Events

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Scots-Irish Research
Date: January 13, 2024 Time: 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Scots-Irish Research

Presented by Morgan Elliott
 
More information is coming soon. 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 
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Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Bartending presented by Debra M. Dudek
Date: January 06, 2024 Time: 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Bartending presented by Debra M. Dudek

Saturday, January 6, 2024
Mixers and Shakers- Tracing Bartending  (Worcester)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Virtual
Worcester Chapter Meeting
 
Debra Dudek presents:
 
Mixers and Shakers- Tracing Bartending, Saloonkeeping, and Tavernkeeping Ancestors
 
Just a few of the topics Debra will cover:
 
Beyond the Local Pub
Making Drinks at Home
Breweries
Licenses
National Register of Historical Places
City Directories and Gazetteers
 
About Debra: Debra M. Dudek holds a postgraduate certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Ms. Dudek is the Book Review Editor of the Illinois State Genealogical Society, an executive board member of the Illinois State Historical Society, a website coordinator for the Chicago Chapter NSDAR, and the author of the World War I Research Guide: Tracing American Military and Non-Combatant Ancestors.
 
  9:30 am EDT    Socializing
  9:45 am EDT    Business meeting
10:00 am EDT    Presentation
 
 
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Merrimack Valley December Meeting
Date: December 23, 2023 Time: 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Merrimack Valley December Meeting

 
We will not be meeting the month of December.
Have an enjoyable Holiday season with your family and friends.
 
The MV Chapter Board
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DNA SIG December Meeting
Date: December 20, 2023 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM

DNA SIG December Meeting

Using SHARED MATCHES within Your DNA Results

Basic DNA research requires nothing more than your matches, their shared matches, and genealogy software!

This quick introduction to getting more from your DNA results will give you the steps for connecting the matches together.

Come join us for a conversation about Shared Matches.

What have you learned by looking at your DNA matches?

What do you have questions about your DNA?

 

 
  
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DNA, Genealogy, and Privacy: Handling the Double-Edged Sword presented by Thomas MacEntee
Date: December 16, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM

DNA, Genealogy, and Privacy: Handling the Double-Edged Sword presented by Thomas MacEntee

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 TBA

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Ghosts of Christmas Past: Ancestry Holiday Traditions with Jean Wilcox Hibben
Date: December 14, 2023 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

Ghosts of Christmas Past: Ancestry Holiday Traditions with Jean Wilcox Hibben

For our December webinar, Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a program that connects some of our more common holiday traditions in the United States to their beginnings during the time of our ancestors of various cultures and countries.  
 
A native of the Chicago suburbs & former Board Certified genealogist, Jean Wilcox Hibben now resides in So. Cal. where she was a college professor for 13 years, teaching Speech Communication, retiring to pursue her passions: family history & folklore (with a doctorate in the latter). She is a national speaker, the former Director of the Corona (CA) Family History Center, President & webmaster of the Corona Gen. Soc., & Past-President of the So. Calif. Chapter of APG. She has also been on the boards of the Gen'l Speakers Guild, Internat'l Soc. of Family History Writers & Editors, & APG. She was the Lead researcher for the first season of Genealogy Roadshow. She writes the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County, NY, Gen. Soc. She is part of Genealogy Journeys® producing podcasts on Social History.
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