DFAW Fall Program, Saturday, September 24, 2:00 p.m. Eastern

 “The Bissell Family’s Contributions to the American Revolution” with Damien Cregeau

Hybrid Program: In-person and via Zoom

In person: Hartford-Evergreen Masonic Lodge #88

1559 Main Street, South Windsor, CT

Pre-registration required by Friday, September 23. Register at https://dfaw.org/events/

The PowerPoint slideshow will open with a brief overview of the evidence supporting Israel Bissell as one of several riders to bring the news of Lexington and Concord to the patriot leaders of eastern Connecticut in April of 1775. The talk will focus on the heroic service of Sergeant Daniel Bissell. He was from Windsor and served primarily in the 5th Connecticut Regiment. Later in the war he served behind enemy lines as a spy in British-held New York City for 13 months before he was able to return to the Continental Army. He was one of only three known recipients of the Badge of Military Merit created and awarded by General George Washington near the end of the war in 1783. All three recipients were from Connecticut.

DON'T MISS THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL CONFERENCE!

NERGC 2013 is coming April 17-21, 2013 at the Radisson hotel and conference center in Manchester, New Hampshire. Over 50 genealogical experts and 100 lectures, workshops, poster sessions, the Ancestor Road Show, Librarians and Teachers Day, Technology Day and Special Interest Groups. This is New England's premier regional genealogical event. Headline speakers include forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD. and Steve Morse PhD. Early bird deadline is February 28, 2013. DFAW will be there (find us at Booth 704 in the Exhibit Hall). Will you? See www.nergc.org for more details.

Another Reminder -- Fall Program September 24

Finalize your plans now to join the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor and Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council for a day-long genealogy seminar Saturday, September 24 at La Notte Restaurant, East Windsor, CT. The program is being held in conjunction with DFAW’s annual meeting. We will have three speakers, including a rare opportunity to hear Robert Charles Anderson of the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Great Migration Study Project fame! The program includes:

"THE PRESERVATION LIBRARIAN’S PICNIC BASKET," Jane F. Cullinane, Preservation Librarian at the Connecticut State Library.

“OUR SPIRITUAL LEGACY FROM COLONIAL TIMES: THE NEW ENGLAND WAY IN CHURCH AND TOWN,” Rev. Gordon Bates, First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Connecticut.

“THE EVOLUTION OF EARLY CONNECTICUT TOWN RECORDS,” Robert Charles Anderson, FASG.

Please share information about this special program with others. Let your family, friends, and colleagues know that everyone is invited – you don’t have to be a member of DFAW or CPGC to attend. The event is a fundraiser to benefit the Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Acquisition Fund, and the fee is $50 which includes coffee and pastries, program, and luncheon. Pre-registration is required; registrations must be postmarked by September 16. A registration form is attached. For details, see http://dhs10.weebly.com/

We hope you can join our September 24 seminar, but donations to the “Donna Fund” to help continue the legacy are welcome whether or not you can attend.

Reminder -- Fall Program September 24

Reminder -- Join the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor and Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council for a day-long genealogy seminar Saturday, September 24 at La Notte Restaurant, East Windsor, CT celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Acquisition Fund” and offering three great speakers. For details and registration form, see http://dhs10.weebly.com/