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Susan O'Connor
Oct 12, 20242 min read
"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.
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smoconnor
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Accurate AND Compelling Family Histories
Jenifer Kahn Bakkala, Writing a Compelling Family History
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smoconnor
Apr 24, 20241 min read
What's In My Vault: Confessions of a DPW Engineer
Sara Campbell, Secrets of my Vault: Confessions of a DPW Engineer
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Barbara Mathews
Feb 12, 20242 min read
Dear Mary, Dear Luther: A Courtship in Letters
Dear Mary, Dear Luther is truly the saga of a loving African American family, facing hardships with dignity and grace.
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smoconnor
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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...
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smoconnor
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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.
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Barbara Mathews
Sep 8, 20222 min read
If we don't use oral history, we lose the voices of our ancestors and all that they witnessed.
Without oral history, we lose the voices of our ancestors and all that they witnessed. Kenvi Phillips tells us how to use these stories.
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Barbara Mathews
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Register for MGC's Seminar Connections 2022
Connect...with expert speakers in live chats and interactive workshops. Connect...with other attendees and genealogists in Track Talks...
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Barbara Mathews
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Coming Up: Insight about 17th Century Massachusetts that Wasn't Taught When We Were in School
An Evening with David J. Silverman This Land Is Their Land Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET via Zoom Co-sponsors: Afro-American...
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Susan O'Connor
May 21, 20213 min read
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...
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Barbara Mathews
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Learn How Institutional Records Helped Amy Whorf McGuiggan Find Her Great Grandparents
An Evening with Amy Whorf McGuiggan Finding Emma: My Search for the Family My Grandfather Never Knew Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 7:00...
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Barbara Mathews
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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...
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Barbara Mathews
Jul 18, 20201 min read
MGC Statement on Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice
We take responsibility for our part in recording and teaching American history and genealogy accurately. We look forward to becoming a genea
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Barbara Mathews
Oct 15, 20153 min read
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.
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Barbara Mathews
Feb 27, 20141 min read
We’re Taking Genealogy to the State House!
Bring your lunch and listen to Sharon Sergeant, Polly FitzGerald Kimmitt,CG, and Mary Ellen Grogan present our second session on genealogy.
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Barbara Mathews
Jan 7, 20144 min read
Vital Statistics and a Menace to Public Health
Little did I know that this would lead me to a Supreme Court case, coercive vaccinations, and the state vital record database.
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Barbara Mathews
Dec 16, 20135 min read
What is it about Genealogists and the SSDI?
Here are some of the efforts genealogists make – for the public good – using the SSDI.
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Barbara Mathews
Nov 2, 20132 min read
Create Your Health Pedigree Here!
Posted by Polly FitzGerald Kimmitt on Friday, 01 November 2013 When you visit your doctor do you have to fill out a lengthy family health...
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Barbara Mathews
Mar 16, 20134 min read
What Is the 2011 Model Act and Regulations?
On 1 March 2013, NAPHSIS unilaterally released the draft version of the 2011 Model Act and Regulations. It was never approved by the CDC.
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