The New England Historic Genealogical Society is sponsoring an Electronic and Online Genealogical Resources Seminar on June 26, 2004, at the Bill Bordy Auditorium at Emerson College.
This special one-day seminar will acquaint you with technological tools that will greatly aid your genealogical research.
It will be held at the Bill Bordy Auditorium at Emerson College, across the street from the Boston Common and the Cutler Majestic Theater at 216 Tremont Street in Boston. The event will start at 8:30 AM with registration and refreshments and conclude at 4 PM with a panel discussion featuring all participants.
The presentations include:
Finding Old Cemeteries Using Today's Technology
Dick Eastman, NEHGS Assistant Executive Director for Technology, author of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Learn how to use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and the U.S. Government's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database to locate hidden, overgrown, and abandoned cemeteries. Find out how to use these tools to locate grave locations, ancestral homesteads, and more.
Tips for Searching NEHGS CD-ROMs
Michael J. Leclerc, NEHGS Director of Electronic Publications
We will show you how to use the powerful search engine included on all NEHGS CD-ROMs to find extensive amounts of information previously hidden in unindexed records. See how a few simple search techniques can increase your search results dramatically!
Researching on NewEnglandAncestors.org
Michael J. Leclerc, NEHGS Director of Electronic Publications
NewEnglandAncestors.org has grown to include over eighty million names in over eighteen hundred databases. Discover the depth of material available on this genealogy megasite. All will be revealed in this informative lecture!
Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet
Laura G. Prescott, NEHGS Membership Campaign Director
Learn how to efficiently locate data, images, records, and other important resources on both fee and free websites, and how to judge the quality and reliability of the information you find.
Researching Online: U.S. and Canadian Military Records on the Internet
David Allen Lambert, NEHGS Microtext and Technology Library Manager
This lecture will have a dual focus for the attendee. You will be introduced to the best websites for U.S. and Canadian military records, and you will gain a working knowledge of the best strategies for searching these records on the Internet.
Comment: Please note that I am speaking at the seminar, so perhaps my words are a bit biased. However, I do think that this will be a great seminar. It is being held at a very nice facility that is easy to reach by automobile, subway, or train. The Bill Bordy Auditorium is across the street from the Boston Common. I will probably ride the subway as it is so convenient will a subway stop almost across the street from the seminar location. However, several parking garages are available in the neighborhood for those who wish to drive in.
These seminars usually sell out weeks before each event. However, this one is an exception. As these words are being written, there are ample seats still available. If you are looking for an interesting day full of presentations about technology within genealogy research, this could be your opportunity. The registration fee is $75.00 for NEHGS members, $85.00 for non-members.
For more information on this seminar or to download a registration form, please visit http://www.newenglandancestors.org/events/events/Default.asp?id=321. E-mail: tours@nehgs.org, or phone toll-free 888-286-3447.
