> > > >Reprint from NEHGS eNews #215, Weds., 20 Apr 2005: > > > >Celebrate Patriotism with Free Online Access to Massachusetts Vital Records > >to 1850 > > > >In recognition of Patriots' Day this week, the New England Historic > >Genealogical Society is offering free online access to the Massachusetts > >Vital Records to 1850 (MVR) database for three days - beginning immediately > >and continuing until Saturday at noon. If you are not yet a member, but > >want to spend some time researching your pre-1850 roots, this is a unique > >opportunity. > > > >Patriots' Day commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord which took > >place on April 19, 1775. A state holiday in Massachusetts, Maine, and > >Wisconsin, Patriots' Day is also known for the running of the Boston > >Marathon. NEHGS would like to invite patriotic genealogists (and loyalists > >too, for that matter) everywhere to use this special database to rediscover > >another piece of their Yankee heritage. > > > >To participate, click here > >http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/Patriots-Day_Launch.as p > >to go to our launch page, where we will offer you more information and ask > >you to fill out a short online survey. From there, you will click through > >to the MVR database where you may search to your heart's content. > > > >We invite you to forward this offer to a friend. > > > > > > > >==== AZ-GVGS Mailing List ==== > >Don't forget to visit our website www.rootsweb.com/~azgvgs/. > > > >============================== > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&t argetid=5429 > > > > >