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MGC Releases M:O.R.E. Video of Massachusetts Town Clerks
MGC releases the video recording of the M:O.R.E. event featuring a panel of Massachusetts town clerks.

Barbara Mathews
4 days ago1 min read
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Massachusetts Town Clerks Panel Discussion, April 29, 2025
Join us for a special panel discussion featuring town clerks from four Massachusetts communities as they share insights into their vital role in preserving the historical records that genealogists rely on.

Susan O'Connor
Apr 171 min read
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Susan O'Connor Delivers our Message to Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, April 9, 2025, Records Preservation and Access Committee representatives supported robust funding for NARA.

Barbara Mathews
Apr 103 min read
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MGC Responds to Closures Hidden in the New York State FY 2026 Budget
MGC responds to the restrictive closure periods and extraordinary expenses proposed for vital records in New York State.

Susan O'Connor
Feb 103 min read
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"You are Invited to a Meeting with the KGB"
Miriam Weiner will talk about her work to open records in the archives of Eastern Europe to genealogists everywhere.

Susan O'Connor
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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Unearthing the secrets grandparents took to their graves!
An Evening with Anne Hanson Author of Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET via Zoom This...
smoconnor
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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What's New at the Massachusetts State Archives with John D. Warner, Archivist for the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Archivist Jack Warner, PhD, new additions to the vital records and Judicial Archives collections, and his favorites.
smoconnor
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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David Rencher of FamilySearch Receives the 2023 Shirley Barnes Records Access Award
David E. Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch International, was today awarded the 2023 Shirley Barnes Record Access Award.

Barbara Mathews
May 4, 20232 min read
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The Research Room of the MA Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Is Now Open
It's my nemisis, that traffic circle. It had been a long time since I made the trek, east on the Mass Pike, south on I-93, off the ramp...

Barbara Mathews
Feb 21, 20236 min read
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Ireland gives adopted people access to birth records
On 30 June 2022 Irish President Michal D. Higgins signed The Birth Information and Tracing Act.

Susan O'Connor
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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2022 Shirley Barnes Records Access Award Goes to Morse, Kehs and Weintraub for One-Step Webpages
Massachusetts Genealogical Council Awards the Fourth Annual Shirley M. Barnes Records Access Award to Stephen P. Morse, Ph.D., Joel D. Weint

Barbara Mathews
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Inside the Massachusetts State Archives with John D. Warner, Archivist for the Commonwealth
An Evening with John D. "Jack" Warner, Ph.D. Archivist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7:00 PM EDT via...

Susan O'Connor
May 21, 20213 min read
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MGC's Response to the USCIS Request for Feedback
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services asked for feedback about the impact of their policies. Now, they didn't do this...
bmathewz
May 18, 20212 min read
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Jan Meisels Allen of IAJGS Awarded 2021 Shirley Barnes Records Access Award
MGC announced on Sunday, May 15, 2021, that Jan Meisels Allen received the 2021 Shirley Barnes Records Access Award for her years of hard...

Barbara Mathews
May 16, 20211 min read
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National Coalition RPAC Sends Briefing Papers to Biden Administration
We humans are not the only ones that greet the new year with resolve to do better or fix things. As genealogists, some of the...

Linda MacIver
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Brooke Schreier Ganz and Reclaim The Records Coming to MGC: Open Records and Education (M:O.R.E.)!
An evening with Brooke Schreier Ganz Founder and President of Reclaim The Records Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM via Zoom It's...

Barbara Mathews
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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Rich Venezia Wins 2020 Shirley Barnes Records Access Award
(VIRTUAL: April 4, 2020) At the opening of the bi-annual Virtual Conference "Origins and Destinations," the Massachusetts Genealogical...

Barbara Mathews
Apr 4, 20202 min read
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With Hard Data Governor Baker Gets Schooled
Hard data from the federal government shows that the longer a state closes vital records, the more likely it has higher consumer ID theft.

Barbara Mathews
Feb 20, 20203 min read
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Proposes Significant Fee Increases
We don't often ask for your help, but this is a serious issue and a community-wide response is needed.

Linda MacIver
Nov 20, 20193 min read
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The Value of Open Public Records
Attendees are encouraged to express their opinions and concerns in this open orum for discussion at the Boston Public Library.

Barbara Mathews
Oct 15, 20153 min read
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