One of the speakers at the joint DFAW/Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council joint program on Saturday, September 24 is Jane F. Cullinane, Preservation Librarian at the Connecticut State Library. Jane will provide an overview of the importance of proper storage and handling for the books, photographs and other treasures left to us by our grandparents using the contents of her “picnic basket”.
Ms. Cullinane has been involved in preservation activities at the Connecticut State Library since joining the Connecticut Newspaper Project in 1991. She became Preservation Librarian in 1999 and oversees binding, newspaper microfilming and simple book repair, and coordinates the agency disaster plan. Her office is increasingly involved in digital projects with some volumes going out for scanning and others being scanned in-house. Ms. Cullinane holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Master of Science in Library Science from Simmons College.
For more information about the program and a downloadable registration form, see http://dhs10.weebly.com/ (please share this URL with friends and family who may be interested in the program).
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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/
Monday, August 1, 2011
HOLD THE DATE -- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Join the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor and Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council for a day-long genealogy seminar Saturday, September 24 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Fund;” recognizing Donna’s role as the founding president of both DFAW and CPGC and offering three great speakers on topics relating to Donna’s major genealogical interests. For details, see http://dhs10.weebly.com/.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Spring 2011 Meeting Speaker Featured on NERGC Blog
Irene Lambert, the afternoon speaker for the Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor's Spring Luncheon on Saturday, March 26,2011 was featured on the New England Regional Conference Blog, http://nergc2011.blogspot.com/2011/02/genealogy-document-examination.html
Friday, January 28, 2011
DFAW 2011 SPRING LUNCHEON IS SATURDAY, MARCH 26
For our Spring Luncheon on Saturday, March 26, 2011, we return to the First Congregational Church of South Windsor. During the registration and social hour, our Registrar, Olivia Patch and our Genealogist, Edwin Stirckland, will be available to answer questions about the DFAW Lineage process.
Our morning speaker will be Al Boehm, presenting “The Story Behind the 1633 Plymouth Trading Post,” based on his research for the Windsor Exchange Club’s phone book cover art in 2008. He will follow Edward Winslow of the Plymouth Colony, who in early July 1632 led a crew exploring the Connecticut River by sail to determine the potential for trade and colonization. Following an amazing and unpredictable set of events during the 1630s, the site he selected near the confluence of the Connecticut and Farmington Rivers grew from a trading post to a town within the Colony of Connecticut.
Our luncheon buffet includes Tossed Garden Salad with House Dressing, Penne Pasta Marinara with Italian meatballs, ,Grilled Boneless Chicken with Lemon Butter Sauce, Mixed Green Beans and Carrots, Roasted Red Potatoes, Dinner rolls and butter.
Our afternoon program features a 45-minute presentation by Irene Lambert, who will offer basic information on the keys to understanding the handwriting strokes that reveal so much about the personality of the writer. The size of the writing, slants, and various strokes will be introduced and explained. These scientific analysis methods are proven to accurately reveal information about our ancestors. Emotions, thinking patterns, fears, and how we cope with our fears are a few of the areas that can be interpreted through handwriting analysis. This tool enables us to know and understand our ancestors and our heritage. The generic term for handwriting analysis is Graphology, which can be found in the Library of Congress in the Psychology Section. It has become widely accepted as a beneficial skill. Irene Lambert is Master Certified as a Graphoanalyst by the International Graphoanalysis Society and has been teaching and lecturing about handwriting analysis since 1987.
Following her formal program, attendees will have an opportunity for short (about 10 minutes) individual sessions with Irene. Bring a hand-written document and what you already know about the person who wrote it for discussion at the one-on-one. There will also be an opportunity to meet with our Genealogist, Ed Strickland, our Registrar, Olivia Patch, or our Membership Secretary Pam Roberts or to talk with Ruth Shapleigh-Brown about colonial gravestones and gravestone carvers.
Our morning speaker will be Al Boehm, presenting “The Story Behind the 1633 Plymouth Trading Post,” based on his research for the Windsor Exchange Club’s phone book cover art in 2008. He will follow Edward Winslow of the Plymouth Colony, who in early July 1632 led a crew exploring the Connecticut River by sail to determine the potential for trade and colonization. Following an amazing and unpredictable set of events during the 1630s, the site he selected near the confluence of the Connecticut and Farmington Rivers grew from a trading post to a town within the Colony of Connecticut.
Our luncheon buffet includes Tossed Garden Salad with House Dressing, Penne Pasta Marinara with Italian meatballs, ,Grilled Boneless Chicken with Lemon Butter Sauce, Mixed Green Beans and Carrots, Roasted Red Potatoes, Dinner rolls and butter.
Our afternoon program features a 45-minute presentation by Irene Lambert, who will offer basic information on the keys to understanding the handwriting strokes that reveal so much about the personality of the writer. The size of the writing, slants, and various strokes will be introduced and explained. These scientific analysis methods are proven to accurately reveal information about our ancestors. Emotions, thinking patterns, fears, and how we cope with our fears are a few of the areas that can be interpreted through handwriting analysis. This tool enables us to know and understand our ancestors and our heritage. The generic term for handwriting analysis is Graphology, which can be found in the Library of Congress in the Psychology Section. It has become widely accepted as a beneficial skill. Irene Lambert is Master Certified as a Graphoanalyst by the International Graphoanalysis Society and has been teaching and lecturing about handwriting analysis since 1987.
Following her formal program, attendees will have an opportunity for short (about 10 minutes) individual sessions with Irene. Bring a hand-written document and what you already know about the person who wrote it for discussion at the one-on-one. There will also be an opportunity to meet with our Genealogist, Ed Strickland, our Registrar, Olivia Patch, or our Membership Secretary Pam Roberts or to talk with Ruth Shapleigh-Brown about colonial gravestones and gravestone carvers.
Friday, January 21, 2011
NERGC Early Bird Deadline is February 15!
Don't miss the chance to register for the New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) before the Early Bird Deadline ends. Save $25 by registering before February 15th! At NERGC you'll find: Keynote Speakers: John Philip Colletta & Paul Milner; Over 60 other Speakers; Society Fair; Socializing & Networking; S...pecial Workshops; Special Interest Groups; Ancestors Road Show; and much more. See www.nergc.org.
Friday, August 27, 2010
DFAW Fall 2010 Program
For our Fall program and Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 25, we return to the Windsor Historical Society in “mother Windsor.” In the morning, we’ll gather for our Social Hour, Memorial Service, and program. Our speaker will be Dr. Kevin McBride, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut and Director of Research, Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, who will give a talk on “The Memory and Legacy of the Pequot War.”
After more than 370 years, the Pequot War (1636-1638) remains one of the most controversial and significant events in the Colonial and Native history of North America. Dr. McBride’s lecture will provide a summary of a multi-year research project funded by the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program to identify and preserve battlefields and historical sites associated with the Pequot War. He will also discuss current results from fieldwork at Porter’s Rocks, where 77 English and 250 Narragansett and Mohegan allies spent the night before the attack on the Pequot fortified village at Mystic, and the site of the Mystic fort which was attacked and burned by the English and their native allies on May 26, 1637. For more information about the project and Dr. McBride, see page 3 of the Summer Newsletter.
In the afternoon, following our luncheon and business meeting, there will be opportunities to tour the Windsor Historical Society’s historic houses and galleries, use the WHS library, or visit with our genealogist, Edwin Strickland, who will be available to assist with the DFAW computer database.
Registration: $22.00 per person, including luncheon, or $5.00 per person, speaker only. For more information, e-mail DFAW1633@Yahoo.com.
After more than 370 years, the Pequot War (1636-1638) remains one of the most controversial and significant events in the Colonial and Native history of North America. Dr. McBride’s lecture will provide a summary of a multi-year research project funded by the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program to identify and preserve battlefields and historical sites associated with the Pequot War. He will also discuss current results from fieldwork at Porter’s Rocks, where 77 English and 250 Narragansett and Mohegan allies spent the night before the attack on the Pequot fortified village at Mystic, and the site of the Mystic fort which was attacked and burned by the English and their native allies on May 26, 1637. For more information about the project and Dr. McBride, see page 3 of the Summer Newsletter.
In the afternoon, following our luncheon and business meeting, there will be opportunities to tour the Windsor Historical Society’s historic houses and galleries, use the WHS library, or visit with our genealogist, Edwin Strickland, who will be available to assist with the DFAW computer database.
Registration: $22.00 per person, including luncheon, or $5.00 per person, speaker only. For more information, e-mail DFAW1633@Yahoo.com.
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