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The second 2017 New England Regional Genealogical Conference E-zine is now available online at https://www.nergc.org/E-zine_2_2017.pdf. It provides information about the Conference Hotels, a bio of the second of our three Featured Speakers, preliminary information about Exhibit Hall booth rental, and more. Read More

A reminder that the deadline for presentation proposals for NERGC 2017 is just days away. Go to www.NERGC.org for the links to the Call for Papers and submission form. Read More

The first 2017 New England Regional Genealogical Conference E-zine is now available online at https://www.nergc.org/E-zine_1_2017.pdf. It introduces the Conference Theme, the Conference Tri-Chairs, and one of the Featured Speakers as well as an important reminder that those interested in submitting presentation proposals must do so by noon on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Read More

Presentation proposals are welcome from now until 12:00 noon on 1 March 2016 for the 14th New England Regional Genealogical Conference, “Using the Tools of Today & Tomorrow to Understand the Past,” to be held 26-29 April 2017 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Links to the Call for Papers and to the portal to submit proposals are Read More

The twelfth 2015 New England Regional Genealogical Conference E-zine is now available at https://www.nergc.org/E-zine_12_2015.pdf. It includes a “wrap-up” of the 2015 conference and a look ahead to the 2017 conference, which will be held April 26-29, 2017 at the MassMutual Center, Springfield, Massachusetts. Read More

Members of the Association of Professional Genealogists, New England Chapter, will be at each table at today’s luncheon to guide a focused discussion. You must be registered for the luncheon in order to attend, but there is no registration for or guaranteed seating at specific tables. Seating at each table is first-come, first-served. As you Read More

Session F-233 (Friday at 4:45) will be presented by Cheryll Toney Holley. The title of her talk is “Counting Quows & Sifting Storms: African-Americans in Vermont.” Session S-333 (Saturday at 4:30) will be presented by Janet Horvoka. The title of the talk remains “Engaging Children, Tweens and Teens in Family History.” Read More

Saturday afternoon sessions S-334 through S-341 run from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., NOT 4:30 to 5:30 as shown on the turquoise Saturday “one sheet” daily schedule. Read More

Our informal “Special Interest Groups” take place Thursday, April 16 from 7:45-9:00 p.m. at the Rhode Island Convention Center. They provide a great opportunity to meet conference participants and speakers with similar interests. Here are the room assignments: Becoming a Professional Genealogist, Room 553B; DNA Research, Ballroom A; French Canadian Research, Ballroom B; Genealogy Blogging, Read More

Rick Spenser will present a program of songs in the American folk music tradition for on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm. The presentation will take place on the second floor of the Rhode Island Convention Center, outside Exhibit Hall C. Presented in conjunction with the 13th New England Regional Genealogical Read More