Dedicated to "Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty. To The Memory Of Deceased Soldiers & Sailors by Mansfield Post No. 53, Connecticut G.A.R., A.D. 1884" this stone sentinel stands in Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut. The monument is flanked by simple headstones listing soldiers from Massachusetts and Connecticut and New York regiments.
The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown owns copies of six volumes of the Indian Hill plot books. The volumes list a wealth of information including name, cause of death, and other revealing facts for people buried in the cemetery.
The Godfrey was founded by A. Fremont Rider, a well-known publisher, author, inventor, genealogist, and librarian, who was for many years, librarian at Wesleyan's Olin Library. While in that position, he started putting together the idea for a monumental index that would help genealogists all over the world in their research. That was the beginning of the American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) and the Godfrey Memorial Library, according to the library's Web site.
Researchers will find help on their quest for family or local history by e-mailing library@Godfrey.org, filling out a search form at www.godfrey.org, or by calling (860) 346-4375.
