THE MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL Annual Meeting and Seminar Saturday, April 22, 2006 The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts Call 781-209-8861 or visit http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/annualconference.htm Get up to date info about DNA studies, the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, Record's Access Issues, and combining methodologies for both beginner and advanced researchers! The Massachusetts Genealogical Council is pleased to announce more opportunities and features for this April 22 event: DNA Breakout Session presented by the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), New England Chapter, John Blair http://www.isogg.org/ and sponsored by Family Tree DNA http://www.familytreedna.com/ Record Access Panel guest: Richard H. McCoy, Director of the Center for Health Statistics, Vermont Department of Health - His oversight responsibilities include research and statistics, the Vermont Cancer Registry, the Vermont Immunization Registry, and the Office of Vital Records. Richard has worked in federal and state government for the past ten years, including the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. His areas of expertise are identity theft and fraud prevention, public health information systems, and population trends. http://ancestralmanor.com/?tabid=118 Full Program Summary: ===================== Vendors selling books and materials of genealogical interest will be open from 8:00am to 3:30pm. 8:00am Registration Desk open. Continental breakfast. 9:00am MGC Annual Meeting 10:00am Researching “Birds of a Feather”: How Prosopography, Cluster Studies, and Record Linkage Techniques Can Help Put New Leaves On Your Family Tree. Mel Wolfgang www.jonathansheppardbooks.com 11:15am Panel Discussion: Federal and State Regulations Affecting Access to Records http://ancestralmanor.com/?tabid=118 12:15pm Full Buffet Lunch and Discussion tables with Professional Genealogists. 1:30pm Breakout Sessions. *Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Uncommon Resources to Uncover Genealogical Clues. Mel Wolfgang www.jonathansheppardbooks.com *Beyond the Census: Local History in Federal Records. Horace Waters www.archives.gov/northeast *When and How to Hire a Professional: Greater Boston Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists www.apgen.org *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 http://www.aahgs-ne.org/ *The Master Genealogist (TMG) The family history software that does it all! Bob Velke www.whollygenes.com *Legacy Family Tree software New England User's Group John Lisle http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ *International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) John Blair http://www.isogg.org/ 3:15pm FGS Boston 2006 Panel discussion: Preparing for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference - AND how to get a $20 registration discount! 4:15pm Announcements, Door Prizes THE MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL Annual Meeting and Seminar Saturday, April 22, 2006 The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts Call 781-209-8861 or visit http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/annualconference.htm