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
NERGC 2011 EXHIBIT HALL BOOTHS GOING FAST!
For anyone thinking of reserving a booth at NERGC 2011 – you better act fast! Booths are going very quickly. All the information needed to reserve a booth can be found at: https://www.nergc.org/NERGC2011/exhibitors.html Read More
Call for Papers
SPEAKER SESSIONSLecture proposals are now being accepted for the 11th New England Regional Genealogical Conference to be held 6-10 April 2011 in Springfield, Massachusetts. SEE THE COMPLETE CALL AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ON THE NERGC WEB PAGE, WWW.NERGC.ORG. Submissions may be mailed or emailed to the Program Chair on or before 1 March 2010. LIBRARIANS/TEACHERS DAYThe Read More
Featured Speakers for NERGC 2011
Exploring New Paths to Your Roots will feature two nationally known featured speakers: John Philip Colletta John Philip Colletta is one of America’s most popular genealogical lecturers. Entertaining, knowledgeable and experienced, he is based in Washington, D.C., where for 20 years he conducted workshops for the National Archives and taught courses for the Smithsonian Institution. Read More
Exploring New Paths to Your Roots
Exploring New Paths to Your Roots, the Eleventh New England Regional Genealogical Conference, will be held April 6-10, 2011 at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place and Springfield Marriott in Springfield, Massachusetts. Plan to attend and enjoy conference activities in facilities directly off Interstate 91 and only minutes from the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Genealogy & Local Read More