Past CMGS Programs 2020-2024

Past CMGS Programs from 2024

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – Sara Campbell

Leominster Public Library in Partnership with CMGS – Escape Room – The Case of Martha Sleeper – The Gadget Girl” – ThomasMacEntee

Lighthouses of New England and the People Who Kept Them – Jeremy D’Entremont

Records That Tragedy Leave Behind – Gena Philbert-Ortega

Have a Computer, Will Document-A Review of Genealogy Software for Windows and Mac – Richard Reid

Cemetery Projects – CMGS Panel

Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Your Saloon, Tavern and Bar Keeping Ancestors Before Prohibition – Deborah Dudek, Author

The Unlocked Path – Janice Robinson Daley

History at Play – Judy Kalaora

The Skeleton Whisperer – Sara Cochran

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Past CMGS Programs from 2023

Genealogical Treasures in Military and VA Pension Files– Lori Miller

How to Clean the Mess on Your Desk – Kelli Bergheimer

The Angel Project – Kate Kelley

Records That Tragedy Leave Behind – Gena Philibert-Ortega

Have A Computer, Will Document, A Review of Genealogy Software for Windows and Mac – Richard Reid

Grand Mason Lodge of Massachusetts – R.W. Walter H. Hunt

The Revolutionary War Murder Conspiracy-Bathsheba Spooner – Andrew Noone, Author

Genealogy and History Fair – Hope Lodge, Gardner, MA

Workshop on CMGS Cemetery Books – CMGS Panel

Leominster Public Library in Partnership with CMGS – Welcome to the Graveyard Virtual Tour Chronicling Art History and Symbolism of the N.E. Burial Grounds – The Gravestone Girls

Have a Computer, Will Document-A Review of Genealogy Software for Windows and Mac – Richard Reid

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Past CMGS Programs from 2022

Gone A Whalin’:  Western Mass Crews on Whalers – Dennis Picard

The Maine-Canada-Ireland Connection – Seeking Rogers’ Roots – Carol McCoy

Leominster Public Library in Partnership with The Central Mass Genealogical Society Genealogy Escape Room – Donald Featherstone and the Case of the Pink Flamingo – A Virtual Program With Thomas MacEntee

Paddy on the Railway:  Irish Labourers and the Building of the Great Western Railroad – Dennis Picard

Family Medical History and the Importance for GenerationsCarol Bosworth

Leominster Public Library in Partnership with The Central Mass Genealogical SocietyEllis Island-Gateway to a DreamSeema-Jayne Kenney

Building a Genealogy Research Toolbox – Thomas MacEntee

Militia of the Seas: Massachusetts Privateering Records from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 – Kathleen Kaldis

Publish On Demand – Leslie Ray Sears

The Family Search Catalog: A Researcher’s Best Friend – Diana Elder

Location, Location, Location: Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place – Diana Elder

Leominster Public Library in Partnership with The Central Mass Genealogical Society
Yours for Humanity: Abby (a one woman play about Abby Kelley Foster)Lynne McKenney Lydick

Murder, Mayhem and Town Tragedy Liza Alzo

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Past CMGS Programs from 2021

How do I Know What I Don’t Know? Fast racking Your Genealogy Research – Thomas MacEntee

1950 Census: Are You Ready – Thomas MacEntee

Immigration Regulations & Experience – Seema-Jayne Kenney

The Family History Guide – Bob Taylor

From Pilgrims to Pioneers: Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors – Kathleen Kaldis

Another Boarder:  The Reception of French-Canadians to New England – David Vermette

Members Sharing with Members – CMGS Members

Sanborn Maps – Ari Wilkins

Irish History II – Tom Toohey

Huzzah! Researching Your Revolutionary Roots – Kathleen Kaldis

Naturalization Records – Seema Jayne Kenney

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Past CMGS Programs from 2020

Beginning Evernote – Lisa Louise Cook

The Pierce Mansion in South Gardner – Ken Watson

Using Historic Maps in your Genealogical Research – Sara Campbell

Researching Your Nova Scotia & Cape Breton Ancestors – Kathleen Kaldis

Overlooked Municipal Records (Secrets of my Vault) – Sara Campbell

Did I Get Everything? Creating a Checklist for Genealogy Research – Thomas MacEntee

Much More than Ancestry.com & FamilySearch.org – Dave Robison

Land Ho! Calling all Mayflower Descendants – Kathleen Kaldis

Huzzah! There’s a Lineage Society for That! – Kathleen Kaldis

Timelines: The Straight Line Between You and Your Ancestor – Cindy Ingle