Genealogy in MA

A central site to promote genealogical activities in MA

If you have a meeting you want listed email Richard Reid

Organizations in MA

Friends of Irish Research http://www.friendsofirishresearch.org

Alliance of Massachusetts Genealogists http://amgenealogists.org/

MSOG http://www.msoginc.org

PCGI   - https://www.facebook.com/pg/plymcountymassgen/events/

Essex Society of Genealogists http://www.esog.org

South Shore Genealogy Society https://sites.google.com/site/southshoregenealogicalsociety/home

Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society http://cmgso.org

Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society https://westmassgen.com/

TIARA http://www.tiara.ie

Falmouth Genealogical Society http://www.falmouthgenealogysociety.com/

Jewish Genealogical Society if Greater Boston http://jgsgb.org

New Englans Historical Genealogical Society https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx

Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts http://www.pgsma.org

2020

 January

MSOG - Worcester Chapter - January 4, 2020 - Joy Hennig presents From Worcester to the Little Big Horn

TIARA - January 10, 2020 - TBA

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - January 11, 2020 - Brenda Sullivan (Gravestone Girls) - "Gravestone Rubbing Class"

JGSGB - January 12, 2020 - Dan Judson "Welcome to America!: The Religious Life of Jewish Immigrants"

MSOG - Bristol Chapter - January 18, 2020   - Richard Reid "Researching Your Scottish Ancestors"

February

Friends of Irish Reseach - February8, 2020 @ 12:00 - 3:30

·        World War 1 Research – David Allen Lambert

 ·        Ponkapoag Tribal Heritage – Tribal Leaders

 ·        Tour of the Research Facilities of the Friends of Irish Research and the David Allen Lambert Library – Richard Reid

A HUGE USED BOOK SALE WILL TAKE PLACE TO HELP FUND THE DAVID ALLEN LAMBERT LIBRARY. NEHGS REGISTERS - MA VITALS TO 1850 - THE GREAT MIGRATION - MAYFLOWER BOOKS AND MUCH MORE

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - February 8, 2020 - Pam Holland "DNA Painter & Chromosonne Mapping"

JGSGB - February 9, 2020 - Avraham Groll "What's New at Jewish Gen?"

TIARA - February 14, 2020 - "The Parish and the Universe: an Irish Enclave on Prince Edward Island"  - Professor Thomas O'Grady

MSOG - Bristol Chapter  - February 15, 2020     - Bristol Chapter Members "International Ancestor Day"

ESOG - February 15, 2020 - Peg Plummer "Scottish Prisoners of War"

March

MSOG - Worcester Chapter - March 7, 2020 - Margaret Fortier presents French-Canadian Genealogy: How and Why

SSGS - March 14, 2020 - Richard Reid "Researching Your Scottish Ancestors"

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - March 14, 2020 - Kathleen Kaldis "Land Ho! Calling All Mayflower Descendants"

Friends of Irish Research - Sunday, March 15 @ 1:30 pm

·        “Tiernan’s Wake” – Author Richard T. Rook ·       

 Traditional Irish Music Concert – Ben Reid & Friends

MSOG - Bristol Chapter - March 21, 2020   - Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz "Locating Vital Records in Poland Using Online Resources"

ESOG - March 21, 2020 - Lori Lyn Price "A Recipe for Well-Being: Health and Illness in Colonial New England"

JGSGB - March 29, 2020 - Lisa Cooper "A Forgotten Land: Growing Up in the Jewish Pale"

 April

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - April 11, 2020 - Janine Penfield "Quicky Quebec"

MSOG - Bristol Chapter - April 18, 2020 - Mike Maglio, The Origin Hunter  The Adopted, the Illegitimate and DNA

ESOG April 18, 2020 - Seema-Jayne Kenney "Current Strategies for Analyzing DNA Results"

 Cary Memorial Library  - April 27, 2020 @ 7"00 pm Richard Reid "Eastern Canada Research"
1874 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA

May

Friends of Irish Reseach / Alliance of Massachusetts Genealogists - May 2, 2020 1:00 - 4:00  Linda Maciver "Essex, England: the Home of the Mayflower?" and Richard Reid "Back to the Basics with FamilySearch and Documentation"

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - May 9, 2020 - Francine Griffis "Panning for Gold in the 21st Century: Ethically Linking the Present to the Past"

MSOG - Bristol Chapter  - May 16, 2020      Ellen Alden  “Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke”

June

  Cary Memorial Library  - June 1, 2020 @ 7"00 pm Richard Reid "An Overview of Genealogical Software"
1874 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA

MSOG - Bristol Chapter  - June 20, 2020  - Bristol Chapter Annual Meeting    Chapter Fundraiser

MSOG Middlesex Chapter - June 20 - Susan O'Connor "Adding Spreadsheets to Your Genealogy Toolkit"

August

Friends of Irish Reseach / Alliance of Massachusetts Genealogists - August 15, 2020 1:00 - 4:00 Richard Reid "Plymouth County Records" and TBA

November

Friends of Irish Reseach / Alliance of Massachusetts Genealogists - November 14 2020 1:00 - 4:00 TBA and TBA