GODFREY MEMORIAL LIBRARY

OUR SERVICES






If you simply don't know where to start, or if you've hit the proverbial "brick wall" in your research, we can help. We can assist you with your first steps in doing genealogical research, or analyze your research progress to date and sugest next steps. This may involve providing information from our own collection, online subscriptions, or other outside sources. The library offers a wide array of services designed to meet your specific needs.

ON-SITE RESEARCH HELP

Patrons are welcome to pose research questions to our librarians during visits. We can also help you navigate Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, American Ancestors, Early American Newspapers, and other websites while at the library. Genealogy Club, which meets once a month, offers instructions in genealogy topics. Visit our blog or Facebook page to find out what else is happening at the library that may help you with your research. You can also follow us on Instagram.

AGBI SEARCH REQUESTS

If you found reference to us and/or the AGBI in the results of a search on ancestry.com, this is the form you want. The library is the owner and publisher of the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). The index contains more than four million names drawn from 800 books held by the Godfrey Library, with an additional two million records from the weekly genealogy column in the Boston Transcript, which ran from 1896 to 1941. You can search the index for references to your ancestor at ancestry.com. Provide us with the index entry for your ancestor and we will e-mail you a digital copy of the relevant page (or pages) along with the source information. To request this service, submit the AGBI Search Request Form.

ONE SOURCE LOOKUPS

If you have found information in a publication in our collection that you want, but can't come to the library to get it yourself, no problem. We can make a digital scan and e-mail it to you. To request this service, submit the One Source Lookup Request Form. (Note: if you found reference to us and/or the AGBI on ancestry.com, select the AGBI Search Request Form above.)

RESEARCH SERVICE

Do you need even more help? The library offers in-depth research services and assistance with lineage applications. This involves our assessing your research question, creating a research plan of action, conducting the research on an hourly basis, and writing a report in accordance with genealogical standards. Our minimum fee, with exceptions, is $. To request this service, submt the Research Service Request Form. We will contact you to discuss the scope of your research and pricing.





134 Newfield Street (Route 3), Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-4375       Email refdesk@godfrey.org
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