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MSOG, Inc.
PO Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215 |
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Saturday, May 31
Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects (Merrimack Valley & Middlesex)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Hybrid - Georgetown Peabody Library and Via Zoom
Middlesex and Merrimack Valley Chapters are joining together for this meeting.
Presented by Marian Burk Wood
Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects - Get fresh ideas for documenting family history in engaging, practical, bite-sized projects that can be shared with relatives and posted on genealogy websites for the sake of future generations. Like a sprint rather than a marathon, each project takes a short time and allows you to be creative in spotlighting one specific aspect of family history to share. Learn why and how to narrow your focus to one ancestor or family, occasion, heirloom, photo, or place. Presentation includes how-to examples of projects such as brief ancestor bios and booklets, heirloom background stories, ancestor coloring books, photo books, and audio/video-based family history.
Born in the Bronx and transplanted to Connecticut, Marian Burk Wood is the author of the popular genealogy book Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past and a long-time blogger about family history methodology, issues, and discoveries (at https://ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com). She earned an MBA from Long Island University and a BA from the City University of New York. Marian has been researching her family tree for 27 years, with a special interest in documenting, sharing, and safeguarding family history for future generations.
Georgetown Peabody Library
2 Maple St,
Georgetown MA
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Those who wish to attend virtually, can pre-register at: MVMXMAY2025
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Tuesday, June 3
King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (Book Club)
7:00 pm Virtual
By Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias
King Philip's War--one of America's first and costliest wars--began in 1675 as an Indian raid on several farms in Plymouth Colony, but quickly escalated into a full-scale war engulfing all of southern New England.
At once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands our understanding of American history and provides insight into the nature of colonial and ethnic wars in general. Through a careful reconstruction of events, first-person accounts, period illustrations, and maps, and by providing information on the exact locations of more than fifty battles, King Philip's War is useful as well as informative. Students of history, colonial war buffs, those interested in Native American history, and anyone who is curious about how this war affected a particular New England town, will find important insights into one of the most seminal events to shape the American mind and continent.
Upcoming Book Club Readings:
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
September 2, 2025 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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Saturday, June 7
From Records to Revelations (Worcester)
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm In person - O'Connors Restaurant
Bonnie Croteau presents:
From Records to Revelations: Enhancing Your Genealogy Research with the Daughters of the American Revolution Database and FamilySearch Full-Text Search.
Whether you're tracing your family history or preparing a lineage society application, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) website provides a vast and ever-expanding collection of genealogical resources. Join me as we explore these valuable tools and discover how they can support your research. You'll also learn my key strategies for finding elusive records on FamilySearch, including a review of the FamilySearch Experimental Labs Full-Text Search and how it can enhance your genealogical discoveries.
Bonnie Croteau is a professional genealogist with over thirty years of experience researching family histories in the United States and Ireland. She specializes in New England research and lineage society applications. Bonnie is a DAR member and chairs the Volunteer Genealogists Committee for her Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. She also serves as Treasurer for the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and its Merrimack Valley Chapter.
This will be our Annual Luncheon meeting.
O'Connors Restaurant
1160 W Boylston St
Worcester, MA
11:30 am EDT Restaurant opens
12:00 noon EDT Luncheon
1:00 pm EDT Presentation
Pre-registration and payment is required through our website and is available until May 31st. Click on the link below or go to the Public Store on the left side of the website main page. You do not need to be logged in as a member to make your selection. The Pay Pal link allows you to pay via credit card or Pay Pal. If you are unable to use the website, please email worcester@msoginc.org.
Luncheon is $33 per person and includes rolls & butter, choice of entree, ice cream, and coffee, tea, or soft drink.
Entree choices:
Tuscan Grilled Chicken
Baked Boston Haddock
Beef, Mushroom & Guinness Pie
Chop-Chop Salad
This meeting is open to the public. All are welcome.
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