Trace Your World War One Family History at Russell Library Thursday November 9th

Thursday, November 9 at 7:00pm, Russell Library will host professional genealogist Bryna O'Sullivan, who will teach participants in how to research their family history. 

Was your ancestor in the military during the First World War? Discover how the Great War affected your family through records, photographs and much more. Join Bryna O’Sullivan, a Middletown-based professional genealogy researcher and teacher, who will explain how to effectively search military and civil records, newspaper reports, veterans’ questionnaires, and more for ancestors who fought or had connections to World War One, and how online resources can best be used to discover their experiences during the conflict. Information on how to request copies of military service files via the National Archives will also be available. Bring your own laptop or the library will provide one so you can access resources on your own. 

This workshop is open to the public and free to attend. Registration is suggested but not required. Please call the Information Department at (860) 347-2528 for additional information.

Sponsored by: Russell Library in partnership with The Library of America, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Voices from War, the National WWI Museum and Memorial, The Wounded Warrior Project, Warrior Writers, WWI Centennial Commission, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.