From The Concord Enterprise, 17 December 1913 - West Acton: Miss Florence McNiff is taking vocal lessons of Mr. Kinsley; Miss Mildred Moore unable to perform in operetta; Charles S. Dagget bought Mrs. Rice's house; Grant Satterly of Littleton and Mrs. Belle Taylor of New York married; Jennie Holton visited her brother in Medford; William Moore, jr. celebrated 18th birthday with an oyster supper; Mrs. W. S. Kelley tripped over her dog while getting ready for the operetta and dislocated her shoulder; Mrs. Chas. S. Twitchell, deceased. South Acton: 92-year-old Moses Taylor is the present holder of the "Post" cane; Isaac Leach is slowly recovering from bronchial trouble; Mrs. Ella Colburn has gone to the Homeopathic hospital, Boston, for an operation for gall stones; James Mann autoed Sunday to West Royalston; recent visitors include Frank Nagle from Winchester, Mrs. W. H. Mellor of Waltham, and Mrs. Ellis Wetherbee; Luther W. Piper, Ralph L. Hastings, Frank W. Holt and Ralph W. Piper will direct Christmas night ball at Exchange hall; Henry Tolman has purchased the wet wash laundry in Maynard. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1913/DEC.html#17 for details of these a nd other stories. The complete run of The Concord Enterprise is available at the Acton Memorial Library. See http://actonmemoriallibrary.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Powers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1794.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you very much!! This is the right family. I'm glad to finally know the Joseph Arthur's birthday. I was hoping it would help me find him in the SSDI but I have not yet been able to find him. Still, every new bit of information helps! Thank you again for the lookup, Melissa P.S. Is there an easy way to access the Mass Vital Records so that I could do a death record search for Joseph?

Monday, April 24, 2006 Dennis Ahern will address the Genealogical Roundtable on Researching American Civil War Records at 1:00 p.m. at the Acton Memorial Library 486 Main St. (Rt. 27) Acton, MA This meeting is open to the public See http://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org for directions

Maureen Reilly contributed this from The Lowell Sun, 8 May 1926 - Miss Margaret Mahoney, Miss Hazel Sharkey, Dr. Patrick J. Mullane, Raymond Donovan, Saul Yafa and Jarieth Dacey, of the Alumni Players will perform a one-act play at Keith's Theatre. Walter L'Esperance, Meyer Lipchitz, Chas. J. Keyes, Gerald Hennessey and James Lindquist, accompanied by Miss Dora Ryan, pianist, will perform at the next meeting. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1805 Message Board Post: Could anyone tell me anything about David Maresca born 11/15/1951 died about 10 days later Born in Arlington MA Thank you

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1803 Message Board Post: I hope someone can help me with this. I am looking for (1) spouses of those listed below and (2) their children. and anything about the childrens spouses. Charles Rudolph (1903) Forence Rudolph(1905) and Mary Rudolph (1910). I think they were born in Reading Ma. or at very least thats where their parents were living at time of their births. They also had a brother John who was born on June 30 1906. He married a woman named Alice (Downs) and lived in Reading until 1954 when he and family moved to Wakefield where they remained until 1975, when they moved to Hampton NH. I think Florecne moved to Wakefield as well, and perhaps lived in the same house(two family) as John and his family. Charles and Mary I am not sure of. Spouses, children, births, deaths etc are what I am interested in for above. (Charles, Florence, Mary especially). If obituary for Alice (Downs)Rudolph can be found that would be an added plus. I believe she died while living in Hampton NH. sometime after 1988. Charles, Florence, John, and Mary's parents were Edward Rudolph and Mary (Morrison)Rudolph. They had been married in Lynn MA on Jan 5, 1902. Edward's parents were: John Rudolph and Sophie Marshall, Mary's parents were: Joseph Morrison, and Flora McIsaac. Thank you for any and all help Barbara

Subject: William Crosby b. at Billerica June 3, 1770 - of Billerica, Groton & Belfast, Maine Source: p.298 Vol III Groton Historical Series, Dr. Samuel A Green 1893 William Crosby was the 3rd child of Hezekiah and Lucy (Kittredge) Crosby and b. at Billerica on June 3, 1770. He was a younger brother of the wife of Major James LEWIS of Groton. At the early age of seven years, while playing about a cider mill in operation, his right arm was caught in the machinery and so crushed as to cripple it for life. This accident disqualified him for manuel labor, and he was obliged ever after to write with his left hand but it turned his attention toward a liberal education. He graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1794 and soon after leaving Cambridge as a law student he entered the office of William Gordon, Esq of Amherst, NH but finished his studies in the office of the Hon. Samuel Dana of Groton. he was admitted to the Middlesex bar in 1798 and at once opened an office at Billerica where he remained for 3 yrs. During the summer of 1801 he made a tour of observation thru various towns in the District of Maine and finally selected Belfast as the most desirable place for a young lawyer. Here he settled on Jan 3, 1802, when there were less than a dozen framed houses in the village, besides a few log cabins, and not more than three hundred inhabitants in the whole township. He was the pioneer lawyer of a large tract of country, now dotted with flourishing towns. Soon afterward he was made County Attorney, a position which he held until Oct 8, 1811 when he received the apptmt of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Third Eastern Circuit, at that time comprising the counties of Hancock and Washington and after- ward including the county of Penobscot. This office he filled until the year 1822 when the courts were reorganized in consequence of the admission of the District of Maine as one of the States of the Union. While acting as Judge, on Nov 12, 1812 he was chosen a Presidential Elector when the vote of the Commonwealth was thrown in favor of DeWitt Clinton, the unsuccessful competitor of Madison for the Presidency. On April 3, 1815 he was elected a member of the Mass. Senate where he served for one year. He died of paralysis at Belfast on March 31, 1852 aged 81 years. On Oct 12, 1804 Mr. Crosby m. Sally dau of Benjamin and Mary (Mann) Davis of Billerica. His wife survived him and died on Nov 1, 1877 at the advanced age of 94 yrs. The late William George Crosby, Governor of Maine in 1853 - 1854 was their eldest child ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Subject: Crosby Source: History of the Town of Westford, Mass. 1659-1883 by Rev. Edwin R. Hodgman, A.M., Lowell, Mass. 1883. p.155 Sept 4, 1797 Voted to give each man in Capt. Keyes' and Capt. Crosby's Company a gratuity from the town to reimburse the for the expense they may be at in going to the Review at Concord the 26th of this month. p.159 Andrew Spalding signed the church covenant Oct 21, 1760 but probably was never a permanent resident. His son Andrew Spalding became a citizen and also his step-sons names Crosby. He married in 1745, Mrs. Mehitable (Chandler) Crosby of Andover and her sons: Jonah Crosby Robert Crosby Joel Crosby Josiah Crosby came to Westford with her. They removed to New Ipswich soon (about 1750); their names, with the exception of Jonah Crosby, were in the tax-list for 1763, but they removed to Maine previous to the Revolution. Robert Crosby was a Selectman in 1762. p.319 Teachers - Westford Amos Crosby, Harvard Univ. - a teacher in Westford, beginning 1795 - ending 1798 p.321 Amos Crosby was a tutor in Harvard College for four years 1788-1792. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

From The Lowell Sun, 11 October 1918 - latest New England casualty list [none from Lowell], killed, wounded, MIA, POW, etc., includes the following surnames: Gerstein, Moscariella, Harlow, Sheskey, Spallas, Williams, Foster, Abbiente, Perkins, Davis, Gallishaw, Stevens, Boudrot, Sproule, Bearman, Skretos, Lyons, Quimby, Chapman, Cigmore, Frascina, Ganyo, Maass, O'Neill, Welch, O'Brien, Tillotson, Furlong, Douglass, Jones, Bagley, Devoe, Gallan, Horan, Gielarowski, Morrissey, Tarlov, Pollard, Batchelder, McHugh, Garrow, A'Hearn, Call, Bunton, Babola, Burke, Bagajn, Degainer, DeMarteau, Dustin, Earle, Levine, McAuliffe, Murray, Rasicot, Sandler, Dombroski, Frost, Levesque. Lowell: Joseph Shea, Edward Donnelly and Michael Donlon of the Carmen's Union announce subscription to the Liberty bond drive in memory of Conductor Cornelius F. D. Griffin; David Gerow, D. H. Sullivan, J. J. Allard, Avila Desrosiers, John P. Curley, George C. Fairburn and D. J. Cosgrove of the Grocers' and Butchers' association, appointed to confer with the food administrator on the sugar question. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1918/OCT.html#11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hello, I just checked the "History of Billerica," and found this family, with "missing information." Seth CROSBY (son of Seth), b1766, lived in Billerica. In 1790, he married Mehitable KITTREDGE, dau. of Nehemiah. She died in 1814, and his wife, Mary (?), died in 1844. Seth died in 1848. Children: Betsey CROSBY, b1790 to 1800, married Edward WINSHIP Harvey CROSBY, b1790-1800, married Esther MELVIN, lived in Billerica, and had about 7 children ! Kendall CROSBY, b1790-1800, married Elizabeth HILL of Arlington and then her sister, Lydia HILL (lived in Boston) Clarissa CROSBY, b~1800?, married ________, only mentions her death in 1849. Augustus CROSBY, b1800-1810 ??, married ____ CURRIER, and lived in Warner, NH I was wondering if anyone knew if it was this Clarissa CROSBY who married Charles KIDDER in Westford in 1841 ! Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Seth CROSBY is one of the descendants of Simon CROSBY of 1600's Billerica. Charles KIDDER is a descendant of my ancestor, Thomas KIDDER, of Chelmsford. Through my great-grandparents, I am descended from the CROSBY family in Arlington, and Joseph KIDDER of New Ipswich, NH (son of Thomas). Thomas died one day before Westford annexed off of Chelmsford, so he never lived in Westford, but his widow of one day did, and their 5 sons grew up in Westford. The widow, Mrs. Joanna (KEYES) KIDDER, remarried to Samuel FITCH, and had 3 more children ! This is further information to my last posting - where I offered the discovery this week -- that Charles and Clarissa (CROSBY) KIDDER had a child whose birth was not recorded in Westford, even though he was born at the Westford Town Farm in 1846. Roscoe KIDDER seems to have been sent to live with a LOVEJOY family as a child !

Hello, Just a quick posting to find out if anyone knows about a Clarissa CROSBY who married a Charles KIDDER in 1841 in Chelmsford ! The KIDDER book does not have other information on her ! The Westford Historical Society made a "genealogy discovery" -- they found an un-recorded birth of a baby at the Town Farm in 1846 ! Charles and Clarissa were living there at the time, and it was not previously known that they had a child ! His name was Roscoe KIDDER. Charles' first wife was Mary WRIGHT of Westford, and they had 4 children, 3 daughters and a son ! I've been checking the archives of the Boards and Lists for Roscoe KIDDER, and, so far, there are varying stories ! One story is that he was sent to live with a LOVEJOY family at Age 4. But, his father lived to 1867 ! And, Roscoe had 4 much older half-siblings ! When his father passed, Roscoe seems to have been serving in the Civil War and with the "9th NH." So, maybe the LOVEJOY family moved to NH ! The LDS site has a Roscoe KIDDER marrying in Kansas in 1880 and seemingly remaining in that state ! I am descended from Simon CROSBY of 1600's Billerica, and I am curious whether Clarissa CROSBY was also descended from him ! I don't know when Clarissa was born, but her husband had been born in 1801, and their marriage was in 1841 ! Thank you for your time ! Betty (near Lowell, MA)

What a wonderful find and a wonderful story! I would love to read about the coffee - Cork connection! Have you already typed that one up somewhere online? Thanks for sharing - connections like this are truly amazing. Susan On 4/4/06, Dennis Ahern <ahern@world.std.com> wrote: > The manner in which the letters of my family were found is one that I > recommend highly. I would call it "random poking" as there is no way I > would have ever found these letters if I was looking for them. > > So, as you can see, serendipity can play a large hand in genealogy. > It seems like when I > kick back and let the unseen hands guide me, is when I make the important > discoveries. Like the fateful cup of coffee that led me to my Ahern > origins in County Cork. But that's another story. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1801.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you . Bernard

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACE/1801.1 Message Board Post: Bernard, On my next trip to the library, I can get the obit for you. Maureen

Susan Daily <cullivans@gmail.com> said: [in regards to http://tiara.ie/061298.htm] >Both of the links on the Tiara page are old - one does redirect, but >the other does not. Can you explain about how the letters were found? >Did your family have a connection to Northern Ireland? A lot of my >Irish ancestors settled in Middlesex County. Glens of Antrim Historical Society is now at http://www.antrimhistory.net/ Public Records Office of Northern Ireland now at http://www.proni.gov.uk/ The manner in which the letters of my family were found is one that I recommend highly. I would call it "random poking" as there is no way I would have ever found these letters if I was looking for them. It was during my second research trip to Belfast. On a previous trip I had spent time at the PRONI researching the location of my great-grandmother, Elizabeth McAteer's birthplace in Cushendall, County Antrim. I was lucky in that the landlord at the time of her birth was a minor, his parents both deceased and the estate was managed by trustees in Chancery Court, which meant the rent receipts and other records were there at the PRONI. Imagine my surprise when I visited the village and discovered descendants of my great-grandmother's brother were quite thick on the ground. On none of my other Irish branches had I found living relations in Ireland. My second visit to Northern Ireland began with a week-long program put on by the Ulster Historical Foundation. One of the first field trips was to the PRONI and the place was packed with researchers. Adopting a "been there, done that" attitude, I began randomly pulling books off the shelf and browsing the computer catalog. I noticed some items related to Cushendall, including the account books and ledgers of a McAllister family store in Cushendall. Thinking perhaps my McAteer ancestors may have had an account at the store I put in a request for the manuscripts, and as an afterthought requested something called "Miscellaneous Papers of the McAllister Family of Cushendall". The account books turned out to be worthless. All of the information was in a code known only to the shopkeeper. Not even the taxman could figure out who owed what or how much Mr. McAllister was making. The other item turned out to be a very thick manila envelope. I looked at the clock. They were closing in fifteen minutes and we would all be on the bus back to our accommodations at the college. I figured what the heck, I'd take a look. Inside was a pile of old papers, letters, Mass cards, postcards, photographs, pressed flowers, a couple of books and a clay pipe. Imagine my surprise when the third piece of paper I unfolded turned out to have the details of Elizabeth McAteer's baptism, information that matched and supplemented what I already had. Who were these people, I wondered, that they would have such a keepsake in their papers. But I was out of time. The next day was a field trip to the Ulster-American Folk Park, a sort of Irish Sturbridge Village, but with a Library of genealogical material, located in Omagh, county Tyrone. Luckily for me, a friend from Belfast had taken me there for a visit the Sunday before the UHF conference began, so I was free to go over to the PRONI and spend the day going through the McAllister papers. It turns out, a sister of my great-grandmother had married a McAllister in the village, not it turns out, the one who had the store. These McAllisters had one son and one daughter, neither of whom married. When the daughter died, the last of the family, the contents of the tiny house were auctioned off. This was in the 1930s at a time when the PRONI was still trying to acquire anything they could to build an archive along with what was transferred to Belfast after the partition of 1922. The auctioneer swept the contents of the dresser drawer into a bag and gave it to the PRONI, where it sat for sixty years or more waiting for me to find it. Included in the two dozen or so letters were ones from my great-grandmother's brother who had emigrated to Australia. He was one of my mother's stories she was told about an uncle in Australia who had a gold mine. Nobody knew what became of this brother or his family but here I had letters with a return address. I wrote to the address saying anyone related to this family please write to me and that led to a correspondence and subsequent meeting with the cousins from Australia, whose ancestor made his money in the gold rush and bought land. Their grandmother had drawn up a family tree that said my great-grandmother had married "a Higgins from Glenravel". Up to this point I had no idea where in County Antrim my Higgins ancestors were from, but now I was directed to Glenravel which was only a few miles from Cushendall. And that matched up with a reference in a letter from a friend in the States to my great- grandmother while she was on a visit to the old country, asking "and have you gone on the visit to Glenravel yet?" meaning have you been to see your in-laws. My mother's grandparents had been married in Somerville, Mass., but may have known each other before they emigrated, their hometowns being so close to each other. I have since spent several visits in Glenravel and have met some Higgins who are almost certainly cousins though we can't confirm it due to a gap in the parish records. So, as you can see, serendipity can play a large hand in genealogy. If I had been focussed on my research at the PRONI, I would probably have been laboring through God only knows what tedious tomes. It seems like when I kick back and let the unseen hands guide me, is when I make the important discoveries. Like the fateful cup of coffee that led me to my Ahern origins in County Cork. But that's another story. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | The Higgins Family of Glenravel, Antrim Acton, Massachusetts | http://world.std.com/~ahern/higgins.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

From The Concord Enterprise, 26 November 1913 - Marlboro: G.A.R. veterans George A. Spofford and John R. McCrillis tell stories of their experiences during the War of the Rebellion; Miss Mary Ahern of Brockton chosen as new district nurse by the Marlboro Woman's club. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/1913/NOV.html#26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Try Ancestry.com Type in the name and then search public records. If you dont get a phone number you might get an address. I found myself listed, much to my dismay. Helena

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Hello On April 22, the Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) Annual Meeting and Seminar will include a panel discussion on Records Access issues and legislation across the nation. Other topics at this MGC event provide great research methodology and resources, but the issue of records access trends is an item that may trump many other research dilemnas. Pending records access closure incentives and proposed legislation has been reported in the following states: AK, CO, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MO, NE, NH, NJ, PA, RI, SD, VT, WI, WY. Many pending legislative moves could also remove Vital Record substitutes like the WW II enlistment (and more recent conflict) online databases, the Social Security Death Index or publications like town and city directories and reports, and many other corroborating or defining sources for research. See further details below. Sharon Sergeant Director of Programs, Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) www.massgencouncil.org ===================================================================== THE MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL Annual Meeting and Seminar Saturday, April 22, 2006 The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts http://www.massgencouncil.org General Information: Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and water will be available in the lobby all day at no charge. A coatroom is provided just beside the Auditorium. Vendors selling books and materials of genealogical interest will be open from about 8:00am to 3:30pm. Questions: contact Sharon Sergeant, Program Chair, info@ancestralmanor.com 781-209-8861 8:00am to 10:30am Registration Desk open. Continental breakfast (coffee, tea, juice, pastries, muffins, bagels) will be served and is included in the registration fee. 9:00am to 9:45am MGC Annual Meeting 10:00am to 11:00am Researching “Birds of a Feather”: How Prosopography, Cluster Studies, and Record Linkage Techniques Can Help Put New Leaves On Your Family Tree. Meldon J. Wolfgang introduces genealogists and family historians to several useful techniques developed and used by researchers in other academic disciplines—medieval historians, epidemiologists and sociologists, to name a few—that may help dismantle those “brick walls”. Learn the techniques that other professionals use to reconstruct historic communities, former neighborhoods and extended families and discover how uncovering the network of relationships and patterns in your ancestors' lives can breathe new life—and real results—into your research. http://www.jonathansheppardbooks.com [Prosopography is an independent science of social history embracing genealogy, onomastics and demography.] 11:15am to 12:15pm Federal and State Regulations Affecting Access to Records. Panel discussion concerning proposed federal and state regulations affecting access to birth, marriage and death records. As the result of the passage of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, some state officials are under the impression that they are required to close vital records to researchers. This panel will discuss both the intent and scope of the Federal law, as well as the jurisdiction of the states. This is a very important issue and is a concern to all genealogists. Specific discussions will include not only New England states, but pending legislation in the midwest, New Jersey and other states that may fall into this area of legislative mishap. Legislators, as well as federal, local and state records officials are invited to answer questions about these issues. 12:15pm to 1:30pm Full Buffet Lunch included. Vendors Open. Join invited guests (legislators, local and state records officials) and members of the Association of Professional Genealogists for discussion topic tables at lunch. [Note: please indicate on your registration form if you need a special meal.] 1:30pm to 3:00pm Breakout Sessions. Participants can choose between two lectures, as well as genealogy society and vendor presentations. **Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Uncommon Resources to Uncover Genealogical Clues. Meldon J. Wolfgang directs the researcher to reference tools and finding aids that can be used by genealogists who have come up against a “brick wall” in their research. References used by professionals in other research disciplines are explored, and suggestions given for conducting a secondary literature search and using resources not common to genealogists. www.jonathansheppardbooks.com **Beyond the Census: Local History in Federal Records. Horace Waters, National Archives, presents information for intermediate and advanced researchers on records available on Civil War taxes, bankruptcy, Customs, Corps of Engineers, Works Progress Administration and GSA Surplus Property Disposal. http://www.archives.gov/northeast SOCIETY AND VENDOR BREAKOUT SESSIONS - CONTACT PRESENTERS FOR DETAILED INFO *When and How to Hire a Professional: Greater Boston Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists www.apgen.org/localchapters/boston/index.html *So You Think You are Ready To Go To Ireland! The Irish Ancestral Research Association www.tiara.ie *French & Native North American Marriages, 1600-1800: Paul Bunnell www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com/page/page/1005059.htm *Legacy Crafts Scrapbooking: Debbie Morehouse www.home.gwi.net/~legacycrafts *Publishing your Research into an Exciting Presentation using Passage Express Software: Theresa Dewhurst www.passageexpress.com *Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society New England chapter http://www.aahgs-ne.org/ *The Master Genealogist (TMG) The family history software that does it all! www.whollygenes.com 3:15pm to 4:15pm FGS Boston 2006: Preparing for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference - the genealogical opportunity of a decade. The FGS Conference comes to Boston from August 30 to September 2, 2006! This is expected to be one of the largest genealogical conferences ever held. There will be nearly 400 lectures from experts, and attendees and presenters will come from all over the world. Experienced conference goers will give you advice on what to expect, tips on choosing the best lecture topics for you, rules of etiquette for a large conference, making friends, transportation information and more. PLUS a great registration discount opportunity! At the end of the presentation you will feel not only comfortable about the conference, but excited about it! This event must not be missed. 4:15pm to 4:30pm Announcements, Door Prizes (ticket holder must be present to collect the item) SOCIETIES AND VENDORS CONTRIBUTING DOORPRIZES www.aahgs-ne.org Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society www.Ancestralmanor.com Ancestral Manor www.AncestryandGenealogy.com Ancestry and Genealogy www.apgen.org/localchapters/boston/index.html Greater Boston APG www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com Paul J Bunnell, Books www.communityheritage.com Community Heritage Maps www.eneclann.ie Eneclann LTD www.forensicgenealogy.info Forensic Genealogy www.rootsweb.com/~mafsocna Friends of the Silvio Conte Archives www.Godfrey.org Godfrey Memorial Library www.gravestonestudies.org/ Association of Gravestone Studies www.jonathansheppardbooks.com Jonathan Sheppard Books www.home.gwi.net/~legacycrafts Legacy Crafts www.myancestorsfound.com My Ancestors Found www.NewEnglandAncestors.org NEHGS www.passageexpress.com Passage Express www.pasthomes.com Past Homes www.piperpublishing.com Piper Publishing www.tiara.ie The Irish Ancestral Research Association LOCATION The Conference Center at Marlborough, 280 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 Phone: 508.263.5500 www.ahl-marlborough.com DIRECTIONS From Boston and Route 128: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike West (Rt. 90) to Route 495 North (Exit 11A). From Route 495 North, take Exit 24B onto Route 20 West. Follow directions below. From Logan International Airport, Boston: Follow signs to the Ted Williams Tunnel to Route 90 West (Mass Turnpike). Take Mass. Pike West (Route 90) to Route 495 North (Exit 11A). From Route 495 North, take Exit 24B onto Route 20 West. Follow directions below. From Worcester, Massachusetts: Take Route 290 East to Route 495 South. From Route 495 South, take Exit 24 B onto Route 20 West. Follow directions below. From Springfield and Western Massachusetts: Take Mass. Pike (Route 90) to Route 495 North (Exit 11A). From Route 495 North, take Exit 24B onto Route 20 West. Follow directions below. From Cape Cod: Take Route 495 North to Exit 24B onto Route 20 West. Follow directions below. “DIRECTIONS BELOW”: Take your first right onto Felton Street (just before the gas station). Follow Felton Street, and go through the set of lights. At this point, Felton Street becomes Locke Drive. Continue to the end of Locke Drive. The Conference Center at Marlborough entrance will be straight ahead. Parking: Turn left at the entrance and follow the road around the bend. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION: Rooms are available in the conference center hotel for $94. For information on accommodations, see the conference center website at http://www.ahl-marlborough.com/ Call 508-263-5700 to make a reservation. Indicate that you are attending the MGC conference. DINNER ON FRIDAY: Please make a note on the registration form if you would like a join a group of genealogists for dinner on Friday night. We have done this before and it is very enjoyable. 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