Middletown descendants
walk in the footsteps of ancestors
at the 2024 SMFSD Triennial Meeting

Once again Middletown history and genealogy enthusiasts from near-and-far gathered in Middletown, Conn. to revel in three days of research opportunities, cemetery visits, guest speaker insights, and networking (and socializing) with new-found cousins. The 2024 Triennial Meeting October 17-19 featured the keynote presentation by Timothy Ives, a leading scholar of indigenous Wangunk and early settler relations; museum visits to Cromwell, Wethersfield, and Farmington; and a walking tour of early New England domestic architecture. Library research visits to Godfrey Library and the Middlesex County Historical Society included the introduction of the long-awaited Early Families of Middletown, Connecticut - Volume II: 1655-1700, a 448-page compendium of genealogical profiles, land grant maps, and historical context by co-authors Reginald W. Bacon and Paula K. Higgins, a follow-up to Volume I: 1650-1654, published in 2012. If you couldn't make it to the Triennial Meeting this time, we hope to see you in 2027!