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The mission of Connecticut Ancestry Society is to promote genealogical scholarship, preserve source material, and exchange family histories.
Connecticut Ancestry Society members are responsible, ethical genealogists and family historians who share a special interest in southwestern Connecticut and its neighborhood, either by living there, or by having ancestry there, or both; who pursue genealogical scholarship through networking, educational programs, and publication of reference materials and research results; and who extend full cooperation to other genealogical organizations, record repositories, and public record custodians.
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With some of the changes that have been going on with Facebook, we have recently created a "Page" for people to connect with.
If you have joined this unusual social experiment, consider "Liking" our page to subscribe to updates, like the creation of our events.
We are also open to others giving us suggestions for other ways we may be able to use this "new" technology.
We say good bye
On December 9th, Connecticut Ancestry Society lost a board member and friend, Roderick B. MacKenzie. As the assistant librarian and genealogist at the Fairfield Museum and History Center and Pequot Library in Southport, Rod helped countless of us in our research in southwestern Connecticut for over thirty years.
A graveside service is scheduled for Wednesday, December 21st, at 11:00 am at Oak Lawn Cemetery, 1530 Bronson Rd, Fairfield followed by a reception at FMHC, 370 Beach Rd, Fairfield.
A memorial fund has been established in Rod's name at the Fairfield Museum to help support their ongoing genealogy programs, lectures and internships, which were a central passion of Rod's life. Tax-deductible contributions can be sent to Fairfield Museum and History Center / Rod MacKenzie Memorial Fund, 370 Beach Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824.