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Date   News Item Apr 10, 2008   Microfiche & Microcards Looking for a New Home - List #2 Apr 2, 2008   Microfiche Looking for a New Home Feb 21, 2008   New Exclusive Godfrey Resources Jan 7, 2008   IMPORTANT: LOG-IN CHANGES Dec, 1, 2007   New Exclusive Godfrey Resources Nov, 30, 2007   CT Registrar of Vital Records to Limit Access to Social Security Numbers Nov 13, 2007   New Service Interruption Nov 8, 2007   Service Interruptions This Weekend Oct 29, 2007   Several Unique New Additions to Our Online Resources! May 30, 2007   Library Members Receive State Approval for Access to Vital Records May 11, 2007   Partnership Agreement between Godfrey Memorial Library and FamilySearch Apr 10, 2008 Microfiche and Microcards looking for a new home - List #2 The Godfrey Memorial Library has been weeding out duplicates from its collection. We are offering these microfiche and microcards for FREE, as is. Some are in delicate shape. Many sets come with micro cards as well. The following sets of microfiche are available: Hartford Times - Genealogical Page - 1957 - 4 fiche 1957 - surname index 3 fiche 1958 - 4 fiche 1958 - surname index 3 fiche Lancaster MA - History - Colonial Times Nourse, Henry S. 9 fiche Mayflower Descendants - periodical v.1 - 1899. 4 of 5 fiche v.2 - 1900. 5 of 5 fiche v.3 - 1901. 5 of 5 fiche v.4 - 1902. 4 of 4 fiche v.5 - 1903. 5 of 5 fiche v.6 - 1904. 4 of 4 fiche v.7 - 1905. 5 of 5 fiche v.8 - 1906. 5 of 5 fiche v.9 - 1907. 5 of 5 fiche v.10 - 1908. 5 of 5 fiche v.11 - 1909. 5 of 5 fiche v.12 - 1910. 5 of 5 fiche v.13 - 1911. 5 of 5 fiche v.14 - 1912. 5 of 5 fiche v.15 - 1913. 5 of 5 fiche v.16 - 1914. 5 of 5 fiche v.17 - 1915. 5 of 5 fiche v.18 - 1916. 5 of 5 fiche v.19 - 1917. 4 of 4 fiche v.20 - 1918. 4 of 4 fiche v.21 - 1919. 4 of 4 fiche v.22 - 1920. 4 of 4 fiche v.23 - 1921. 4 of 4 fiche v.24 - 1922. 4 of 4 fiche v.25 - 1923. 4 of 4 fiche V.26 - 1924. 4 of 4 fiche V.27 - 1925. 4 of 4 fiche V.28 - 1930. 4 of 4 fiche V.29 - 1931. 4 of 4 fiche V.30 - 1932. 4 of 4 fiche V.31 - 1933. 4 of 4 fiche V.32 - 1934. 4 of 4 fiche V.33 - 1935. 4 of 4 fiche V.34 - 1937. 4 of 4 fiche Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.1 15 cards with microcards Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.2 16 cards with microcards Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.3 15 cards with microcards Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.4 16 cards with microcards Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.5 18 cards with microcards Woodstock, Conn. - History: Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852. v.6 20 cards with microcards Alden Family: Alden, Ebenezer. 3 fiche with microcards Allerton Family: Allerton, Walter Scott, 1852. 3 fiche with microcards Baker family: Appleton, William Sumner, 1840-1903. 4 microcards. McKinley family: Claypool, Edward A. 1854. 1 microcard (3 copies) Meader family: Meader family in America. 1 microcard Percy family: Percy, Truman. 1 microcard Perkins family: Perkins, George Augustus, 1813-1895. 10 microcards (2 sets) Peverly family: Hardon, Henry Winthrop, 1861- 2 microcards. Poole family: Poole, Murray Edward, 1857- 4 microcards. Pope family: Pope, Franklin Leonard, 1840. 1 microcard Porter family: Porter, Joseph W. 4 microcards Prescott family: Prescott, William, 1788. 13 microcards (2 sets) Rexford family: Rexford, John DeWitt. 2 fiche Stillwell family: Stillwell, William Henry. 2 microcards Stowe family: Stowe, Nathan. 1 microcard. Streeter family: Streeter, Milford B. 5 microcards Strong family: Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge, 1816. 19 fiche with microcards Strobridge-Morison: Strobridge-Morison-Strowbridge families. 5 fiche Tuttle family: Tuttle, George Frederick. 19 fiche Walker family: Walker, James Bradford Richmond. 10 fiche Washburn family: Washburn, George Thomas. 6 fiche (return to top) Apr 2, 2008 Microfiche Looking for a New Home The Godfrey Memorial Library has been weeding out duplicates from its collection. We are offering these microfiche cards for FREE, as is. Some are in delicate shape. Many sets come with micro cards as well. The following sets of microfiche are available: Hartford Times - Genealogical Page - 1940 - 1 card (8/31-10/5) 1941 - 3 cards (8/9-9/20, 9/27-11/1, 11/8-12/13) 1941-1942 - 1 card (12/20/41-1/24/42) 1945 - 1 card (6/2-8/18) 1946 - 1 card (10/12-12/28) 1950 - 2 cards (1/7-3/11, 3/18-6/3) 1960 - 4 cards 1963 - 4 cards (also 3 surname index cards) History of Trenton, New Jersey; Raum, John O. [8 cards] New England - Genealogy - Periodicals; N.E. Hist & Gen Register Vol. 1, 11 cards Vol. 2, 10 cards Vol. 3, 10 cards77 Vol. 4, 9 cards Vol. 5, 12 cards Vol. 6, 9 cards Vol. 7, 9 cards Vol. 8, 10 cards Vol. 9, 9 cards Vol. 10, 10 cards Vol. 11, 9 cards Vol. 12, 11 cards Vol. 13, 9 cards Vol. 14, 9 cards Vol. 15, 9 cards Vol. 16, 9 cards Vol. 17, 10 cards Vol. 18, 10 cards Vol. 19, 9 cards Vol. 20, 12 cards New England Genealogy; Savage, James 1784. [50 cards] Vol. 1 cards 1-11 Vol. 2 cards 12-23 Vol. 3 cards 24-36 Vol. 4 cards 37-50 U.S. Genealogy; American ancestry. [64 cards] Vol. 6 cards 25-29 Vol. 7 cards 30-36 Vol. 8 cards 37-42 Vol. 9 cards 43-48 Vol. 10 cards 49-53 Vol. 11 cards 54-59 Vol. 12 cards 60-64 Abbe family: Wallace, F. [1 card] Abbot family: Abbot, Abiel, 1765. [6 cards] Abeel family: Wittemore, Henry, 1833. [1 card] Adams family: Adams, George, of Boston [2 cards] Adams, family: Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850 [2 cards] Adams family: Wittemore, Henry, 1833, comp. [2 cards] Allen family: Allen, Joseph, 1790. [2 cards] Allen family: Allen, Willard Spencer, 1841. [2 cards] Andrews family: Andrews, Henry Franklin, 1844. [5 cards] Annis Family: Currier, John McNab, 1832 [1 card] Balch family: Balch, Balusha B. [13 cards] Baldwin family: Baldwin, Charles Candees [20 cards, missing #4] Bangs family: Dudley, Dean, 1823. [10 cards] Bartlett family: Bartlett, Thomas Edward, 1838- [3 cards] Beckwith family: Beckwith, Paul Edmond, 1848. [8 cards] Benton Family: Benton, Charles Edward, 1841- [3 cards] Binney Family: Binney, Charles James Fox, 1806. [6 cards] Bergen family: Bergen, Teunis G., 1806. [14 cards] Bliss family: Blicc, John Homer, 1832. [16 cards] Blood family: Toler, Mrs. Grace Cabot (Blood) 1874- [2 cards] Bogardus family: Bogardus, Annetje Jansen 1600? [ 1 card] Bostwick family: Bostwick, Henry Anthon, 1864. [26 cards] Brainerd Family: Field, David Dudley, 1781. [5 cards] Blodgett family: Ancestry of Hon. William H. Blodgett [1 card] Brackett family: Brackett, Herbert Ierson, 1859- [14 cards] Bullard family: Bullard, Edgar John, 1872. [2 cards] Childs family: Child, Elias, 1806 [17 cards] Churchill family: Churchill, Gardner Asaph, 1839-1836. [17 cards] Clapp family: Clapp, Henry Lincoln. [2 cards] Clarke family: Moriarty, George Andrews, 1883 [1 card] Clarke family: Clarke, George Kuhn, 1858. [3 cards] Clopper family: Witcraft, John Randolph. [2 cards] Coddington family: Coddington, Herbert Guibord, 1865. [1 card] Cole family: Hardon, Henry Winthrop, 1861. [2 cards] Collier family: Kingsbury, Anna C. comp. [1 card] Converse family: Putnam, John Jay, 1823. [3 cards] Corwin Family: Waters, Henry Fitz-Gilbert, 1833. [2 cards] Delano family: Delano, Joel Andrew, 1831. [13 cards] Delano family: Delano, Joel Andrew, 1831-1901. [14 cards] Eells family: Starr, Frank Farnsworth. [5 cards] Freeman family: Ryder, John Henry, 1852. [2 cards] Garrett family: Garrett, Clyde Barbee, 1869. [2 cards] Greenleaf family: Greenleaf, Jonathan 1785. [3 cards] Guild family: Guild, Howard Redwood, 1867. [1 card] Hall family: Hall, David Brainerd, 1812- [15 cards] Hamlin family: Andrews, Henry Franklin, 1844. [3 cards] Hannay family: Hannay, William Van Derpoel, 1896. [2 cards] Hartwell family: Densmore, Lyman Willard, 1832. [4 cards] Heinecke family: Heinecke, Samuel. [5 cards] Hershey family: Hershey, Scott Fun, 1852. [3 cards] Hodges family: Hodges, Alman Danforth, 1843-1878. [11 cards] Kip family: Kip, William Ingraham. [1 card] Leeds family: Humeston, Clara Louise, 1876. [1 card] Leete family: Leete, Edward Lorenzo, 1810. [4 cards] Maltby family: Verrill, Doro, Lord [2 sets, 21 cards each] Mansur family: Mansur, John Hoffman, 1842. [2 cards] Martin family: Martin, Henry Joseph 1828. [7 cards] Martin family: Martin, Richard A. [1 card] Maverick family: Greenwood, Isaac. [1 card] Meader family: Meader family In America [1 card] McKinley family: Claypool, Edward A.1854. [1 card] Mohler family: Gregory, Mrs. Cora (gGarger), 1871. [2 cards] Mott family: Harris, Edward Doubleday, 1839. [1 card] Mower family: Mower, Ephraim, 1825. [1 card] Mowry family: Mowry,William Augustus, 1829. [3 cards] Norris family: Myers, Thomas Miller, 1884. [3 cards] Noyes family: Noyes, James Atkins, 1857. [1 card] Nye family: Nye, George Hyatt 1854. [14 cards] Olcott family: Goodwin, Nathaniel, 1782. [2 cards] Osborn family: Buxton, John O. [2 cards] Osgood family: Osgood, Everett W. [1 card] Pemberton family: Watkins, Walter Kendall, 1855. [1 card] Peverly family: Hardon, Henry Winthrop, 1861- [6 cards] Poole family: Poole, Murray Edward, 1857. [4 cards] Scammon family: Goodale, Benjamin N. [ 1 card] Spofford family: Spofford, Jeremiah, 1787. [2 cards] Sprague family: Sprague, Augustus Brown Reed, 1827. [1 card] Stillwell family: Stillwell, William Henry. [2 cards] Stowe, family: Stowe, Nathan. [1 card] Ward family: Andrew Henshaw, 1784. [5 cards] Wheeler family: Wheeler, Aolbert Gallatin, 1875. [17 cards] White family: White, James Clalrke, 1833. [1 card] Wilcox family: Wilcox, William Alonso, 1857. [1 card] (return to top) 2/21/08 New Godfrey Exclusive Online Resources The following new resources have been added to all Godfrey Subscription packages: Family Bible Collection I is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder. This collection includes data taken from family bibles in the possession of Godfrey Memorial Library. These bibles were donated to or purchased by the library and transcribed by various library volunteers. Each bible was named after the principle owner or head of family and numbered for identification purposes. Where information was not available, discernable or known N/A appears or the field was left blank. In case of a date field, missing or illegible information is replaced with an X. If a birth location was not available but the location of the family at the time of the bible entry was available "of" will precede the location (e.g., of Tulsa, OK). Copies of the original handwritten pages are available to purchase through Godfrey Library. St. Nicholas Cemetery: (Photographed and transcribed by Ed Laput of Colchester, CT) Tombstone Transcriptions from St. Nicholas Cemetery, W. Main St., Norwich, CT. This database is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder and the Connecticut folder. This cemetery is used by St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 35 Convent Ave. in Norwich, CT. Parishioners of this church are from the surrounding area including New London. Most Russian immigrants came to the US 1890 - 1920 with many of them settling in the Bridgeport, New London, and Meriden, Connecticut area. About 30 of the headstones are in Russian, an online translator was used to help with the translation. The notes field contains information that was known or researched. More information is available for those who want to do research in the surrounding towns (e.g. New London, Preston, Lisbon, Bozrah) where most of the immigrants made their homes. Some other info was acquired from the Social Security Death Index or the Connecticut Death index. * St. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery, in Meriden, CT coming soon! DeWolf Family Genealogy is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder and the Family Records folder. This book of DeWolf genealogy was donated to Godfrey Memorial Library by patron Helen DeWolf. The order of the pages is: Front cover of the old book, the 1st page inside the front cover showing original owner, the title page, the genealogical listing for the DeWolf and the Allen Families (written on pages at the back and inside the back cover), a handwritten note found within the book by Hester Sears (the note shows her connection with this family), and the back cover of the book. The Family of Edwin and Marianna Crabb Stratford (compiled by Ethel Stratford Skeen) is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder and the Family Records folder. This 50 page book is a compilation of biographical information, photos, and genealogies of the sons and daughters of Edwin and Marianna (Crabb) Stratford. 8th Army Corps Roster Roll: This book contains images of infantry rosters from CA, CO, MT, OR, PA, and UT as well as a variety of sketches pertaining to the war. It is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder and the Military folder. The 8th Army Corps Roster Roll (Shearer and Burnett: 1899) This resource was scanned and donated to Godfrey Library by Helen Caraveo. It originally belonged to her grandfather, Arthur William Zimmerman of Whitehall, Montana. Helen wrote, "Several years ago I was concerned that the book was tearing and would not last too much longer so I scanned all of the pages. All of the pictures are done in watercolor. The glimpse this book offers into the area and the lifestyle of people during the time period has great historical value. The book has watercolor maps of the locations of trenches, ships, etc. Each man signed his own name under the state where he enlisted. I felt that was the true value, genealogical speaking, of the book. I was introduced to the Godfrey Memorial Library two years ago at the St. George Genealogical Jamboree. I felt that their website would be the best place to display this Spanish American War book and that through this library the book's information would be able to reach the largest group of people." The original copy of this book as well as other memorabilia from Arthur Zimmerman's collection can be found at: Jefferson Valley Museum, 303 South Division Street, Whitehall, MT 59759. The museum website is located at http://gallery.in-tch.com/~jvmuseum/. Original Land Deeds of Ontario, NY of 1790 (transcribed by Renee Furgeson, APG of Provo, UT.) is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder. The original county of Ontario, created in 1789, included the present counties of Steuben, Yates, parts of Seneca, Wayne, parts of Livingston and parts of Monroe in the western section of New York. The transcription includes a map of the Ontario tract from the Pennsylvania border to Lake Ontario, including subdivisions with names of the settlers. (return to top) 1/07/2008 Important Login Changes Attention All Patrons: Godfrey Memorial Library has made some changes to portal operations. When you click on your colored portal of entry, the library code will now read gdml7. This is not an error. Please do not attempt to highlight and change it to your former library code. Login continues as usual for you from that point. If you have bookmarked our website, please delete that from your favorites and login as if you were coming to our site for the first time. When the page loads you may bookmark it again if you like. Login as usual. As a result of some of these changes, a small number of patrons will be receiving a new barcode number. You will be notified by email if you are one of that number and your new information will be contained in there. If you have any problem with your login, as usual, you may contact the library between 9am & 9pm any day except Sundays and Holidays. (return to top) Dec 1, 2007 New Exclusive Godfrey Resources The following new resources have been added to all Godfrey Subscription packages: The Knee collection is accessible through the New Unique Resources folder by clicking on the Godfrey Search link. When the page loads enter the keyword Knee (leave the default_collection selected) in the search box. » Families of Our Common Ancestors with the Surname KNEE (KNIE, KNY, NYE) Eastern U.S. Edition 1745-2005 (Germany, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia) Research done by: Larry Knee of Greeley, Colorado; Robert Pohle of London, Kentucky; Jack Knee of St. Augustine, Florida. Complete as of July, 2005 » Knees in the Civil War compiled by Larry Knee, Greeley, CO " Descendants of Henrich Knee " Descendants of Ancestor Knie Complete as of March 2007 More Doolittle records are available: » Doolittle Burial Returns volumes 1-13 are now viewable with your Godfrey Subscription. These volumes are viewable by clicking on the New Unique Resources folder and clicking on the Doolittle Burial Returns link. When the page loads, scroll to the bottom and click on the active (blue) hyperlink to view a volume. The following records were recorded (by Reverend M. Russell, 1914) within the same handwritten ledger and are accessible through a single link inside of New Unique Resources folder titled: CT Second Church of Christ, N. Stonington » Second Church of Christ in North Stonington: Admissions, Baptisms, and Marriages 1726-1824* »Breakneck" Church South Killingly: Church Members and Baptisms 1747-1754 » Congregational Church of Christ in Killingly: Baptisms and Admissions 1746-1833 In a cooperative and generous agreement with the Reverend John Hall from the First Church of Christ, Congregational in Middletown, Connecticut we present a series of handwritten record books. These records were reportedly made by D. T. Haines, Clerk of the Church from 1896-1910. These records are accessible through a single link inside of New Unique Resources folder titled: CT First Church, Middletown » Original Record of Marriages in the First Ecclesiastical Society of Middletown (Connecticut) from 1762-1868 and the Original Record of Deaths from 1762-1815 » Index of the Copies of the Original Record of Marriages in the First Ecclesiastical Society of Middletown (Connecticut) from 1762-1815 and the Original Record of Deaths in the First Ecclesiastical Society of Middletown (Connecticut) from 1816-1869 » Original Record of Deaths in the First Ecclesiastical Society of Middletown (Connecticut) from 1816-1869 » Original Record of Deaths & Marriages in the First Church in Middletown (Connecticut) from 1816-1869 » Original Record of Church Members & Baptisms in the First Church in Middletown (Connecticut) from 1816-1870 Joe E. Smith of Southington, CT, an employee of the Town of Wolcott, wandered into the land records vault on his lunch break late last summer. He reached up and pulled out Volume I on the shelf and began leafing through the pages. He recognized that he was seeing vital records, not land records! He cross checked the names with the Barbour Collection and discovered that only a few of them were contained there. He immediately made copies of them, which he has now donated to Godfrey Memorial Library. These copies were photographed and now appear under the title: CT Vital Records, Wolcott in the New Unique Resources folder, click the link to view the records. » Vital Records of the Town of Wolcott (not found in the Barbour Collection) A book of records of the Church of Christ in Groton, Connecticut (1727-1823) that including the following additional records: » First Congregational Church of Groton (Admissions & Baptisms) » First Congregational Church of Voluntown and Sterling (Admissions, Deaths, Baptisms, and Marriages " All remaining records of Waterford Church (Admissions) This book is accessible through a single link inside of New Unique Resources folder titled: CT Church of Christ, Groton. A Statistical Account of the County of Middlesex in Connecticut by David D. Field, D.D. (1819) has been added to our online collection as part of a Middlesex County Histories Digitization Project. It is available to the general public (no subscription necessary) as part of a grant that Godfrey Memorial Library received from the Middlesex County Community Foundation/Connecticut Humanities Council Funds. For members, login as usual and look in the December New Resources folder, or in the CT folder. To view this book as a guest: mouse over the Log in tab and click on Member Login from the drop down menu. When the page loads, click on the Red portal. When the yellow login box loads, just click go. You will find the link to this book under the December New Resources folder as well as the CT folder. November 30, 2007 CT Registrar of Vital Records to Limit Access to Social Security Numbers Based upon the legal advice of the Attorney General, the CT Registrar of Vital Records is required to restrict genealogists' access to the social security numbers listed on birth records from November 1, 1990 to present, and from marriage, civil union, and death records from July 1, 1997 to present. Note that although genealogists will no longer have direct access to birth records after November 1, 1990 and, marriage, civil union and death records after July 1, 1997, genealogists are entitled to directly access birth, marriage and death indexes for these years, and obtain certified copies of these records with the social security numbers redacted (Click Here to view entire announcement from office of CT Registrar of Vital Records) (return to top) November 13, 2007 New Service Interruption The Gale Group is currently experiencing intermittent problems with their online databases. Please be advised that their engineers are working to correct the problem as quickly as possible. Premium Databases affected by this problem are: 19th Century US Newspapers and London Times Digital Archives. (return to top) November 8, 2007 Service Interruptions This Weekend Alexander Street Press databases will be unavailable on Saturday, Nov. 10 from approximately 7:00pm to 11pm Eastern Standard Time, as they perform some routine maintenance and implement several upgrades to their servers. We expect service to be restored to normal by 11:00pm EST on Saturday. Please check back here for the latest updates on this maintenance. Thank you for your patience as they work to increase the speed and reliability of their services. Premium Databases affected by this maintenance are: > Black Thought and Culture > British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries > In the First Person > North American Immigrant Letters Diaries and Oral Histories > North American Women's Letters and Diaries > The American Civil War Letters and Diaries (return to top) October 29, 2007 Several Unique New Additions to Our Online Resources! The Doolittle Burial Returns that were donated to Godfrey Memorial Library (GML) over 20 years ago by Doolittle Funeral Services, Inc., Middletown, Connecticut will be accessible online. To find this record open the New Unique Resources folder and click on CT Doolittle Burial Returns (1847-1950). Volume one now has an active link (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view) and the hyperlinks of subsequent volumes will be activated as they are completed. The following records have also been added to our online collection: » Tombstones in Curletti, Italia Cemetery » Estratto Dallo State Delle Anime Della Parrocchia Di Brugneto Nel 1848 (Parish records in Brugneto, Italia) » Archivio Parrocchiale di Santa Giustina di Curletti, Libro dei Battesimi dal 1807 al 1871 » Archivio Parrocchiale di Santa Giustina di Curletti, Libro dei Battesimi dal 1871 al 1908 (Books of the Baptisms of the Church Archives of St. Giustina, Curletti, Italy) » The Reconstruction of the Church of Curletti by Enrico and Stefania Cappucciati These records were recently donated to GML by Marilyn & Ralph Carini of South Glastonbury, Connecticut. To find these records open the New Unique Resources folder and click on Godfrey Search. From the drop down menu you can search the entire database at once by using the default collection selection or limit your results by selecting either church records or cemetery records depending on what you'd like to search. Then enter your keyword and click the search button. These resources are available with every Godfrey Scholar subscription. (return to top) May 30, 2007 Library Members Receive State Approval for Access to Vital Records The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health issued a letter of approval on May 24, 2007 to Godfrey Memorial Library which allows current members access to Connecticut Vital Records located throughout the state. According to the Registrar of Vital Records Elizabeth Frugale, "Members must show photographic identification and a valid Godfrey Memorial Library Membership Card before being granted access to vital records." "We are very pleased to have received this designation from the state. We suggest that all of our local members make use of this great opportunity to further their genealogical research. We encourage every member to abide by the rules of conduct set forth at each town hall," said Library Director Richard Black. (return to top) May 11, 2007 Director Richard Black is pleased to announce a partnership agreement between Godfrey Memorial Library and FamilySearch
"We are excited to include Godfrey Memorial Library to our list of premium databases or services offered throughout FamilySearch centers worldwide. They provide some premier resources that will certainly be of great value to FamilySearch center patrons," said Paul Nauta, manager of public affairs for FamilySearch. "In return Godfrey Memorial Library will significantly broaden its reach and awareness by being introduced to scores of researchers through 4500 FamilySearch facilities in over 70 countries," Nauta added. Many new genealogical websites and services are coming online everyday, making more and more records available. FamilySearch is teaming up with these online service providers like Godfrey Memorial Library to introduce patrons to these exciting services and provide even greater online access to the world's genealogical records. These premium services are available for free in family history centers, the Family History Library and FamilySearch operated centers. FamilySearch is committed to providing as much genealogical data as possible to its patrons quickly and economically. The accomplishment of this initiative will come in part from its own programs, and others will come from affiliations with service providers like Godfrey Memorial Library. This will allow maximum and efficient use of industry resources. Godfrey Memorial Library can greatly increase awareness of its services through the FamilySearch public distribution channels. FamilySearch workers will innately help patrons use/become familiar with Godfrey's online services. Some limited promotion by Godfrey will be allowed to properly introduce patrons to its full range of services. Patrons to FamilySearch facilities get access to Godfrey's databases-an otherwise fee-based online service. The FamilySearch resources are frequented by mostly enthusiasts and professional researchers; many of which may elect to subscribe personally to the services for home or remote access. (return to top)