Canadian and New England researchers - special alert! Especially - Loyalists, New England Planters, Two Boat Irish, Scots, Wampanoag and French Canadian Metis Marriages or Boston States Migrations Need Apply ... Early Registration Period for MGC Annual Seminar Extended to July 1, 2007 Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Seminar Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/200706MGCflyer.pdf The Massachusetts Genealogical Council is pleased to announce that it will extend the early registration period for its annual seminar to Sunday, July 1, 2007. The early registration period features a discounted entrance fee of $65 which includes a continental breakfast, a full buffet lunch, access to the vendor hall, and five concurrent lecture tracks. MGC welcomes to its annual seminar its own members, members of its supporting societies, and the general public. The complete program and registration form are online at http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html. The Annual Seminar features the dynamic Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk, who has taught beginning and advanced genealogy courses for over fifteen years. She will present four topics: · Getting the Most from Land and Probate Research · Revolutionary and Civil War Military Pension Records · Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Tapping into the Knowledge of Others · Investigating the Dash (1842-1928): Following an Ancestor from Cradle to Grave MGC and several of its supporting societies are also sponsoring lecture tracks on specific topics. · The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) is providing four lectures on starting Irish family history research: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in Ireland; Griffith’s Valuation; Adminstrative Districts; and It’s Time to Meet the Ancestors. · The New England Chapter of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) is providing lectures on the Revolutionary War and the Civil War: Free Women of Color Influential in Rescue of Civil War POWs; and The Black Loyalists: A Descendant’s Perspective. · The Greater Boston Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (GBAPG) is providing lectures on Uncovering Your Family History in Federal Documents & Publications; and The Wampanoag of Martha’s Vineyard. · MGC is providing a track for people tracing ethnic roots: Understanding your Western European Ancestors; Russian Family Research; Early Scottish Immigrants to New England; and Italian Research. · MGC is providing three lectures on public records and its important annual panel on records. The lectures are Vital Records Bills in the Mass. Legislature; Using Federal Census Records; and Finding Naturalizations and Ships Passenger Lists at the National Archives. The panel discussion is Access to Public Records for Genealogists: An Open Forum on State and Federal Issues. The Massachusetts Genealogical Council acts as a frontline monitoring group for the statewide genealogical community, tracking legislation relating to vital records preservation and access. In addition, MGC provides an annual educational seminar and a quarterly newsletter. Additional features include a Friday night dinner at the famed Wayside Inn, a discounted $99 overnight stay at the Marlborough Conference Center and an array of doorprizes from www.aahgs-ne.org <http://www.aahgs-ne.org/> www.Ancestralmanor.com <http://www.ancestralmanor.com/> www.AncestryandGenealogy.com <http://ancestryandgenealogy.com/> www.archivecdbooksusa.com <http://www.archivecdbooksusa.com/> www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com <http://www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com/> www.rootsweb.com/~mafsocna/ <mailto:jeguar829@hotmail.com> www.familytreedna.com <http://www.familytreedna.com/> www.jonathansheppardbooks.com <http://www.jonathansheppardbooks.com/> *www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> **www.home.gwi.net/~legacycrafts <http://home.gwi.net/%7Elegacycrafts> *www.passageexpress.com/ <http://passageexpress.com/> www.piperpublishing.com <http://www.piperpublishing.com/> *www.tiara.ie <http://tiara.ie/> *www.whollygenes.com <http://www.whollygenes.com/> ** http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/Summer2007.doc Contact: Michael Brophy, Publicity Director, 198 Patricia Drive, Abington, MA 02351 (781) 738-2671 mjbroph@hotmail.com