was settled in about 1680 from people from Stratford. The town has a long history and the residents of Shelton can be proud of the Shelton Historical Society” . They have done a fantastic job of preserving the towns history.
On October 2, 2012, the Shelton Historical Society will be having a program entitled “Civil War Living History”. If you are from the area, it’s a great opportunity to learn about the civil war times.
Links to other Historical Societies in Connecticut
The Genealogy Blog may have a simple name for it’s blog type magazine. However, the blog topics and articles within it are wide ranging and very informative. There are more than 350 different categories of blogs listed.
I have been a regular reader of this blog and I’m surprised at how many unique articles they put out on a regular basis. Some recent article topics included “Delayed & Corrected Birth Records”, “Vermont State Archives opens court records for research” and “Mormon Gold”. Genealogy Blog might have just what you were looking for. However, you could end up spending an hour or two reading and browsing their website.
This photo comes from a 19th century Sanders & Fryher Photo album. If you can identify the date, age of the individual or who the person is, please post a remark about it.
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I’m not sure if this really qualifies for Society Saturday or not. The dates for the New England Regional Genealogy Conference 2013 have been announced. The conference will be held Manchester, New Hampshire from April 17 – Arpil 21, 2013.
NERGC 2013
I am by no means an official or un-official blogger for this conference. The NERGC conference lists the title of this years conference as “Woven in History – The Fabric of New England”. If any of the readers of my blog have a chance to attend this conference it will be well worth the money and time. I attended the NERGC conference in 2011 which was in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was both fun and educational. I came away from that conference with more research ideas, including starting this blog.
I highly recommend attending this wonderful conference to all.
