Irish Genealogy Study Group at NEHGS

For those with an interest in Irish Genealogy, the New England Historic and Genealogical Society hosts meetings of the Irish Genealogy Study Group led by Mary Ellen Grogan. The group usually meets in the second-floor Education Center at NEHGS on the fourth Saturday of the month from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Please check the weekly NEHGS newsletter for any changes in meeting times. The next meeting of the study group is today from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Mary Ellen Grogan will lead an afternoon workshop on Griffith's Valuation at the Massachusetts Genealogical Council seminar at Brandeis University on Saturday, July 21, 2012. For more information about the Griffith's Valuation workshop at the MGC seminar please view the MGC schedule at http://www.massgencouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119:conference-schedule&catid=56:promotion&Itemid=135 or view a description of the workshop at http://www.massgencouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:mgc-2012-seminar-presentation-descriptions&catid=56:promotion&Itemid=136.

New Hampshire in the Civil War

For those of you who have an interest in New Hampshire history and in the Civil War, or who wish to escape from the summer heat, the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord is hosting an exhibit on New Hampshire's involvement in the Civil War. Voices from the Front: New Hampshire and the American Civil War, tells the stories of ordinary men from New Hampshire who gave their lives in service and of the sacrifices of their families. This special exhibit will be open to the public until December 31, 2012. For more information please visit the exhibit website at http://www.nhhistory.org/museumexhibits/voices_from_the_front/Voices.html.

For information on other upcoming events at the New Hampshire Historical Society please visit http://www.nhhistory.org/calendar.html.

Massachusetts Genealogical Council Seminar

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) will be holding their annual seminar at the Hassenfield Conference Center at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts on Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.  The focus of the presentation is Ethnicity and Genealogy.  For more information please visit the MGC website at http://www.massgencouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=134.

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