Irish Genealogy Study Group at NEHGS

Irish Genealogy Study Group meetings have resumed at NEHGS. They are usually held on the same Saturday as the Boston University Genealogy Alumni meeting. Please check the weekly NEHGS newsletter for any changes in meeting times. The next meeting of the study group is Saturday morning from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

For those with an interest in Connecticut genealogy, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists is holding their annual family history seminar on Saturday, October 20 in North Haven. I have attended the last two family history seminars in 2010 and 2011, and both were terrific. For additional information about this year's event please visit the Connecticut Society of Genealogists website at http://www.csginc.org/csg_view_event.php?event=174. The brochure for the event can be downloaded at http://www.csginc.org/pdf/seminar_brochure.pdf.

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists holds events on a variety of genealogical topics nearly every month of the year. The events are excellent and provide invaluable information for historical and genealogical research in Connecticut. For more information about their upcoming events please visit the events page at http://www.csginc.org/genealogy_events_ct.php. For more information about the society please visit http://www.csginc.org.

Massachusetts Genealogical Council Seminar Recap

Linda, Wendy, and I attended the Massachusetts Genealogical Council seminar held at Brandeis University last Saturday. It was a well-attended event with several presentations on Ethnicity and Genealogy. The program sessions and workshops were excellent, and I learned a great deal about Irish and Scottish genealogy, two of my genealogical interests that I am keen to learn more about. I plan to add some notes from the sessions to the blog later this week, and I hope that others will find them useful.

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council is very active in preserving historical records and maintaining public rights to access of records. For more information about the MGC please visit their website at: http://www.massgencouncil.org.

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.

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.