Hello Franklin County, MA list members! For those of you that are members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society you will be able to access the following data base, info. sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 * New Databases on NewEnglandAncestors.org Abstracts of Probate Records, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1814 to 1873 These records were transcribed as part of a larger effort to collect various records of Greenfield. The type of records included are primarily guardianships and depositions given by heirs of Revolutionary War pensioners. The original handwritten manuscript also includes transcriptions of cemeteries, church records, and Bible records. The manuscript was donated to NEHGS in 1915. The compiler is unknown. The original handwritten manuscript is part of the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, call number MSS MS 70 GRE 31. Search Abstracts of Probate Records, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1814 to 1873, at http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/Greenfield_Probate/default.asp For those of you residing in the Franklin County, MA area here is something of interest, it also coinsides with the first of the Deerfield Descendants Reunion weekend. (I was in Deerfield today and they are really gearing-up for us!) Genealogy Workshop at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Digging up the Family Tree: A Hands-On Genealogy Workshop will be offered on July 14-16. This three-day workshop is being offered by Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst through its "Summer Breaks" program. Workshop participants will learn about basic methods and resources for genealogical research from a number of experts, including Kay Sheldon, past president of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and of the Swedish Ancestry Research Association. Gary Boyd Roberts, genealogical author and senior researcher at the New England Historical Genealogical Society, will give the keynote lecture on July 15. Workshop lecture topics include family history, historic account books, and family names and crests. There will be a trip to the National Archives branch in Pittsfield, MA; a tour of genealogical records at the W.E.B. DuBois Library on the University campus; and a visit to Historic Deerfield. The workshop is open to the public. Registration for the three-day workshop is $250, or $40 for the keynote lecture by Mr. Roberts. If you would like more information about the Digging up the Family Tree program or would like to register, call Linda S. Honan at 413-545-2396. Forwarded with permission. ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/