Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, the Award of Merit from the National Genealogical … Continue reading
Dave Lapierre, WMGS Vice President & Website/Technology Coordinator, will host a presentation entitled "VividPix RESTORE: The Basics and Beyond". Plan to attend to learn: what VividPix RESTORE is what it can do how it can help with old photos and documents … Continue reading
Stay tuned as we finalize our topics for September.
John Putnam will be joining us again at our October 7th meeting for an intriguing presentation: “The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: A Cauldron of Religious, Economic, Social, and Political Ingredients Gone Awry.” As a descendant of both the protagonists and antagonists … Continue reading
The WMGS Members password will be changing on October 15 so it's important to renew now if you haven't done so already! Renewing will continue to give you access to our Zoom presentations and the Members Only portion of our … Continue reading
Sanborn Fire Insurance maps offer unique and valuable information about the locations where your city-dwelling ancestors lived. The Sanborn Map Company published maps from 1867 to 1970 to evaluate fire insurance liability in urban areas. The maps are detailed street … Continue reading
If you are researching your family tree but haven’t shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy of genealogy! And if your descendants don’t grasp the importance … Continue reading
At our November 4th monthly meeting, Edwin Strickland II, will be presenting “The Rise and Fall of Hampshire County (Massachusetts).” Following a discussion of the steps from exploration to incorporation in New England, Ed will follow the history of Hampshire … Continue reading