Track 1: Culture

• Kabria Baumgartner – Searching for Sarah:  Education, Activism, and Archival Research in Boston

• Thomas Green - History of the Massachusett Tribe

• Michael J. Leclerc, CG® - French Canadians in the American Revolution

• Alice Nash - Indigenous Peoples in the Archives

• Dr. Adina Newman - Conducting Jewish Genealogical Research in Massachusetts

• John Warner - Riders in the Storm:  Researching Your Civil War Ancestors

 

Track 2: Repositories

• Marta Crilly- Old Records Made New:  Using Newly Accessible Records at the Boston City Archives 

• Janis P. Duffy - Passenger Lists for the Port of Boston, 1848-1891 

• Kimberly Toney - Exploring your Ancestry at the American Antiquarian Society

• Jessy Wheeler - An Overview of Genealogy Resources at the Boston Public Library

 

Track 3: Technology

• Alex Ferretti - Thinking Outside the (Search) Box:  Ancestry SearchStrategies

• Susan M. O'Connor - Pinpointing Your Ancestors Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

• Jennifer Zinck - Tools & Techniques for Connecting with DNA Matches

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Track 4: Town & County Records

• Michael J. Leclerc, CG® - Massachusetts Town Records

• Beth Finch McCarthy - Who Lyeth There?  Digging Up Colonial New England Ancestor Records

• Rhonda R. McClure - Genealogy Research in New England 

• Claire Smith - Piecing It Together--Uncovering a Family Secret in Massachusetts

 

Track 5: Unique Records

• Margaret R. Fortier, CG® - Catholic Records in Massachusetts 

• Kathleen Kaldis - Huzzah! Researching Your Revolutionary Roots

• Margaret R. Sullivan - Crowdsourcing Genealogy: Documenting the 1919 Boton Police Striker

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