[Event] Jewish Genealogy Research Program February 19

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut will meet on Sunday,
February 19, 2012 at 1:30 pm. JGSCT programs are at held at Godfrey
Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown, and are open to all.

JGSCT Board members will be on hand to assist attendees with family
research. The Society’s purpose is to preserve and disseminate Jewish
genealogical knowledge with programs, a library at Godfrey, and a
newsletter.

Godfrey is the only public library in Connecticut solely devoted to
genealogy. It developed the American Genealogical Biographical Index
(AGBI), a 226-volume index of 4 million names. The Library has
200,000 books and periodicals, including state and local histories,
international resources, family histories, biographies, records of
religious organizations, church records, funeral records, cemetery
records, military records, and maps. The online Godfrey Scholar
Program was implemented in 2002. It is a subscription gateway to
thousands of databases. The web site is http://www.godfrey.org/