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SUMMARY:WMGS July Meeting: Change and Industrialization in Antebellum New England
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our July 6th meeting\, as perennial favorite John Putnam presents the next topic in his history of New England series: “Change and Industrialization in Antebellum New England.”\nJohn’s presentation describes the incredible economic and social changes in New England from the Industrial Revolution to the start of the Civil War. New England was ideally suited for industrial growth with its many rivers and streams. Waterpower led to rapid change in New England as grist mills\, sawmills\, textile mills\, firearm and shoes manufacturers\, and more developed and expanded. Every person and family in New England were affected by the growth and expansion of industry.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-july-meeting-change-and-industrialization-in-antebellum-new-england/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220704
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SUMMARY:Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Happy 4th of July!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/independence-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T203000
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SUMMARY:Share Your Ancestor's Story
DESCRIPTION:Our June training session will be a chance for members to share a story and research about an ancestor whose past was intriguing\, criminal\, or unusual.\nHave you discovered a famous or infamous ancestor in your family? Or perhaps you’ve found an offbeat ancestor or someone with an unusual occupation. Have you been able to prove or disprove a family myth through your research? We’d love to hear about your discoveries!\nHave you discovered that your ancestor was a cowboy\, a madam (ahem…)\,or a criminal? Perhaps they were murdered? Or perhaps you’ve found an ancestor who was an inventor\, a tycoon\, a member of royalty\, or a hero. We’ve all found an ancestor who’s surprised us!\nShort (5 minutes or so) presentations about your ancestor and research will be combined with others from WMGS members for discussion and Q & A. \nThis will be an informal event\, so it isn’t necessary to provide tons of background information\, research documentation\, or other material about your ancestor or your research. We’re planning for this event to be fun and interactive\, so we hope you’ll consider telling us about your ancestor!\nIf you’d like to share photos\, scanned documents\, or other digital material along with your story\, you can send the items to us at westmassgen@gmail.com and we’ll have them ready to share on the screen.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/share-your-ancestors-story/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220519T202906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220519T202906Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS' 50th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
DESCRIPTION:It’s been 50 years since Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society\, Inc. was founded!\nWe’re looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of our society with our members. We are thankful for the work begun by our Founders and proud of all that WMGS has become through the efforts of those who followed. From the beginning\, WMGS has been devoted to helping others discover their ancestors and preserve their stories. We can proudly say that we have stayed true to our mission for over 5 decades!\nOur 50th anniversary committee will host a virtual celebration where we share the story of our society\, from its humble beginnings to the present. As the field of genealogy has changed over the past 50 years\, so has our society. We’ll share a timeline of how WMGS has developed over the decades to become the wonderful and well-respected organization it is today. We’ll be sharing photos\, memorabilia\, historical material\, and more\, as we tell the story of WMGS through the years.\nPlease join us on Wednesday\, June 1st at 6 p.m.\, as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary and toast to the future of WMGS!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-50th-anniversary-virtual-celebration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220326T143831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220326T143831Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: The Connecticut State Library Website
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our Thursday\, May 19th training session when Mel E. Smith takes us on a tour of the Connecticut State Library website. The library has a gold mine of information for genealogists who have ancestral ties to Connecticut.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-the-connecticut-state-library-website/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T200000
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CREATED:20220326T143339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220326T143339Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: Adoption Research in America: History\, Genealogy\, Legacy
DESCRIPTION:One of the most difficult challenges in genealogical research is the area of adoption. At our May 4th meeting\, forensic genealogist Michael Brophy will be joining us to present “Adoption Research in America: History\, Genealogy\, Legacy.”\nAdoption has been practiced in America since its founding. This presentation explores many aspects of adoption\, including the history\, genealogical research practices\, current issues\, and legislation. Join us as Michael describes methods that may help your research and move it beyond roadblocks.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-adoption-research-in-america-history-genealogy-legacy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T203000
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CREATED:20220326T143718Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Unlocking Stories of Our Female Ancestors Through Effective Research Methodology
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a genealogy rap session on Thursday\, April 21st at 7 p.m. when we’ll watch and review “Unlocking Stories of Our Female Ancestors Through Effective Research Methodology\,” a webinar presented by Denyce Porter Peyton.\nDenyce will describe how implementing standard research methodology may help us to learn about our female ancestors’ life stories. She’ll describe resources and present two case studies of females born in the 18th and 19th centuries.\nThe webinar will be presented live on April 20th at 2 p.m. on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website at www.familytreewebinars.com. We’ll show the webinar and have a chance to chat about it afterwards. If you are unable to join us\, the webinar will be available for free on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website until April 27th.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-unlocking-stories-of-our-female-ancestors-through-effective-research-methodology/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T200000
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CREATED:20220223T154156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T154156Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: Bring Your Ancestors to Life: Connect via Social History
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all wished that we could go beyond the names and dates for the ancestors we’ve found through research. If only we had asked our most recent ancestors questions about their lives\, we would know them better. But what about our more distant ancestors? \nLori Lynn Price\, MAS\, MLA will help us transform our ancestors from names and dates on a piece of paper to people who led full and interesting lives through social history. She will help us learn how to incorporate local history and other sources of social history—such as occupation\, military service and war\, daily life\, and recreation—into our genealogical research to gain a great understanding of our ancestors.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-bring-your-ancestors-to-life-connect-via-social-history/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220402
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T154320Z
UID:40201-1648771200-1648857599@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:1950 U.S. Federal Census Release!
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URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/1950-u-s-federal-census-release/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211126T144751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T160329Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: "The 1950 U.S. Federal Census - Are You Ready?"
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! We have rescheduled Tom MacEntee’s presentation titled\n“The 1950 U.S. Federal Census: Are You Ready?” to Thursday\, March 24th\nat 6 p.m.\nUnfortunately\, Tom was unable to present to us at our January meeting because of\nillness. We had more than 75 members signed up for his presentation\, as we’re all\nanxious to learn more about the 1950 census which will be released on April 1st.\nWe hope you’ll join us! \nMany genealogists remember the excitement around the release of the 1940 U.S. census in April 2012. Following the “72 year rule” for records at the National Archives\, the results of the 1950 U.S. census will be made public on Friday\, April 1\, 2022. It’s never too early to prepare for this valuable data related to U.S. genealogy research!\nTom will discuss the history of the 1950 U.S. census\, the reasons why the 1950 U.S. census form is radically different from previous forms\, and the ways that data will be accessed. In addition\, he’ll cover what you can do NOW to prepare for the release of the 1950 U.S. census and talk about volunteer projects related to indexing and finding aids. Finally\, he’ll cover how you can always get the latest information related to the release of the 1950 U.S. census data!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-the-1950-u-s-federal-census-are-you-ready/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220314T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220223T153643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T153643Z
UID:40196-1647282600-1647289800@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
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URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-30/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220306
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220223T154621Z
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UID:40203-1646265600-1646524799@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:RootsTech Connect 2022
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URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/rootstech-connect-2022/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T200000
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CREATED:20220126T155305Z
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UID:40159-1646244000-1646251200@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: Marriages Here\, There\, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled that we’ll be joined by J. Mark Lowe for a presentation titled “Marriages  Here\, There\, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens” on March 2nd.\nThroughout history\, many couples chose to marry in a location away from their home. Often there were reasons why it was a more convenient location to tie the knot. Sometimes\, this decision was based on a romantic location or a place that would allow them to marry quickly without a three-day waiting period. These locations are often referred to as Gretna Greens\, named for the historic town in Scotland where thousands of English couples ran because of Scotland’s sympathetic marriage laws. We will consider the reasons for a different marriage  location\, alternate sources to determine the location\, and a few of the towns known as “Gretna Greens” in the United States.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-marriages-here-there-and-nowhere-finding-gretna-greens/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220126T155536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T155536Z
UID:40161-1645124400-1645129800@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Training: Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3 - Is There a Better Way?
DESCRIPTION:Ever get confused on Fold3? Learn what records are available for your 19th century military ancestors there and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you’re looking for. Yes\, there is a better way to search! Brian Rhinehart will be back with us to help us learn how to use Fold3 effectively.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-finding-your-19th-century-ancestors-on-fold3-is-there-a-better-way/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220126T160448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T160448Z
UID:40168-1644863400-1644870600@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-29/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211223T170643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T170643Z
UID:40144-1643824800-1643832000@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: Navigating Naturalization Records
DESCRIPTION:We’ll finally get a chance to welcome Lisa Alzo to WMGS! Lisa was originally scheduled to present at our September 2021 kickoff meeting\, but the aftermath of Hurricane Ida interfered with those plans.\nLisa will be presenting a lecture titled “Navigating Naturalization Records\,” a difficult area of research for many of us. First papers\, petitions\, certificates\, and registrations are some of the key documents for naturalization – the process of becoming an American citizen. Due to changing laws and an evolving process over time\, locating the appropriate official paperwork can be a challenging task for family historians. Lisa will explain how to navigate naturalization records and what information they contain about your ancestors.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-navigating-naturalization-records-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20220126T160031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T160107Z
UID:40163-1643655600-1643661000@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:An Evening with Paul Joseph Fronczak: The Foundling\, True Identity
DESCRIPTION:In 1964\, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years later\, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak\, the kidnapped infant’s mother\, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again—but Paul was always unsure about his true identity.\nIn 2012—spurred on by the birth of his first child\, Emma Faith—Paul took a DNA test that disproved the story he’d been told about his identity–that he was “Baby Fronczak\,” the infant who’d been kidnapped from a Chicago hospital in an infamous 1964 crime. In an instant\, he became a man without a name\, birthday or medical history–an “unidentified living person\,” in official terminology. Since then Paul has searched for answers looking for the real Paul Fronczak. “I’m on a mission\,” he says\, “and I can’t stop until I find out what happened.”\nJoin us to learn how Paul uncovered his origins thanks to modern technology\, the help of several experts\, and the luck involved in matching relatives who had also submitted their DNA to genetic genealogy databases and were willing to help. \nThis presentation is free\, but registration is required! For more information\, go to www.massgencouncil.org/m-o-r-e
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/an-evening-with-paul-joseph-fronczak-the-foundling-true-identity/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211223T170828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T170828Z
UID:40146-1642705200-1642710600@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Training: Topic To Be Determined
DESCRIPTION:Stay tuned.  We have plans\, but are still finalizing what the topic will be.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-topic-to-be-determined/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211223T170926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T170926Z
UID:40148-1641839400-1641846600@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-28/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211126T144258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T144452Z
UID:40117-1638381600-1638388800@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: "European Immigrant Ancestors: Why They Left and How They Got Here\, 1865-1920"
DESCRIPTION:Have you wondered why your European ancestors decided to emigrate to the United States\, beyond hearing they were told the streets were paved in gold?\nMany factors pushed or pulled our European ancestors to emigrate to the United States. Genealogist Nancy E. Loe\, MA\, MLS will help us follow in the footsteps of ancestors who arrived between 1865 and 1920.\nWhat did they experience when they decided to leave their homes and communities to sail to America? What was the voyage like? Discover essential and unusual resources for migration research for all United States ports.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-european-immigrant-ancestors-why-they-left-and-how-they-got-here-1865-1920/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westmassgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nancy-Loe.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211126T145615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T145615Z
UID:40125-1638298800-1638304200@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:An Evening with David Silverman: This Land Is Their Land
DESCRIPTION:See December Newsletter for details and how to register for this free event.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/an-evening-with-david-silverman-this-land-is-their-land/
LOCATION:Online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211126T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211126T145232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T145232Z
UID:40123-1637913600-1637946000@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Holiday Zoom Party!
DESCRIPTION:It’s bring your own hot chocolate\, hot mulled wine\, hot cider\, or something stronger if you’d like! Dress up in your holiday finery or your ugliest holiday sweater if you wish!  Get in the holiday spirit!\nWe’re hosting a genealogy-focused holiday Zoom party for members on Thursday\, December 9th at 7 p.m. We’d love to have our members send in holiday photos from their childhoods or family collections. Do you have a photo of you or an ancestor sitting on Santa’s lap? Or perhaps a photo of your family around the Christmas tree or enjoying a holiday gathering? Anything holiday related will be appreciated. We’ll create a slideshow of the photos in the form of a genealogy timeline for everyone to enjoy!\nWe’ll also have several holiday genealogy-related topics to get the conversation flowing. If you have a family recipe that you’d like to share\, we encourage you to send it along so we can send it out in advance. (Wish we could send the actual cookies or treats through the mail\, but we don’t have the resources to do that!)\nWe’ll talk about holiday traditions\, favorite heirlooms\, and cherished memories. And we’ll host a holiday genealogy trivia game. Do you know all the vital records details of our beloved holiday figures? We’ll see how many questions you can answer!\nSend your photos or recipes to westmassgen@gmail.com. We hope that you’ll join us at this virtual event! We look forward to visiting with all of you!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-holiday-zoom-party/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20211029T012905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T012905Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Our Ancestor's Clothing - Howard Vincent Kurtz
DESCRIPTION:We’re very excited that Howard Vincent Kurtz will be joining us at our November 18th training session for another presentation of Our Ancestors’ Clothing! If you participated in Professor Kurtz’s first visit to WMGS last April\, you’ll know what a great opportunity he provided to our members.\nAs he did last time\, Prof. Kurtz will review a selection of photographs sent in by our members\, analyzing the clothing worn and other clues in them. His analysis may help you to identify the subjects\, time\, place\, reason for the photo\, and more.\nIf you have photographs of people that you can’t identify\, want to know more about\, or you think other members would find intriguing\, we encourage you to submit them to us. We sent out an email notifying our members of this opportunity a few weeks ago\, but if you haven’t submitted your scanned digital photographs yet\, we’ve extended the deadline for submitting them until Monday\, November 1st. There is a limit of 10 submissions per member.\nTime permitting\, Prof. Kurtz will analyze as many photographs as he can\, selecting photographs that represent features that are useful for genealogical research. They might represent various time periods or have other clues that can help to identify our ancestors.\nNote: If you submitted photos last time and a particular photograph that you hoped would be selected wasn’t analyzed\, feel free to submit it again. Let us know which photograph you would like to prioritize for analysis.\nPlease send your scanned digital photogs to WMGS at: westmassgen@gmail.com. Again\, the deadline is Monday\, November 1st\, so that Professor Kurtz has time for his analysis.\nWhether you submit photographs or not\, please join us for this session as we promise an enjoyable learning experience.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-our-ancestors-clothing-howard-vincent-kurtz/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210925T164401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T164401Z
UID:40063-1636396200-1636403400@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-27/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210925T163941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T163941Z
UID:40056-1635962400-1635969600@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: Misbegotten Children: Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate
DESCRIPTION:Peggy Clemens Lauritzen\, AG\, FOGS will be joining us again on November 3rd for another not-to-be-missed presentation! Her topic will be “Misbegotten Children; Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate.” Nearly all families have children with seemingly missing fathers. Yet there may be clues and resources to help us determine their ancestry. Illegitimacy can be both a surprise  and an embarrassment as we discover more and more about our family’s history.  Treated with care and sensitivity\, we can use many available resources to help us in our research.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-misbegotten-children-tracing-the-family-lines-of-the-illegitimate/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210925T164259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T164259Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Railroads Around Amherst and Northampton\, MA
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder how our ancestors traveled in the 19th and 20th centuries? What railroad or trolleys were available in our area?  Or perhaps your ancestor lived near enough to railroad tracks that they heard the whistle or rattle as they rumbled by?\nJoin us for a fascinating tale of the “Railroads Around Amherst and Northampton\, MA” presented by WMGS member Philip E. Johnson\, a railroad historian and author. Phil has put together a presentation about railroad and trolley lines that some of our\nHampshire County ancestors may have used.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-railroads-around-amherst-and-northampton-ma/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210925T164041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T164041Z
UID:40058-1634581800-1634589000@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westmassgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/zoom.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210925T163723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T163723Z
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SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting: New Englanders Become Americans
DESCRIPTION:We’ve got another great presentation with John Putnam lined up for our October meeting. John will be presenting a lecture titled “New Englanders Become Americans.”  This lecture is the 2nd part of John’s earlier presentation to us\, “Untangling Your England Roots\,” in July 2020. (If you missed it\, it’s archived in the Members Only section of our website.)\nJohn will discuss the genealogy and history of New England from the French and Indian War to the 1800s. Did you have ancestors living in New England immediately before\, during\, or after the American Revolution or in the early years of the new republic? Do you know their history and how they coped with the many historic disruptions during this time? Even though you may not share any roots from this geographical area\, there are many factors that started here that still impact us all.\nIn many respects\, New England was a catalyst of the revolution — very active in the formation of the new republic\, the site of the start of the American industrial revolution. It was also the source of many people who emigrated west during this time. John will share the importance of understanding these events and the very stressful times in which our ancestors lived\, helping to improve your chances of tackling New England brick walls. While records are important to prove your genealogical past\, it is often difficult to know where to look for these records unless you know the area’s history\, not to mention the formative activities that our ancestors undertook\, which provide rich stories for your family histories. Certainly\, events as disruptive as these can also disrupt the records\, too.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-new-englanders-become-americans/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Monthly Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210920T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210920T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210729T143713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T155421Z
UID:39956-1632162600-1632169800@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-25/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093350
CREATED:20210729T143837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210729T143837Z
UID:39958-1631818800-1631824200@westmassgen.com
SUMMARY:WMGS Training: I Have a Civil War Ancestor....Now What?
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-i-have-a-civil-war-ancestor-now-what/
LOCATION:Online
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