The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) is pleased to announce that Paul J. Bunnell, UE & Metis Genealogist & Author will be available for consultations at the MGC Annual Seminar July 14, 2007 Marlborough, Massachusetts. *For over 30 years, Paul has devoted himself to genealogy and Loyalist studies. His publications include: **Thunder Over New England; The New Loyalist Index series; American Migrations & Documents Guide; The House of Robinson of Rhode Island & Baltimore, Maryland; Life of a Haunted House, The Barnstable House; Cemetery Inscriptions of The Town of Barnstable, Mass; Acadian & Cajun Cooking & Home remedies; Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors; Tumbleweed, The Nellie Markham Letters; Evacuee Loyalists of Boston, Mass. March 1776; and Loyalists of Exeter, New Hampshire and Area; French & North American Indian Marriages 1600-1800; The Loyalist Quarterly.* http://www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com 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 registration fee includes a continental breakfast, a full buffet lunch, access to the vendor hall, and five concurrent lecture tracks. The complete program and registration form are online at http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html. The 2007 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. http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html Detailed program brochure: http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/Summer2007.doc