Massachusetts Genealogical Council
Orientation
Welcome to our Virtual Seminar,
MGC - CONNECTIONS 2022!
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Uploaded 31 March 2022
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Tips
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While the LIVE events are over, you can continue to watch the pre-recorded sessions any time through 11:55 PM EDT on May 31st.
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Don’t forget to take advantage of the $20 membership discount from American Ancestors for seminar attendees. Visit the Society Showcase page and visit American Ancestors or click HERE to get the discount code. It’s good for both new and renewal memberships.
Resources
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MGC did not record Stephen Morse's presentation Getting Ready for the 1950 Census: Searching with and without a Name Index. However, you can watch a version of the presentation on the One-Step Webpages by clicking HERE. If you want to try many of the tools on Steve's website the link is: www. stevemorse.org. Don't be fooled by the website for a singer of the same name but different URL.
Presentations
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Track 1: Culture
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Kabria Baumgartner – Searching for Sarah: Education, Activism, and Archival Research in Boston
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Thomas Green - History of the Massachusett Tribe
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Michael J. Leclerc, CG® - French Canadians in the American Revolution
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Alice Nash - Indigenous Peoples in the Archives
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Dr. Adina Newman - Conducting Jewish Genealogical Research in Massachusetts
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John Warner - Riders in the Storm: Researching Your Civil War Ancestors
Track 2: Repositories
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Marta Crilly- Old Records Made New: Using Newly Accessible Records at the Boston City Archives
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Janis P. Duffy - Passenger Lists for the Port of Boston, 1848-1891
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Kimberly Toney - Exploring your Ancestry at the American Antiquarian Society
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Jessy Wheeler - An Overview of Genealogy Resources at the Boston Public Library
Track 3: Technology
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Alex Ferretti - Thinking Outside the (Search) Box: Ancestry SearchStrategies
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Susan M. O'Connor - Pinpointing Your Ancestors Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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Jennifer Zinck - Tools & Techniques for Connecting with DNA Matches
Track 4: Town & County Records
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Michael J. Leclerc, CG® - Massachusetts Town Records
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Beth Finch McCarthy - Who Lyeth There? Digging Up Colonial New England Ancestor Records
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Rhonda R. McClure - Genealogy Research in New England
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Claire Smith - Piecing It Together--Uncovering a Family Secret in Massachusetts
Track 5: Unique Records
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Margaret R. Fortier, CG® - Catholic Records in Massachusetts
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Kathleen Kaldis - Huzzah! Researching Your Revolutionary Roots
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Margaret R. Sullivan - Crowdsourcing Genealogy: Documenting the 1919 Boston Police Strikers
Track 1: Culture
Track 2: Repositories
Track 3: Technology
Track 4: Town & County Records
Track 5: Unique Records
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