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Volume 12, Number 7
Census records can reveal family history, says genealogist
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Town pushes to contain pandemic
BIG BIRD
Record-Journal staff
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
The state Department of Health recently released its COVID-19 vaccination rates per town and, according to the data, Cheshire is near the top of the rankings.
Finding out more about your family history was made easier with Carol Ansel, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, in her February presentation, “What can we learn from the Census.”
The ratings system tracks how many members of the general population have received shots along with those 75 years of age or older.
Cheshire Public Library hosted the online program during which Ansel gave examples from her own family history using census records. The approach was a clever way to help people find their way as they researched their lineage. Ansel gave the audience some tools to use, and at the same time, offered a wider picture of America by spotlighting the country’s historical timeline taken from the pages of the U.S. census.
According to the data, of those individuals eligible for the vaccination under the state’s Phase 1A plan, which includes all hospital staff and health care personnel, Cheshire has; attained a 12% vaccination rate; and 40% of all individuals who are 75 and over and live in Cheshire. The only other Connecticut towns showing better rates are: Farmington, Essex, Avon and Old Saybrook.
“You can really dig deep and find out a lot. It’s a fun exercise,” Ansel said. See Census, A8
According to a report out earlier this month, Cheshire Snowy owl sculpture spotted on Blacks Road.
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