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MSOG, Inc.
PO Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215 |
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Thursday, October 8
Genealogy and AI (Webinar)
7:00 pm Virtual
Presented Virtually by Hillary Washburn, EdD
Join Hillary Washburn for a personal look at how she uses AI in her own family history research. Through examples from tracing her Sicilian roots, she will share how AI has helped interpret records, explore historical context, generate research ideas, and work through roadblocks, along with lessons learned about verifying AI-generated results.
Hillary Washburn is the Learning Experience Program Manager with the Massachusetts Library System and an enthusiastic family history researcher. She enjoys making new technologies approachable and helping others explore them with curiosity and confidence.
Go to "Event Registration" to register for the Webinar
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Saturday, October 10
Genealogical Resources at the BPL and Leventhal Map Center: 24-7! (Middlesex)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Virtual via Zoom
Presented virtually by Linda MacIver
Come hear what this access means for genealogists as we look at some traditional resources as well as databases and digital offerings, including the acclaimed newspaper collections and the maps of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center. All available from home to all MA residents and some others with Mass. Connections, 24/7 with your BPL card.
Linda B. MacIver is an educator, lecturer, librarian and genealogy researcher. She retired from a 27- year career at the Boston Public Library Research Library where she inaugurated the BPL patron genealogy classes. She also organized two extremely popular seasons of the Local and Family History lecture series and developed the Intermediate Genealogy Summer Lecture series. Linda is the past Secretary and Civil Records Director for Federal Records for the Massachusetts Genealogical Council. She serves as the New England Representative for the Essex (England!) Record Office. Linda has a BA in History from the University of New Hampshire, an MEd from Boston University and earned her MSLIS at Simmons College.
Linda was the 2018 recipient of the Richard S. Lackey Scholarship to the Genealogical Institute for Federal Records (GEN-FED) and the inaugural recipient of the 2019 Senior at the Center of Excellence Award sponsored by Xerox Corporation and the City of Boston.
10:30–11:00 am: Short business meeting and open discussion
11:00 am: Program begins
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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Saturday, October 17
Workshop on Deciphering Old Handwriting (Bristol)
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Attend in Person
Presented In-Person by Sindi Broussard Terrien
Our Bristol Chapter Vice-President, Sindi Terrien, will conduct a workshop on how to decipher old handwriting using the strategies described by David Allen Lambert in September. Only the Business Meeting will be held virtually.
Sindi Broussard Terrien is a research genealogist, specializing in Acadian and Cajun women. Her blog My Many Mothers features biographies of her many great-grandmothers. She recently published Genealogy Fun While Developing New Genealogists and Fun with Genealogy Activity Book 1 which can be purchased on Amazon.com. She has written nine articles for the American-French Genealogical Society’s publication Je Me Souviens Magazine where she is an associate editor. Sindi Broussard Terrien received a certificate in genealogical research from Boston University. Her passion for genealogy spans over twenty years.
Sindi also hosts Finding A Publisher, another emerging website, to help genealogy writers connect with publications.
SOMERSET PUBLIC LIBRARY
1464 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
Business Meeting 11:00-11:30 am
Member Sharing 11:30-11:55 am
Presentation Begins at Noon.
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information contact: bristol@msoginc.org
Schedule of Events Available at: https://msoginc.org
Those who wish to attend virtually, can pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/BristolOct2026 |
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Saturday, October 24
Anna's Origins, presented by Pam Holland (Merrimack Valley)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Georgetown Peabody Library - hybrid - in-person and online
Anna Elisabeth Mohrmann immigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1864 and quickly married. But her husband was not the man she had intended to marry. For years her origins in Germany and her parentage were a mystery. Learn how one record broke through her brick wall pointing to where she was born. Careful analysis then led to learning the names of her parents and grandparents. |
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Wednesday, October 28
Best Genealogy Conference (Genealogy Discussion Group)
7:00 pm Virtual via Zoom Only
Join us for a relaxed group discussion where everyone is welcome and all voices are important. You are encouraged to ask questions, share your knowledge, and exchange personal experiences and opinions. Instead of conducting research, we'll suggest other resources and ways to find the answers you're looking for. You'll leave with new insights, helpful resources, and connections with others who share your interests.
This event is facilitated by MSOG, Inc.; however, any views or opinions shared are independent and do not necessarily reflect the stance of MSOG, Inc.
This will not be recorded. However, generic questions and resources may be shared on the MSOG website and Past Times Newsletter.
This will be FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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Tuesday, November 3
American Passage: The History of Ellis Island by Vincent J. Cannato (Book Club)
7:00 pm Virtual
For most of New York's early history, Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today the small island stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil.
American Passage captures a time and a place unparalleled in American immigration and history, and articulates the dramatic and bittersweet accounts of the immigrants, officials, interpreters, and social reformers who all played an important role in Ellis Island's chronicle. In this sweeping, often heart-wrenching epic, Vincent J. Cannato reveals that the history of Ellis Island is ultimately the story of what it means to be an American. (Amazon Review)
Go to "Event Registration" to register for the book club.
Upcoming Book Club Readings:
December 1, 2026 - March by Geraldine Brooks
January 5, 2027 - TBA
February 2, 2027 - TBA |
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Saturday, November 7
Annual Meeting 2026 (Annual Meeting)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm John Boyle O'Reilly Hall, 17 Willow St, Westborough, MA
On Line Registration will begin in October.
Please join us at a new location for this year’s Annual Meeting. Our speakers will be Sharon Inglis, Vice President of Publishing at NEHGS, who will be presenting Ten Steps to Writing & Publishing Your Family History and Carol Ansel, Library Director at Godfrey Memorial Library, who will be presenting Resources of the Godfrey Memorial Library with emphasis on Massachusetts.
We begin the day at 9:00 with Check in and breakfast offerings. There will be presentations throughout the day, with a break at noon for lunch. We will end the day with the Door Prize drawings.
Location: John Boyle O’Reilly Hall, 17 Willow St, Westborough.
Directions:
From North or South take 495 to Exit 59B, this is Route 9 West towards Worcester. In 1.9 Miles turn left at the lights on Lyman St. In .4 miles turn right on Rte 30 (Main St). In .5 miles turn right on Willow St, just before the railroad bridge.
From West take Route 9 East towards Boston. In Westborough, take a right on Route 135 in 1.9 Miles take for 4th exit off the Rotary onto East Main St. Take a left just after you go under the railroad bridge.
We hope to see you there. |
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