Digging Deeper into Our Ancestors' Historical Records: Time and Place

 

Expanding our genealogical research beyond the names and dates to understand the time and place our ancestors lived will deepen our understanding of their lives. This talk will explore the local resources that will help us expand our research toolbox to find resources that are specific to the location where they lived. Online research is only the beginning. By identifying records from local sources such as libraries, municipal offices, and local archives. new clues can be found. We will spend some time looking at the collections in the Chicopee Library's local history room. If you have wondered what you can find in a historical society or museum, this is the class for you. We will help you make a plan to take the next step. 

 

Sara Campbell is a frequent speaker at local genealogical societies and libraries. She is an educator, author. and editor, and member of the Erving Historical Commission. She began researching her own family over 30 years ago. Her recent publication "Did Grandma Have a Filling Station?" explores the lives of Greenfield women of the past who filed Married Women's Business Certificates. She is a former DPW engineer who has insights into records our ancestors left behind in a variety of places.