Society Profile – The New England Chapter of APG

The New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG) is one of the 22 participating societies in the 2011 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC).  The New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG) is the local chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). NEAPG is designed to be a Read More

Special Interest Groups

There are now ten Special Interest Groups that will be held on Thursday, 7 April at 7:30 p.m. at the NERGC Conference. These informal discussion groups cover a range of topics from ethnic research to graveyard research to professional development. Recently, changes were made to the Irish/Irish-American Special Interest Group to make it even more Read More

Last Day to Save on NERGC Registration!

Today is the LAST DAY to save $25 on registration for the New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC).    Be sure to complete your registration online or make sure your registration is postmarked with today’s date in order to receive the Early Bird rate. At NERGC you’ll find: Keynote Speakers: John Philip Colletta & Paul Milner Read More

NERGC Videos available on Roots Television

During the 2009 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) that was held in Manchester, NH a number of videos were recorded. The videos were produced by Megan Smolenyak’s Roots Television with assistance from Dick Eastman, of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, as the interviewer. During the conference, Dick interviewed quite a few speakers.  Those videos are Read More

“Roads Back to Rhode Island” by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, FASG

Speaker: Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, FASG Talk: “Roads Back to Rhode Island” [S-329] Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011 Time: 3:15pm Location: New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) This talk is sponsored by the Rhode Island Genealogical Society Cherry in her own words: “Despite growing up in the beautiful, historic town of Newport, Rhode Island with a father Read More

“Genealogy Document Examination: Identifying the Writer of Your Family Papers” by Irene Lambert

Speaker: Irene Lambert, MGA Talk: “Genealogy Document Examination: Identifying the Writer of Your Family Papers” [T-110] Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011 Time: 12:15pm Location: New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC)  Irene in her own words: “I met a handwriting analyst while working for Edward Hospital in Illinois.  The hospital was doing a feature on the Read More

Why Should I Attend a Genealogy Conference?

Are you wondering whether you should attend a genealogy conference? Here are some thoughts that were posted around the web:  Goodharted Thoughts: Looking Forward to April! Michael talks about how the 2009 NERGC conference impacted him and how he’s looking forward to 2011. The Journey Takers Blog: Register Now for NERGC.  Leslie Huber provides six Read More