If you are becoming interested in tracing your family tree, you can start right here at the Bridgeport Public Library. Our History Center has tools for every researcher. And not just Bridgeport families…I’m originally from Detroit, yet I have been able to figure out my ancestors from sources right here in this library.
We have a subscription to Ancestry.com. You don’t have to pay a cent. We can help you get started. Or we can help you continue your family research. And you don’t have to be computer saavy, we can give you tips to get started.
The first step in a family tree is write down everything you know about your family. You start with yourself. Then you write your parents name. Then your grandparents, and so on.
We have had patrons who have come in to research who only know one grandparent. Or only their mother’s name. We can still help.
If your family started out in Australia, or Italy, Botswana or Tahiti, we can still help you trace your roots.
To get started with some tools, I encourage you to come into to the
Bridgeport History Center at the Bridgeport Public Library. We are open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 until 5 pm.
We also have a genealogy Roundtable group that meets on the Third Thursday of every month at 12:30. Beginners and all levels are invited. We can help! Sources are free
Immigrants to Bridgeport, Warner Corset workers
..come to the Bridgeport History Center at the Bridgeport Public Library and start your own History!
Our address is 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport Connecticut. We can be reached at (203) 576-7417
Once you take your first step into Genealogy…you wil be HOOKED!
Hi, my name is Sheri and I live in SC. My Grandma( Ernestine Cecilia Lanzo/Settle). Was born and raised in Bridgeport CT. Her father was Dominic Lanzo and mother Rose, who came to the US around 1900′s. Dominic from Austria, and Rose from Czech. Dominic was a gardner and Rose stayed at home, I believe they had 9 children or more. Grandma went to a catholic school. I do belong to the Ancestry.com, and have collected some good information, but have ran into a dead end. I live to far to visit your library, so could you help me find more information on my family? I have more info to give you, let me know if you can help. Thank You, Sheri
Home Address:
Sheri Flanery
2401 Brick Dr.
Longs, SC 29568
Comment by Sheri Flanery — January 25th, 2011 @ 2:06 pm
Please contact the library at:
mwitkowski@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org
Comment by Mary Witkowski — January 26th, 2011 @ 3:26 pm