NERGC – New England Regional Genealogical Consortium

Welcome to the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC)! We’re currently in the planning stages for our next conference, which will take place April 14-17, 2021, in Springfield, Massachusetts! The following genealogical societies have come together to make this conference a reality:

Massachusetts Genealogical Council
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.
New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists
New England Historic Genealogical Society
New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.
Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts
Rhode Island Genealogy Society
South Shore Genealogical Society
Swedish Ancestry Research Association
The Irish Ancestral Research Association
Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society

Our 2019 Conference is over. We had a record number of registrants! Speakers were well received, many vendors expressed an interest in returning, and the venue was amazing!

We hope you enjoyed your time at the NERGC 2019 Conference and look forward to seeing you at our 2021 event in Springfield, MA!

Countdown to NERGC 2021

Upcoming Events of Our Member Societies

MSOG, Inc., Merrimack Valley Chapter Meeting December 21, 2019 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple St, Georgetown, MA 01833, USA Member Show & Tell, sharing skills and discoveries.

MSOG, Inc. Worcester Chapter Meeting January 4, 2020 at 9:30 am – 11:30 am First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA Joy Hennig, "From Worcester to the Little Bighorn: A Tale of a Worcester Soldier."

MSOG, Inc., Middlesex Chapter Meeting January 11, 2020 at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Location TBA Brenda Sullivan, "Gravestone Rubbing Class."

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston Monthly Meeting January 12, 2020 at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St, Newton, MA 02459, USA Dan Judson, "Welcome To America! : The Religious Life of Jewish Immigrants." Please visit https://www.jgsgb.org/event/welcome-to-america-the-religious-life-of-jewish-immigrants/ for details.

MSOG, Inc., Bristol Chapter Meeting January 18, 2020 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Somerset Public Library, 1464 County St, Somerset, MA 02726, USA Richard Reid, "Getting Into Scottish Research." Please visit www.msoginc.org/bristol for a complete list of programming for the 2019-2020 season and greater detail on the upcoming program. Please contact bristol@msoginc.org for more information about our gatherings. Inquiries encouraged.

MSOG, Inc., Merrimack Valley Chapter Meeting January 25, 2020 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple St, Georgetown, MA 01833, USA Bill Porteous, "Unknown Cousins and Proximity Searches."

MSOG, Inc., Worcester Chapter Meeting February 1, 2020 at 9:30 am – 11:30 am First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA Christian DeMarcken, "Live in World War II Belgium and Mother’s Flag."

MSOG, Inc., Middlesex Chapter Meeting February 8, 2020 at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Location TBA Pam Holland, "DNA Painter and Chromosome Mapping."

MSOG, Inc., Merrimack Valley Chapter Meeting February 22, 2020 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple St, Georgetown, MA 01833, USA Featured speaker TBA; please check our website ( https://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/category/chapters/merrimack-valley/ )and Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkaboutgenealogy/ ) for details.

MSOG, Inc., Worcester Chapter Meeting March 7, 2020 at 9:30 am – 11:30 am First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA Margaret Fortier, CG, "French-Canadian Genealogy: How and Why."