Trace an African American Patriot from Connecticut

The stories of many of Connecticut's African American Revolutionary War veterans still wait to be told.

Join professional genealogist Bryna O'Sullivan of Charter Oak Genealogy for this introduction to the resources needed to piece together their history. We will begin with an overview of sources that can used to identify the family’s structure and major life events, such as births, deaths, and marriages. While so doing, we will identify and learn to work around some of the challenges the clerk’s racial attitudes can create in this research.  Second, we will tackle manumission records as a way to learn more about the soldier’s legal status. Finally and most importantly, we will delve into service records and piece together the soldier’s contribution to the Revolutionary cause.

Bryna O’Sullivan is a Middletown based professional genealogist and French to English genealogical translator. As owner of Charter Oak Genealogy, she specializes in lineage society applications.

This is a Zoom program and requires registration. You will be sent a link the week before the presentation.

Upcoming events