Genealogy Research

Interested in learning about your family’s history but don’t know where to start? The library is here to help!

The library provides you with three different online resources for genealogical research:

Ancestry.com (Library Edition): This resource provides you with access to 3,000+ databases, more than one billion names, federal, state, and city censuses, marriage and death records, military records, immigration records, and more. You also have access to pictures, maps, and newspapers. This database can only be used at the library (Mary Cheney only).

American Ancestors: This option is run by the New England Historic Genealogy Society and covers New England, parts of New York, and eastern Canada. You can search for records on over 90 million names in 2,000+ databases. American Ancestors can only be used at the library (Mary Cheney only).

Heritage Quest Online: Access through researchIT CT, Heritage Quest allows searching of the U.S. Federal Census images, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank, and information on people and places from family and local histories. This resource can be used from both at home and at the library.

You can find Ancestry.com and American Ancestors by using a library computer and going to our homepage (library.townofmanchester.org) and clicking on the “Reference and Adult Services” link. You can find Heritage Quest Online using a library or your home computer and going to library.townofmanchester.org and clicking on the “Reference and Adult Services” link. For more information call Reference at 860-645-0821.

Monday, June 19, 2017 6:30PM Whiton Auditorium 100 North Main St. Manchester, CT 06042

A "daycation" is an easy way to take a break from it all without the expense of spending a night away. Nina Lesiga, who has traveled extensively both for work and pleasure will share ways to achieve "vacation happiness" on day trips. The program will expand your knowledge of daycation possibilities. Come to get some new ideas, find out how to research them, and learn to design your own exceptional days away. This is a free program and no

registration is required. Sponsored

by "Build A Better World," the Adult

Summer Reading Program 2017 .

Help discover the secrets of Dr. Gravely’s Retreat on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Cheney! Participants will work together to find clues and solve puzzles. Teen Night starts at 6:00pm and Escape the Room will start at 6:15pm. This is a free program and no registration is required. For more information ask for Ed at 860-645-0821.

Book Review: Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead

Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs (NEW 641.5973 Hesser)

This cookbook is not for the faint of heart, but for a seasoned home chef that can wield a kitchen knife with precision. The book is broken down into seasonal sections and provides you with everything you need to plan dinner including weekly menus, grocery lists, clever tips, and cooking timelines (times will vary depending on your skill level). The best thing about this cookbook is that the menus allow for dinner to be organized for the week and there’s enough leftovers for lunch!

Other books available at MPL by the editors of Food52 include:

Food52 Baking: 60 Sensational Treats You Can Pull Off in a Snap (NEW 641.815 Food52)

Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook (641.5 Miglore)

Food52 Ice Cream & Friends: 60 Recipes & Riffs for Sorbets, Sandwiches, No-Churn Ice Creams and More (NEW 641.862 Hesser)

Food52 Vegan: 60 Vegetable-Driven Recipes for Any Kitchen (641.5636 Hamshaw)