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SUMMARY:WMGS Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our October 2nd meeting will feature Maria Beiter-Tucker\, the Visitor Center Manager at Quabbin Reservoir who will present Exploring the History of The Quabbin Valley Through Gravestones. Maria will take our members on a virtual walk through the Quabbin Park Cemetery to explore the history of the former Swift River Valley Towns and some of its residents. The Quabbin Park Cemetery was developed in the early 1930’s for the reinterment of those who were buried in cemeteries in the flooded towns of Dana\, Enfield\, Greenwich\, and Prescott. Nearly 8\,000 graves were moved from the four towns’ 34 cemeteries\, but not every family chose to have their ancestors buried in the newly created cemetery. Maria will tell us what happened to them. Before any graves were moved\, detailed information was recorded about each grave\, including mapping where it was located and photographing the gravestone. Maria will describe how to access that information and will tell us about the ongoing Quabbin Park Cemetery Digital Commonwealth project. Maria’s presentation will provide resources to help you locate ancestors who lived in the Swift River Valley. Whether or not you have ancestors who lived there\, her presentation will be intriguing to anyone with Massachusetts roots.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-monthly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Agawam Senior Center\, 954 Main Street\, Agawam\, MA\, 01001\, United States
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SUMMARY:Excel for Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:We’ll explain the various ways to use Excel in genealogy research. Dave Lapierre will teach members about basic Excel skills and explore how the program can be used to organize\, sort\, filter\, analyze\, and keep track of your research. We’ll also look at some of the built-in functions you can use to parse data into different columns\, as well as combine data from different fields (example: first name in one column\, last name in another\, full name as a combination of the two). Excel can be used to create timelines\, track census findings\, create research logs & more. Although not required\, you may want to bring your laptop to this session.Although not required\, you may want to bring your laptop. \nTraining Sessions are held in the Handcraft room on the 1st floor of the Agawam Senior Center.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/excel-for-genealogy/
LOCATION:Agawam Senior Center\, 954 Main Street\, Agawam\, MA\, 01001\, United States
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SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board meeting moved from October 14 to October 21 due to Columbus Day holiday on 10/14.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Agawam Senior Center\, 954 Main Street\, Agawam\, MA\, 01001\, United States
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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SUMMARY:Family Search: The Basics and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:We’ll cover the basics of using the free Family Search website\, which contains the world’s largest collection of genealogy records from around the globe. Learn how to use the search engine\, card catalog\, wikis\, and family trees to find what you need. We’ll also cover search techniques that go beyond the search engine to maximize your results\, explain indexing\, and look at the pros & cons of creating a family tree on the site.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/exploring-family-search/
LOCATION:Agawam Senior Center\, 954 Main Street\, Agawam\, MA\, 01001\, United States
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