Oh, the places you’ll go….

Oh the places you’ll goNow that you knowSome new paths to exploreAnd you’ve learned lots moreTo help you search your roots So be on your wayAnd with no further delayWe bid you farewell Please remember to tellEveryone about NERGC 2013 Manchester See you April 17-21, 2013 for theTwelfth New England Regional Genealogical Conference! Your NERGC Read More

Book Signings

Books Signings at NERGC Friday: April 8, 2011, 9:30amColleen Fitzpatrick at Maia’s Books booth Saturday, April 9, 2011, 11:00amChris Child, The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton, in the New Historic Genealogical Society booth Leslie Albrecht Huber, The Journey Takers, in the Moorshead Publishing booth Maureen Taylor, Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album and The Read More

Conference Registration/Check-in

Conference Registration/Check-in takes place on the Sheraton’s Second Level Foyer on Thursday from 7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Friday from 7:15 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday from 7:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hospitality, Queries, and Volunteers/Evaluation tables are near the Registration Booths on the Sheraton’s Second Level Foyer.  ·       Hospitality will be staffed Thursday Read More

Food Options

If you’re not signed up for one of NERGC’s meals, there are a number of food options in and near our conference hotels. There will be a food concession on the Third Level of the Sheraton serving breakfast beginning at 8:00 and lunch beginning at 11:00, ending at 2:00 p.m. Peter’s Grille, in the Sheraton, Read More

NERGC Opening Session – 10am Thursday

The New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) will hold it’s opening session on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 10:00 in the Springfield Marriott Grand Ballroom, 6th floor. Come hear a welcome and opening remarks by co-chairs, Pauline Cusson and Richard Clarke Roberts. Then be treated to a special talk called “Family History in Primetime: Genealogy’s Read More

Day and Overnight Parking for the Conference

The day rate for parking in the Sheraton’s garage is $4.00 per day (with tickets validated at the Sheraton coat check or front desk) or $9.95 per night for guests at the hotel.  Guests can come and go as often as they would like. The Sheraton no longer offers valet parking. The garage clearance is 7’ 2” Read More

When and Where: Cemetery Tours

Please provide your own transportation to the cemetery.  The cemetery is about three quarters of a mile from the hotels, a walkable distance, but keep in mind that you’ll also be walking in the cemetery. The better option is driving, and we encourage attendees to carpool in order to keep traffic in the cemetery to Read More

Sunday Morning Closing and Continental Breakfast

Whether you’re staying at the Sheraton or at the Marriott, on Sunday morning, before heading out to explore more new paths, join other conference attendees and speakers in celebrating new-found friendships over a complimentary continental breakfast of tea, coffee, juice, pastry, and fruit as our thank you for attending NERGC 2011.  The breakfast runs from Read More

When and Where: Daily Schedules and Floor Plans

A reminder that “Exploring New Paths to Your Roots is being held in two hotels across the street from one another.  The Exhibit Hall and many lectures are at the Sheraton.   However, the opening session, one large lecture room, and the luncheons and banquets are at the Marriott.  PDF files of the Thursday, Friday, and Read More

Last eZine before the Conference Starts!

WELCOME TO THE SPRINGFIELD 2011 E-ZINE Welcome to the twelfth New England Regional Genealogical Conference 2011 E-zine, the final issue prior to the Conference! Please share it with your friends and associates-and anyone else you feel may be interested in attending the Conference. Missing back issues? Go to https://www.nergc.org/NERGC2011/ezine.html. With less than a week to Read More