Date: September 25, 2018

"Crossing the Border"

Speaker:  Sandra Goodwin

 The biggest hurdle to getting your French-Canadian lines back to France is sometimes making a connection between a family here in America and a Family back in Quebec. How do you know you have the right people? Where in Quebec Province did they originate?

Crossing the Boarder will cover several methodological strategies to incorporate into your research plan. We'll take a look at possible sources from the low hanging fruit to more obscure record sets.

Sandra Goodwin is a retired teacher who has been researching her family history since 1992. Wanting to become a professional genealogist after retirement, she decided to try her hand at podcasting. The result is "Maple Stars and Stripes: Your French-Canadian Genealogy Podcast" which looks at history, genealogical methodology, culture and respositories for French-Canadian genalogists. It also focuses on helping people with little or no knowledge of French find their way around French language records.

Date:  October 23, 2018

"The Immigrant" and "The Believers"

Speaker:  Alfred Woolacott, III, Author of Historical Fiction Novels

Date:  November 27, 2018

"Ancestry in the Canadian Maritime Provinces with Acadian Roots"

Speaker: Richard Reid

This presentation covers the availability of online and on-site resources in the Maritime Canadian provinces as well as a review of the early history of the area, in particular, the Acadian roots. Growing up in Nova Scotia and with relatives in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, Richard has a personal interest in these resources and what can be uncovered in one's family research. Sample documents used in the presentation are from the presenter's personal family research.

 Richard Reid is the director of Friends of Irish Research which is based in Brockton, MA. The Friends provide training seminars, host a website full of research resources and provide consultations in the Brockton facility or via email. Richard has worked in the computer industry and taught in high schools, trade schools and colleges for over 30 years. He has co-authored four computer books, and established several computer training centers in New England. He is an active member of MSOG, MGC, APG, NEAPG, PCGI, Genealogical Associastion of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Genealogical and Historical Association. In addition to the computer and genealogical work, Richard also paastors North Baptist Church in Brockton, MA.

No meeting is scheduled for December

NERGC 2019

Using the Tools of Today & Tomorrow to Understand the Past

April 3-6, 2019

Doubletree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (Formerly the Radisson Hotel)

700 Elm Street
Manchester, NH  03101

(Click link below for more information)

Information

 From the NERGC 2019 Conference Facebook page on August 14, 2018

Hotel registration has been open for a while. If you are planning to stay in Manchester for the NERGC conference you can make hotel reservations now.

Two very important issues:

First, if you have not yet made your arrangements, call (603) 625-1000, mention the NERGC conference for the discounted rate. The rate is NOT available if you register on line.

Second, it was recommended to me this morning (8/14/2018) when I was confirming a reservation I made months ago that I should call again in late October to absolutely make sure the reservation is intact. They are making changes in ownershp, name and data base management.