Oakland County Genealogical Society

Genealogical Research in Colonial New England
2025-11-08 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Detroit) | Bloomfield Township Public Library and Virtual via Zoom, 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI, 48032, United States
November 8, 2025, 11 a.m.– John Beatty – Genealogical Research in Colonial New England
This is our joint meeting with the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research John Beatty, Senior Librarian at The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library will present a talk examining a few of the many published sources as well as local records for the states that comprise New England (MA, CT, RI, ME, NH, VT). He will outline the record-keeping systems of those colonies and offer guidance on finding both published and unpublished records.
The location: Bloomfield Township Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
If you are unable to drive to the library, you may view the presentation via Zoom. Registration if required, here is the registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3417618230911/WN_mbzC71U8QNuLnFws5KKBOA

Speaker: John Beatty

John D. Beatty, CG, has been a reference librarian in The Genealogy Center since 1984 and also serves as its principal bibliographer. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in History from the University of Michigan in 1982, and a Master of Arts degree in History and Library Science with honors from that university in 1984. He became a Board-certified genealogist in 2014. ​He is the author of sixteen books on local and family history, including works on German and early American families, abstracts of town vital records from Biddeford, Maine, and annotated narratives from the Irish Rebellion of 1798, as well as numerous articles on a variety of genealogical and local historical topics. In 2006, he served as principal editor for volume one of a two-volume History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana, 1700-2005, the first history of Allen County produced since 1917. ​Because of a diversified family background, he has genealogical expertise in a variety of areas. He has conducted original research on families from colonial New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky, as well as on seventeenth and eighteenth century families from Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. He serves as archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, and his interests also include local Fort Wayne and Allen County history.

Board Meeting - 10-27-2025
2025-10-27 19:00 | Virtual
Zoom link will be sent to board members prior to each meeting.

Ask A Genealogist!
2025-10-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI, 48032, United States
October 7, 2025 – Ask A Genealogist!
In person only. Society members will assist you with your research! We have several regional/ethnic/specialist members who are eager to help you with your research. Bring laptops or paper records with your questions. The Location is Bloomfield Township Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI 48302.
