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SUMMARY:WMGS October Monthly Meeting & Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:John Putnam will be joining us again at our October 7th meeting for an intriguing\npresentation: “The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: A Cauldron of Religious\, Economic\, Social\, and Political Ingredients Gone Awry.”\nAs a descendant of both the protagonists and antagonists of those involved in the\nSalem witchcraft trials\, the historical story of this event becomes a genealogical\nstory for John as well. His direct Putnam ancestors were involved in most aspects\nof the witchcraft hysteria that occurred in his ancestral hometown of Salem Village\n(now Danvers\, MA). John will share many genealogical\, historical\, religious\,\nsocial\, economic\, and political factors that led to and followed the horrific events\nin 1692. Whether you have Salem ancestry or not\, witchcraft hysteria affected\nmany of our ancestors in countries around the world.\nThis is the second in a series of lectures on New England genealogy that John will be presenting to WMGS. \nAnnual Meeting\nSince there is no end in sight to our quarantine\, the Board has decided to proceed\nwith an abbreviated Annual Meeting which will be held virtually via Zoom.\nFollowing our speaker’s presentation on October 7th\, we will hold the Annual\nMeeting. The agenda will include a budget report by the Treasurer\, discussion and\nvote on proposed Bylaws revisions\, and an election of a vice-president\, secretary\,\nassistant treasurer and one director. A Nominating Committee has been appointed\nand they will present a slate of candidates at the meeting. Nominations will also be\naccepted from the floor.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-october-monthly-meeting-annual-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Members Only Password Change
DESCRIPTION: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 website! Members will be notified of the password change via email.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/members-only-password-change/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training: Applying Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps to Research
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe maps are detailed street plans on large sheets of paper—one sheet shows about four to six city blocks. You can learn a lot about your ancestor’s house and neighborhood or research the history of your own old house. These maps show\nbuilding outlines\, locations of windows and doors\, building use (including the names of most public buildings)\, property boundaries\, house and block number\, street names\, and more. In this video class\, you’ll see an example of the role Sanborn maps played in a research situation.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-applying-sanborn-fire-insurance-maps-to-research/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:WMGS Board Meeting
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URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-board-meeting-17/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T190000
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training: Inspiring Ways to Captivate Non-Genealogists
DESCRIPTION: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 of their heritage\, your hard work may tragically find its way to the city dump when you are gone.\nDon’t just collect your family history and store it away in binders and files! Learn how creative displays and crafts can capture the imagination of your non-historian friends and relatives\, while honoring your ancestors. These projects are guaranteed to inspire your family to ask you to tell them more about the family tree!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-inspiring-ways-to-captivate-non-genealogists/
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