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Western Massachusetts Roots Events NewsletterJuly 2019 – Volume 06 Number 07
Do you enjoy genealogy? Do you like helping others? Do you have a few hours a month to volunteer?Would you like to learn more about genealogy and get help with your own research? If your answer to all
of these questions is “Yes!”, then you might just be the person we are looking for!
Western Mass Roots is actively seeking new volunteers to join our team. We need help with ournewsletter, student support activities during our classes, research, data entry and outreach to othergenealogy groups in the Northeast. If you are interested, or would like to learn more, please contact
Alan Horbal at 413-663-3842, or email us at [email protected].
News and Upcoming Events
The Irish Cultural Center of Western NewEngland, along with Black Rose Academy of Irish
Dance and Cassin Academy of Irish Dance, isexcited to present the second annual Irish culturalfestival at the ICC on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
The Saturday festival will be a day of Irish music, dance, and culture. This family friendly event will have something for everyone. A trad Irish seisiún will open the festival. The Cassin Academy of Irish Dance and Black Rose Academy of Irish Dance will present dance exhibitions. Visitors can learn Irish dance, visit vendors of Irish crafts and products, andparticipate in workshops featuring Irish arts and language, and music and entertainment throughout the day.
The events will take place rain or shine on the field on the ICC grounds at 429 Morgan Road in West Springfield. There will be a variety of food trucks and concession stands, along with beer and drinks for sale. Parking will be available at the pavilion lot behind the ICC, and also at West Springfield High School with a shuttle service.
Tickets (cash only) are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6–12, and free for children 5 and under.
Click Here for additional information.
Central Massachusetts Genealogical SocietyMonthly Meeting - July 23, 2019
www.cmgso.org
CMGS meets on the fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7:00 PM in the upper hall of theAmerican Legion Post #129 at 22 Elm St.,
Gardner, MA.
Membership is $15 for an individual or $20 for acouple per year (JAN-DEC). Mail to CMGS P.O.
Box 811, Westminster, MA. 01473
Western Massachusetts Genealogical SocietyMonthly Meeting – July 10, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Veteran’s Room at the AgawamSenior Center, 954 Main Street, Agawam, MA
July’s Guest Speaker: Kathleen Reilly, localHistory and Melville Collections Supervisor at the
Berkshire Athanaeum in Pittsfield, MA
Vi sit their Website for more information
How Do You Like Our New Look?
We’ve changed the format of our monthlynewsletter and the way it’s delivered to you.Instead of an email version of the newsletter,
each month you’ll a PDF copy that you can read,print or save. We’re doing this to preserve the
new format correctly so the newsletter looks andprints the same for everyone.
Have some feedback about the new newsletter?Email us at [email protected]. All
comments and critiques welcome!
Are you a podcast fan?
If so, here are a couple of genealogy podcasts tocheck out! “Extreme Genes – America’s Family
History and Genealogy Radio Show and Podcast”and “Tracing Your Roots” (from the BBC) are two
we are highlighting this month.
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts orlisten on the websites linked above. Either way,
give them a listen!
What’s New at The National Archives
View the Archive Catalog’s June Newsletters
• 06/27/2019 - Celebrate July 4th with us! • 06/13/2019 - 75th Anniversary of D-Day• 06/06/2019 - GDPR Subscriber Notification• 06/05/2019 - GDPR Subscriber Notification
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Would you like to help make the National Archives’ records available to everyone? Become a Citizen Archivist and tag and transcribe NARA records for your fellow researchers!
Interested? CLICK HERE for more information.
Helpful NARA Links
• Search the National Archives Catalog • Research NARA Records online
Did you know that NARA has committed to digitize 500 million pages of records and make them available online to the public through the National Archives Catalog by October 1, 2024.
Click Here to find out more about their digitization project.
What’s Happening This Month at Ancestry
This month, Ancestry has added or updated a few databases of local interest.
• US School Yearbooks – 1900-1999 • New York State and Federal Naturalization Records – 1794-1943 • Hamburg Passenger Lists (in German) – 1850-1934 • Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage and Death Records -1700-1850
For a full listing of new and updated databases at Ancestry, CLICK HERE.
(Please note these links will only work if you have a private Ancestry account. Visit your local public library for free access with Ancestry Library Edition).
What’s New at FamilySearch
Did you know that FamilySearch has a blog? Subscribe Here – it’s free!
Here are a few of this months highlights.
• R ecord Searches Easier with New Tool – Now See Similar Historical Records • 14 Million New Records on FamilySearch from All Over the World • Add Audio to Pictures You Upload to FamilySearch
(FamilySearch.org is a free genealogy website, but some records may only be accessible by logging in at your local affiliated library..Click Here for more information.)
Online Webinar: Getting Started in PolishResearch
Live Broadcast: Thursday, July 18, 3:00–4:00 PM
Presented by James Heffernan, Senior ResearcherCost: FREE
In this webinar, American Ancestors Senior Researcher James Heffernan will present tips for starting to research your Polish ancestry. Topics will include how to locate your ancestral town or village from American sources, how to navigate shifting historical borders, as well as an overview of the types of records that were produced in each region.
Click Here to Register
June Database Updates
Updated Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1900.
Four new volumes added to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Paul in Hingham.
Three new sketches added to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790.
Eleven new volumes added to Massachusetts: RomanCatholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Joseph in Roxbury.
Six new volumes added to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Immaculate Conception in Everett and St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge.
June Database Updates (con’t)
Eight new volumes added to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Holy Ghost (Whitman) and St. Matthew (Dorchester).
Four new sketches added in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, featuring heads of families from Dalton and Belchertown.
Six new volumes added to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady Star of the Sea (Marblehead).
June Database Updates (con’t)
New database added: Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671-1673.
One new sketch added in W estern Massachusetts Families in 1790, featuring Jonathan Snow of Goshen.
Nine new volumes added to Massachusetts: RomanCatholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton and St. Francis de Sales in Charlestown.
Please note: Many of these database is available to NEHGS members only. C lick here to register for m embership .
Recent Genealogical and Historical Organization Newsletters
Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society – June 2019https://westmagenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Newsletter-June-2019.pdf
The Berkshire Family Historian – Spring 2019http://www.berkshirefamilyhistory.org/newsletters/Newsletter2019-Vol%202-2Spring.pdf
Bennington Historical Society Newsletter – June, 2019https://wmarootsevents.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/bhsjune19.pdf
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