The Genealogy Club of Newtown was inaugurated on September 12, 2001.
Genealogist Harlan Jessup envisioned a club where interested genealogists could share experiences and learn from one another. The club
supports the efforts of the Cyrenius H. Booth Library in the area of
genealogy and assists in the upkeep of the
library's genealogy room
collection.The Genealogy Club meets at the Cyrenius H.
Booth Library at 7 p.m. the
second Wednesday of each month except July & August.
All are welcome to attend. Please click the link below for directions to the
library.
The Genealogy Club has developed an 1890 Census Substitute for
Newtown utilizing school records, the Grand List and voter registration
lists for 1890. The 1890 Census Substitute is now featured on this Web site
in the four 1890 databases as well as residing in the C. H. Booth
Library's genealogy room.
The Newtown Oral History Project has produced Newtown Remembered:
An oral history of the 20th century and Newtown Remembered:
more stories of the 20th century. Sponsored by the Newtown
Historical Society and the Friends of the C. H. Booth Library, these volumes
contain stories by and about over fifty Newtown residents. History books
give us information on events and dates; oral histories help us to
understand how events actually affected the people in the community. These
two volumes can be borrowed from the C. H. Booth Library.
The C. H. Booth Library genealogy room has indexes for the Newtown Bee's
vital records from 1889-1953, Newtown Congregational Church Records
1715-1946, Mayflower Families, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Family
histories of Newtown families, and much more. It is definitely worth a
research trip to the Booth Library if you have Newtown area ancestors.
25 Main Street, Newtown, Connecticut 06470
phone: 203 426-3889
