Family Research - Classes - Workshops - Consultation
I feel compelled to address the current pandemic and how it has affected many genealogical researchers. For me, I spend most of my time in my office which is in the basement of our home. So being down there all day (and sometimes all night!) is not a big stretch. But I can completely sympathize…
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Debra knew from a very early age that she was adopted. Her mother and father provided an incredibly loving environment where she could grow and thrive. And that’s exactly what she did! While it may sound unusual, when she was 3 years old her Mom sat her down and gently explained that some mothers were…
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It doesn’t happen very often when I get a chance to brag. The upside is that a local TV station, Western Mass News Channel 40, came into one of my classes at the West Springfield, Mass Senior Center and took some shots of one of the session I was giving there. Actually, I don’t even…
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RootsTech is the largest genealogical conference in the world. In 2017, more than 30,000 genealogists of all stripes attended what has been described as a phenomenal event. Their website describes the event: “RootsTech is a global family history event where people of all ages learn to discover, share and celebrate their family connections across generations…
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One of the many people I’ve met while mentoring researchers at the Chicopee Library’s Genealogy Department is a 76 year old woman who has never married but has an adopted daughter. Taking on a 10 year old daughter while single is in and of itself a large challenge. But that’s just the surface of the…
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It was Friday evening about 8:30 pm. Karen and I pulled into my sister’s driveway in Cortland, New York. She greeted us warmly with hugs and kisses, but I kept looking over her shoulder to get a look at the woman I came here to see. Apparently having nodded off after her long flight from…
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UPDATE: We’re conducting a DNA series at Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society, Inc. We’re using Tom MacEntee’s DNA Boot Camp featuring Diane Eberle. A couple of weeks ago in our 6th session, we tried the strawberry DNA extraction test. In plastic storage bags, we mashed 5 or 6 strawberries in each. Separately, we mixed up batches…
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Here are a couple of links to research opportunities. The first is an article I found in the Huffington Post and the other is an announcement by Fold3, This was my post to the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Societies (WMGS) Google Community: I just read this article at the Huffington Post: http://bit.ly/Black_History_Month_Google_Cultural Great for researchers interested…
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Here are a couple of links to research opportunities. The first is an article I found in the Huffington Post and the other is an announcement by Fold3, This was my post to the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Societies (WMGS) Google Community: I just read this article at the Huffington Post: http://bit.ly/Black_History_Month_Google_Cultural Great for researchers interested…
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The Chicopee Public Library at 449 Front Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts has been designated a Family History Center by the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). These are the folks who bring us billions of genealogical records to research at their website Family Search and they do it for free! On Thursday, 19 November 2015, representatives…
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