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September Training Event: Tech Talk with Dave
OnlineAt our September training session, Dave Lapierre will host another session of “Tech Talk with Dave.” Dave will field and (hopefully) answer your technology questions. Dave will spend some time teaching us useful Zoom techniques, including how to mute and … Continue reading
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October Meeting: The Hub of the Wheel: How Tracing a Brother With No Children Connected Ten Siblings
Chicopee Public Library & Online 449 Front Street, Chicopee, MA, United StatesFinding the origins of immigrant ancestors can be challenging for sure. For anyone with Irish ancestors, finding their origins in Ireland can be especially difficult. Most of our ancestors left few clues to where they were born and where they … Continue reading
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WMGS Board Meeting
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October Training Session: Back to the Future
OnlineRemember the old days when members could chat about their genealogy research interests, talk about discoveries and brick walls, meet up with old friends, and make new friends at meetings? Well, a worldwide pandemic upended all of that. We miss … Continue reading
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November Monthly Meeting: Forensic Genealogy: Law and Order Meets Family History
OnlineHave you ever wondered what forensic genealogists do? How they use genealogical research techniques to find both living and deceased individuals to solve legal issues? At our November meeting, genealogist Michael Brophy will return to WMGS to present “Forensic Genealogy: … Continue reading
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WMGS December Monthly Meeting: An Introduction to the Courthouse by Michael John Neill
OnlineNow that we can get back to in-person research, many of us will be heading to a courthouse to research our ancestors. Michael will present an overview of the records typically found in a county courthouse: land, probate, court, and … Continue reading
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WMGS Virtual Holiday Party
OnlineWe had so much fun at our virtual holiday party in 2021 that we’re going to host another one this year! At that event, we shared photos of our members sitting on Santa’s lap as children, the tempting results of … Continue reading
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WMGS January Monthly Meeting: Was Your Ancestor Truly Gone or Just Hiding in the Records? with Pamela Vestal
OnlineWe all have ancestors who don’t seem to have any records that confirm their existence. We spend hours looking for them without any results. We know where they might have been born, lived, married, and died, but still, we can’t … Continue reading
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WMGS Board Meeting
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