Bryna O'Sullivan
@charteroakgen.bsky.social
Historian, genealogist, and genealogical translator, specializing in French to English translation, Connecticut history and genealogy, and lineage society applications.
Looking for guidelines for preparing a lineage society application? Some societies place them on their websites. #genealogy #ancestry
www.sar.org/nssar-geneal...
www.sar.org/nssar-geneal...
SAR Genealogy Policies & Materials – National Society Sons of the American Revolution
www.sar.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Looking for guidelines for preparing a lineage society application? Some societies place them on their websites. #genealogy #ancestry
www.sar.org/nssar-geneal...
www.sar.org/nssar-geneal...
I'm sure I've missed something. What resources would you add?
#genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory #Connecticut
#genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory #Connecticut
Resources for researching a French-Canadian family from Connecticut
The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought French Canadian families from Quebec, often to work in Connecticut’s textile factories. While these families are well studied in Maine, Rhode Is…
connecticutroots.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I'm sure I've missed something. What resources would you add?
#genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory #Connecticut
#genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory #Connecticut
An interesting #AI presentation with relevance to #genealogy and #ancestry. One of my major takeaways is something that's been reiterated for a while. It's a support, not a replacement for a human!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCB...
AI in the Archives: Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project
YouTube video by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
An interesting #AI presentation with relevance to #genealogy and #ancestry. One of my major takeaways is something that's been reiterated for a while. It's a support, not a replacement for a human!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCB...
For those researching in #Connecticut, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists offers free help sessions. #genealogy #ancestry
Research Help Zoom Sessions
Have you heard about our Free Research Help Sessions via Zoom?
CSG offers 45-minute help sessions with experienced researchers 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month...
csginc.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
For those researching in #Connecticut, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists offers free help sessions. #genealogy #ancestry
Reposted by Bryna O'Sullivan
Bounty land was the reward to veterans from the Revolution through the Mexican War. Records are bursting with #genealogy info that researchers rarely see because many are only at the National Archives. Learn about making #history available on February 19th at 7:00 pm MST. Register at buff.ly/85rKmez
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Bounty land was the reward to veterans from the Revolution through the Mexican War. Records are bursting with #genealogy info that researchers rarely see because many are only at the National Archives. Learn about making #history available on February 19th at 7:00 pm MST. Register at buff.ly/85rKmez
Reposted by Bryna O'Sullivan
Feb 10 (V) – Chronicling America for Historical Research hosted by Library of Congress (Free) For details & registration, see www.loc.gov/item/event-4...
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Feb 10 (V) – Chronicling America for Historical Research hosted by Library of Congress (Free) For details & registration, see www.loc.gov/item/event-4...
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
This is perhaps one of the- if not the - most common points of confusion in the lineage society application process. charteroakgenealogy.com/2020/04/01/w... #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
Want to join the Colonial Dames? Which one?
If the time at home has you thinking about finally joining the Colonial Dames – like your friends have been urging – there’s one question you need to ask first. Which one? There a…
charteroakgenealogy.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This is perhaps one of the- if not the - most common points of confusion in the lineage society application process. charteroakgenealogy.com/2020/04/01/w... #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
Sometimes understanding the law can provide the key to understanding an ancestor's actions. #Connecticut #genealogy #ancestry connecticutroots.org/2024/11/24/w...
What was the 1780 quota act – and why does it matter?
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the several towns within this State shall forthwith choose a committee who shall divide all the inhabitants thereof, who give in a list or…
connecticutroots.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Sometimes understanding the law can provide the key to understanding an ancestor's actions. #Connecticut #genealogy #ancestry connecticutroots.org/2024/11/24/w...
A request from the Historical Society of Chester #Connecticut:
"The museum is creating a special display this year, celebrating the early Italian families of Chester, and we’re looking for photographs of first-generation ancestors who arrived from Italy between 1880 and 1910." #genealogy
"The museum is creating a special display this year, celebrating the early Italian families of Chester, and we’re looking for photographs of first-generation ancestors who arrived from Italy between 1880 and 1910." #genealogy
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A request from the Historical Society of Chester #Connecticut:
"The museum is creating a special display this year, celebrating the early Italian families of Chester, and we’re looking for photographs of first-generation ancestors who arrived from Italy between 1880 and 1910." #genealogy
"The museum is creating a special display this year, celebrating the early Italian families of Chester, and we’re looking for photographs of first-generation ancestors who arrived from Italy between 1880 and 1910." #genealogy
If an ancestor's records aren't written in a language you read, how do you find a translator who can help? Yes, #genealogy groups will often recommend machine #translation such as AI first. For a complex or difficult to read document, a human is often the best option.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
If an ancestor's records aren't written in a language you read, how do you find a translator who can help? Yes, #genealogy groups will often recommend machine #translation such as AI first. For a complex or difficult to read document, a human is often the best option.
A neat find! The Daughters of the American Revolution has a digital exhibit of signatures of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. #genealogy #RevolutionaryWar #ancestry www.dar.org/archives/sig...
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
From the DAR Americana Collection Among the wide variety of holdings in the DAR Americana Collection is a collection of all of the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This ex...
www.dar.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A neat find! The Daughters of the American Revolution has a digital exhibit of signatures of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. #genealogy #RevolutionaryWar #ancestry www.dar.org/archives/sig...
Does the incoming snow storm have you wondering about an ancestor's snow experience? Digital images of photos form the Blizzard of 1888 are available on the Connecticut Digital Archive: ctdigitalarchive.org/node/1493520.... #genealogy #Connecticut #ancestry #familyhistory
Verifying connection
ctdigitalarchive.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Does the incoming snow storm have you wondering about an ancestor's snow experience? Digital images of photos form the Blizzard of 1888 are available on the Connecticut Digital Archive: ctdigitalarchive.org/node/1493520.... #genealogy #Connecticut #ancestry #familyhistory
#Connecticut historic statutes can be crucial for understanding how records are kept and what they do and do not contain. This guide from the State Library can help in navigating statutes: libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/law/statutes... #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
LibGuides Home: Connecticut Statutes & Acts: Historical Research FAQs
Basic information about the structure of statutes and acts in Connecticut
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:05 AM
#Connecticut historic statutes can be crucial for understanding how records are kept and what they do and do not contain. This guide from the State Library can help in navigating statutes: libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/law/statutes... #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
Excited to join the Southern California Genealogical Society for a September webinar on building historical context. #genealogy #familyhistory
register.gotowebinar.com#register/295...
register.gotowebinar.com#register/295...
register.gotowebinar.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Excited to join the Southern California Genealogical Society for a September webinar on building historical context. #genealogy #familyhistory
register.gotowebinar.com#register/295...
register.gotowebinar.com#register/295...
One of the more effective way to learn how to work with #genealogy records when you don't read the language is through models. Here's a great example of a model for #French records: www.myfrenchroots.com/civil-regist... #ancestry #translation
Civil registration and parish records: what’s the difference?
In the year 1792, French parish records were replaced by civil registration. For this reason, documents before and after 1792 provided different
www.myfrenchroots.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
One of the more effective way to learn how to work with #genealogy records when you don't read the language is through models. Here's a great example of a model for #French records: www.myfrenchroots.com/civil-regist... #ancestry #translation
Historic occupations are among the challenging aspects of translating #genealogy documents. Often the terms are no longer in the dictionary. This glossary from BYU can help: script.byu.edu/french-handw...
#translation #familyhistory #French
#translation #familyhistory #French
French Occupations
script.byu.edu
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Historic occupations are among the challenging aspects of translating #genealogy documents. Often the terms are no longer in the dictionary. This glossary from BYU can help: script.byu.edu/french-handw...
#translation #familyhistory #French
#translation #familyhistory #French
Reposted by Bryna O'Sullivan
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January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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What topics in #Connecticut #genealogy would you like to know more about?
January 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM
What topics in #Connecticut #genealogy would you like to know more about?
Looking for a place to share your #Connecticut #genealogy research? The Connecticut Ancestry Society has projects in progress on Fairfield County in 1790 and on immigration: connecticutancestry.org/projects/
Projects – Connecticut Ancestry Society
connecticutancestry.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Looking for a place to share your #Connecticut #genealogy research? The Connecticut Ancestry Society has projects in progress on Fairfield County in 1790 and on immigration: connecticutancestry.org/projects/
Père spelled as paire… Spelling and handwriting definitely are major challenges to #translation for #genealogy.
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Père spelled as paire… Spelling and handwriting definitely are major challenges to #translation for #genealogy.
Top 40 genealogy webinars PLUS the #1 rated — 2025 - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
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January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
One of the perpetual debates in #genealogy #translation that a machine translation system will never have: do you separate the terms "resident" and "inhabitant" or do you use them interchangeably? In English today, they have a similar meaning. Historically, they didn't.
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
One of the perpetual debates in #genealogy #translation that a machine translation system will never have: do you separate the terms "resident" and "inhabitant" or do you use them interchangeably? In English today, they have a similar meaning. Historically, they didn't.