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DNA for Beginning Genealogists
Saturday, April 19
DNA for Beginning Genealogists  (Bristol)
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Virtual
Changed to Virtual Only
 
Presented by Terry Dugan
 
This presentation will provide an overview of DNA testing terminology with highlights of what you can expect to see if you test with each of the major testing platforms. The presentation will also include an updated comparison of the top DNA testing sites and will address recent events regarding privacy concerns with DNA testing. Terry will also show an example on how to use these DNA testing results to identify ancestors when you have exhausted traditional genealogy research methods.   
 
Terry Dugan grew up in Philadelphia and is descended from Irish and Polish-German immigrants who emigrated to this country from 1840 to 1905. The challenges of finding immigrant ancestor records in Ireland and present-day Poland encouraged him to try DNA testing as an alternative way to find his ancestors.
 
He took his first DNA test in 2008 at the urging of a distant cousin using the Family Tree DNA yDNA test. Since then, Terry has tested at 23andMe and AncestryDNA for both himself and his late father. He has also transferred DNA test results from AncestryDNA to both Family Tree DNA and MyHeritage.  
 
Terry has been a member of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG) since 2013 and took on the position of Secretary in Bristol Chapter of MSOG.  He was elected President of MSOG in 2022.
 
Business Meeting   11:00-11:30 am
Member Sharing     11:30-11:55 am
Presentation Begins at Noon. 
 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information contact: bristol@msoginc.org
Schedule of Events Available at: https://msoginc.org
 
Those who wish to attend virtually, can pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/BristolApr2025


See May 3 Meeting
Saturday, April 26
See May 3 Meeting  (Merrimack Valley)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Attend in person or virtually via Zoom
See the event for May 3rd, this will be a Hybrid meeting of two Chapters, Worcester and Merrimack Valley.  You can attend in person at the Gleason Public Library, in Carlisle, MA or virtual via Zoom.
 
Judge Dennis Curran will present Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Voting Rights for Women



Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Voting Rights for Women
Saturday, May 3
Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Voting Rights for Women  (Worcester & Merrimack Valley)
Hybrid - Gleason Public Library and Zoom
Joint Meeting of the Merrimack Valley and Worcester Chapters
 
Judge Dennis Curran presents:
 
Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Voting Rights for Women
 
In 1873, Susan B. Anthony was indicted by a grand jury for "knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully voting ... the said Susan B. Anthony being then and there a person of the female sex." Her trial, in which Anthony was convicted of breaking the law by casting a vote in a Presidential election, became one of the most famous trials of the nineteenth century.
 
Far from defeating the fledgling movement for women's suffrage, the trial brought more publicity to the issue, largely due to Anthony's clever stratagem of publishing the trial proceedings, and then shrewdly using it for a public relations campaign to rally women to the cause. 
 
About Judge Curran:
 
The Honorable Dennis J. Curran, retired Massachusetts Superior Court Justice, has taught law at Tufts University, Roger Williams University of School of Law, and Brown University.
 
Location - Hybrid:
 
10:00 am EDT           Library opens
10:30 am EDT           Socializing and business meetings
11:00 am EDT           Presentation
12:15 am EDT           A light lunch will be provided 
 
Zoom:  Pre-registration is required to attend via Zoom at
 
In-Person:  Pre-registration is not required if attending in person, but is recommended so we can plan for lunch.  Please email worcester@msoginc.org or merrimackvalley@msoginc.org.
 
Gleason Public Library
Hollis Room - 3rd floor - accessible via elevator
22 Bedford Rd (Rt 225)
Carlisle, MA
 
Parking:
There is a limited amount of parking at the library.  The Library asks individuals attending programs to consider parking at adjacent lots. These are within a very short walking distance of the library. 

Church St.:
At town center, on 225 (Bedford Rd coming west or Concord Rd coming east), near the rotary, turn onto School St going up the hill. Take the first left onto Church St. You will see the School parking lot to the right. Across from this parking entrance is a path through the trees to the Library. You can park across the street from this path on Church St.

Lowell St.:
At town center, at the rotary on 225, turn onto Lowell St. Pass the store Ferns (big yellow building on the corner). There is parking to the right in a small town lot.


The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
Tuesday, May 6
The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows  (Book Club)
7:00 pm
Virtual
Annie Barrows once again evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. Her new novel, The Truth According to Us, brings to life an inquisitive young girl, her beloved aunt, and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their destiny forever.
 
In the summer of 1938, Layla Beck’s father, a United States senator, cuts off her allowance and demands that she find employment on the Federal Writers’ Project, a New Deal jobs program. Within days, Layla finds herself far from her accustomed social whirl, assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia, and destined, in her opinion, to go completely mad with boredom. But once she secures a room in the home of the unconventional Romeyn family, she is drawn into their complex world and soon discovers that the truth of the town is entangled in the thorny past of the Romeyn dynasty.
 
At the Romeyn house, twelve-year-old Willa is desperate to learn everything in her quest to acquire her favorite virtues of ferocity and devotion—a search that leads her into a thicket of mysteries, including the questionable business that occupies her charismatic father and the reason her adored aunt Jottie remains unmarried. Layla’s arrival strikes a match to the family veneer, bringing to light buried secrets that will tell a new tale about the Romeyns. As Willa peels back the layers of her family’s past, and Layla delves deeper into town legend, everyone involved is transformed—and their personal histories completely rewritten. (Amazon Review)
 
You must be logged in as a Member to participate in the event. Log-in at https://www.msoginc.org/members.php. Go to "Event Registration" to register for the book club.
 
Upcoming Book Club Readings:
June 3, 2025
- King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict by Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias
July 1, 2025 - The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
August 5, 2025 - The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust by Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa
 


See May 31 Meeting
Saturday, May 10
See May 31 Meeting  (Middlesex)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Attend in person or virtually via Zoom
See the event for May 31st, this will be a Hybrid meeting of two Chapters, Middlesex and Merrimack Valley.  You can attend in person at the Georgetown Peobody Library, in Georgetown, MA or virituall via Zoom.
 
Marian Burk Wood will present Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects


Navigating Notarial Records in Quebec
Saturday, May 17
Navigating Notarial Records in Quebec  (Bristol)
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Attend in Person or Virtually via Zoom
Presented Virtually by Rhonda R. McClure
 
Notarial records are an essential yet often overlooked resource for family historians researching ancestors with roots in Quebec from marriages to estate inventories to labor contracts these records can provide a wealth of genealogical information not found elsewhere. Join us to learn about what types of notarial records exist, how to access them, and how to get the most out of these important resources.
 
Rhonda R McClure, senior genealogist is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer. Before joining American Ancestors/NEHGS in 2006, she ran her own genealogical business for 18 years.  She was a contributing editor for Heritage Quest magazine, Biography magazine, and was a contributor to the History Channel magazine and American History magazine. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author of 12 books including the award-winning the Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, Finding our Famous and Infamous Ancestors, and Digitizing Your Family History. She is also the editor of the recently released 6th edition of the Genealogist Handbook for New England Research. Her areas of expertise includes immigration and naturalization, late 19th and early 20th century urban research, New England, Midwest, southern German, Italian, Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and New Brunswick research.
 
"This program has applied for support from the Somerset Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency."
 
 
SOMERSET PUBLIC LIBRARY
1464 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
 
Business Meeting   11:00-11:30 am
Member Sharing     11:30-11:55 am
Presentation Begins at Noon. 
 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information contact: bristol@msoginc.org
Schedule of Events Available at: https://msoginc.org
 
Those who wish to attend virtually, can pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/BristolMay2025