Join your friends and fellow genealogists for a relaxing evening of food, drink and camaraderie during the first of two evening banquets at the New England Regional Genealogical Conference. When: Friday, April 8, 2011Time: 7:00 pmLocation: Springfield, MASponsored by: The New England Historic Genealogical Society Attendees will enjoy hearing Paul Milner speak on the topic Read More
“Where is Great Grandma Hiding? Finding Forgotten Females” by Sandra MacLean Clunies
Speaker: Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG Talk: “Where is Great Grandma Hiding? Finding Forgotten Females” [S-318] Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011 Time: 1:45pm The photo remained hidden for decades in obscure family records. As did a poem she wrote about death. This elusive great-grandmother died in Massachusetts in childbirth at age 30 in 1872. What was Read More
Society Profile – The Godfrey Memorial Library
The Godfrey Memorial Library is one of the 22 participating societies in the 2011 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC). The Godfrey Memorial Library The purpose of the Godfrey Memorial Library is to promote the study of family history by: – Inspiring individuals in all sectors of society to study their heritage and their own Read More
71 Exceptional Reasons to head to Springfield, MA this April
Here are 71 exceptional reasons to head to Springfield, MA in April 2011 John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.Paul MilnerDavid AllenKathy AmorosoCherry Fletcher Bamberg, FASGScott Andrew BartleyBlaine T. Bettinger, Ph.D.Matthew BielawaKathryn Smith BlackMary Ann Boyle, Ph.D., CGMichael BrophyPaul J. Bunnell Raymond CassidySandra MacLean Clunies, CGLucie LeBlanc ConsentinoRobert S. CoxJanis P. DuffyPamela Stone Eagleson, CGJean Elliott NuddColleen FitzpatrickNora Read More
Where is Springfield, Massachusetts?
The 11th New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) is being held in Sprinfield, Massachusetts from April 6-11, 2011. Where is Springfield, MA anyway?!! Springfield is located in Central Massachusetts and is easily accessible from I-90 (the Mass Pike) and I-84. Springfield is: …27 miles north of Hartford, CT…141 miles north of New York City…87 miles Read More
How Many Societies Make Up NERGC?
Did you know that New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) is brought to you by a consortium of genealogical societies? In fact, it is brought to you by the hard work of 22 participating societies across New England. NERGC 2011 is made up of: American Canadian Genealogical Society American French Genealogical Society Cape Cod Genealogical Read More
Not in New England? Don’t Miss NERGC! Cheap Fares to Boston.
Travel Zoo, the travel deal experts, are reporting CHEAP airfares to Boston, MA for a limited time. They are reporting fares as low as $41 each way to Boston on major airlines. The Holiday fares are available until January 4. You can see the promotional offers for the Boston Flights on the Travel Zoo website. Read More
Final Call for Syllabus Queries
Exploring New Paths to Your Roots continues the tradition of printing genealogical queries in the NERGC Syllabus. The several hundred who attend will see your question, and hopefully solve your brick wall(s), and you don’t need to attend the conference to submit syllabus queries! Cost remains the same as in the past – $5 per Read More
LIBRARIANS/TEACHERS DAY PROGRAM CHANGE
Kathleen M. Reilly, Supervisor, Local History & Genealogy Department, The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts will be presenting “Strategies for Making Archival Records Accessible to Genealogists” from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 in lieu of the previously-announced session with Elise Bernier Feeley. During her session, Kathleen will present an overview of strategies used at Read More
CONFERENCE BROCHURE WITH FULL PROGRAM
The registration brochure is available in PDF format at https://www.nergc.org/NERGC2011/program.html. It contains the full conference program, plus information on available luncheons and banquets, research trips, and special events. Print out or bookmark the brochure and plan your conference experience. Printed brochures have been distributed to Participating Societies and to many local libraries, museums and senior Read More