Name: IN PERSON: CSG Annual Meeting – “Geology, Decrees & Deposits: Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames” with James King
Start: 2026-05-16T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-16T14:30:00-04:00
Location: Hilton Garden Inn – Wallingford, CT

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IN PERSON: CSG Annual Meeting – “Geology, Decrees & Deposits: Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames” with James King

May 16 @ 11:00 am - 2:30 pm EDT

| $40

Connecticut Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting

“Geology, Decrees & Deposits: Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames” with James King

Saturday, May 16, 2026
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

$40 Per Person

*Hilton Garden Inn Wallingford
1181 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT 06492
Open to the Public. You do not have to be a CSG Member to attend

*Please note the change of venue from previous years

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Program: In 1775 Elijah Backus, Norwich Iron Works, cast anchors and cannon for the newly formed Connecticut Navy. From its founding Parliament decreed that the refining, smelting or forming of metallic substances was forbidden. The Iron to cast cannon and anchors was discovered in Salisbury Connecticut. Join us as Jim King discusses the iron deposits in Connecticut and its journey to Norwich to be forged into the tools of revolution.