Rockville Public Library Hosting 'Ancestors Road Show'

VERNON, CT — The Rockville Public Library is hosting an "Ancestors Road Show" event next month.

The roadshow is scheduled for April 15 and requires advance registration for the 40 available spots. Appointments will be about 25 minutes each and run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Attendees will be able to learn about their family history from professional genealogists.

The program is free and open to all, including people who do not live in Vernon. Participants will fill out a short questionnaire to give the genealogists the opportunity to find out what people want to learn and to perform research of the person’s ancestry. Questionnaires must
be returned to the library by April 1 to give the genealogists time to perform research.

"This is another great example of the rich programing offered by the Rockville Public Library," Vernon Mayor Daniel Champagne said. "Our library truly has something for everyone."

Those wishing to sign up for the program can contact library Director Jennifer Johnston-Marius at jjohnston@vernon-ct.gov or call 860-875-5892, ext. 4. Visitors to the library can also get information at the circulation desk.

"Each participant gets to work one-on-one with a professional genealogist for about 25 minutes and learn about some aspect of their family tree," Johnston-Marius said. "This is a great opportunity for people who may have hit a brick wall in their own research or who are just getting started."

The program is offered by the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, a non-profit organization that works on behalf of the genealogy community and helps family historians make new discoveries about their ancestors.