Due to the price of fuel the Garipay House will be closed for the winter starting November 1. The Society will still be functioning and the room in the Municipal Building will still be available for researching. The Garipay House will be checked weekly, and if anything there is needed it can be brought out with adequate notice.
It is hoped this will be a wise use of our resources and will not inconvenience folks too much. Any questions, concerns, etc. should be directed to Pat Stark at 295-3077 M-F 9-4
Honor Roll - We have established an Honor Roll as a way to permanently honor those who have had a lasting positive influence on the town and it's citizens, particularly regarding our history. Applications for admission to this list can be submitted to the Board of Directors by any member of the Society and will be approved by the board. A brief biography of the honoree will be sought and published in our Newsletter. The submissions will be permanently kept in a book, and the name entered into a 'traveling' book which will be at all meetings and open house events.
These are the folks already on the roll:
ABBOTT, Collamer Martin BLACK, Henry F., Judge BLACK, Harry A. BRADLEY, Fred E. FILOSA, Guerino & Rosaline Falzarano ST CROIX, John W. STEVENS, Annie Louise Morris TUCKER, William Howard
The Hartford Genealogy Resource Center will be holding a series of programs this summer and fall at the Hartford Library (with the exception of the September program, which will be held at the Hartford Municipal Building.)
All programs are free and open to the public, though donations are appreciated. For more information, please call the library at (802) 296-2568, or email gencenter@hartfordhistory.org.
The schedule follows:
• Friday, July 25th, 7pm - Vermont Archival Resources - Dartmouth Professor John A. Leppman will talk about the many resources available in Vermont for researchers.
• Friday, August 22nd, 7pm- Cemetery Research and Etiquette - Art Peale will talk on proper etiquette during cemetery research, and will also share tips on how to properly clean your ancestor's gravestone.
• Friday, September 26th, 7pm - Hartford's Record Keeper - Assistant Town Clerk Sherry West will givea tour of the Hartford Town Clerk's vault and explain the many records there as well as fees and usage rules. Meet at the Hartford Municipal Building.
• Friday, October 24th, 6:30 pm (Note new time!) - The Vermont Society of Mayflower Descendants - State Historian Sharon Matyas will speak on the society and the application process.
HHS Online Genealogy Forum - A place to post genealogical queries related to the Town of Hartford and any of its villages. You may place your own queries free of charge or post responses to the queries of others.
