The American-Canadian Genealogical Society is excited to be celebrating this momentous occasion with all of its members! To help celebrate our 50th Anniversary, ACGS has planned a year of monthly webinars and a 2-Day Fall Conference, as well as four journal issues spread out over the year, and an in-person reception in September. We hope you join us for our year of celebration as we remember where we came from and look forward to where we are going in the future.
The dates for each of the events are listed below. Each webinar will be held on the second Saturday of the month with the exception of April, which will be held on the third Saturday because of Easter. All webinars will be held at 4pm ET.
All presentations listed below will be recorded and available for paid registrants for 30 days after the date of the event.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
With the purchase of the Early Bird Special you will be registered for the first six webinars of the year, January – June, for the price of five webinars. There is an additional $5 off for each monthly webinar from our regularly priced webinar of $25. This is a total savings of $50 for the first six webinars of 2023. This special is priced at $100, a bargain for all the great presentations we have lined up for our attendees.
If you do not wish to purchase a six-month registration, you are able to register for each webinar you wish to attend individually at the full price of $25 per webinar. See registration dates next to each webinar.
Early Bird Special Registration Opens November 5th and Closes January 7th
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January 14, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes January 7th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Peggy Jude
DNA – Beyond the Basics – Adding to Your Solid Foundation
Effective use of DNA can further your genealogical research. Building on the basics, this session will cover topics including working with your match list, determining how a match is related to you, prioritizing your matches, tools you can use to further your research and the impact of endogamy and pedigree collapse on your DNA matches.
Peggy is a speaker, educator and researcher who has been conducting genealogical research for her family and clients for over 40 years. She specializes and teaches in five areas of genealogical interest: DNA, Preserving Family History and Family Heirlooms, Genealogical Methods and Records, Genealogical Technology, and Swedish Genealogy.
Peggy serves as the VP, Projects and member of the board of the Manatee Genealogical Society (FL.) She leads both the DNA and the Technology for Genealogy Special Interest Groups for the society. She holds a BS in Zoology from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Following a successful career as a Global Human Resources Executive, she opened her genealogical business centered on the west coast of Florida. Peggy is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. She is a graduate of ProGen, and a graduate of multiple advanced genealogical institutes.
February 11, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes February 4th for individual registration – Click here individual registration.
Margaret R. Fortier
Bay State Bonanza
Bonanza means an abundance of something good. For those of us researching Massachusetts vital records, it means an abundance of records. That’s great for us as researchers, but dealing with so many can also be challenging. The Commonwealth boasts records back to 1620, and many are available online. But not everything is online; some records may be at state agencies and/or with town clerks. Learn how to determine where to locate them as well as the ins and outs of the evolving formats for birth, marriage, and death certificates over time.
Margaret Rose Fortier is a Board-certified genealogical researcher, writer, and lecturer. Named after her grandmothers and inspired by her mother’s phenomenal memory, she has been researching for 20 years. She specializes in immigrant ancestors to New England. A graduate of Boston College and Bentley University, she holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. She serves on the board of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a facilitator for the Certification Discussion Group (CDG). Her article, “The Identity of Alcina, Wife of Oscar Furkey, of Quebec and Vermont,” was published by the National Genealogical Society Quarterly in 2020.
March 11, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes March 4th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Dave Robison
Creative/Effective Online Search Techniques – 1.3 Million Smith’s – Yes!
Genealogy research is easy…until it’s not! Even relatively easy goals can be initially rewarding but may quickly become so frustrating that we just give up.
A few things to keep in mind:
- There are literally hundreds of online resources, some free and others subscription-based.
- There are literally hundreds of offline resources, some are near where you live, and some require a “road trip”!
- Spelling was not an issue prior to the mid-20th century. They wrote what they heard.
- Genealogy research sites both free and paid often have every instruction necessary for thoroughly researching within their databases.
- There are many resources available to assist you.
We’ll cover all this and more with the goal of improving how you do what you do!
Dave Robison has been an active professional genealogist for over 20 years. Aside from helping clients with research or consultation, he is a sought-after speaker. He teaches the principles of genealogical research in single presentations as well as in series-style adult education. Dave has taken his talents to lead many genealogical societies such as president of the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers Guild. He is currently the president of the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium. Finally, he is the State Registrar/Genealogist for the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
American-Canadian Genealogist
March 15, 2023, Issue Published
April 15, 2023 – Webinar -4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes April 8th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Bonnie Wade Mucia
“Moi Aussi” Finding & Proving Your French-Canadian DAR Patriot
You might be very surprised to learn that there was strong support for the American Colonists from the French Canadians in Montreal and Quebec during the Revolutionary War. There are about 350 of these supporters eligible for the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). That translates to thousands of modern-day descendants – maybe you are one of them! We will talk about how to find these names, how to prove your line, the documentation you will need and how to arrange those proofs for your lineage application.
Bonnie Wade Mucia is the owner of Keeper of the Past Genealogy and is the Director of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) Silver Books Project. Bonnie has researched for the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and other projects for PBS, including documentaries and movies. Besides attending several genealogy institutes, she’s a Boston University Genealogical Certificate program graduate. Bonnie is an alumna of the ProGen Study Group and the ICAPgen Study group working towards accreditation. She is an Associate Member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogists. She is a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and sits on the Executive Board as a Member-At-Large, as well as a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) on multiple committees.
Bonnie has deep French Canadian roots that go back the Filles du Roi. She has proven a new French Canadian Patriot with the NSDAR for his role in the American Revolution. She was born and raised in Rhode Island but now resides in Bluffton, South Carolina, with her husband, Joseph.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
With the purchase of the Early Bird Special you will be registered for the last five webinars of the year, July- December, (none in September because of the Fall Conference) for the price of four webinars. There is an additional $5 off for each monthly webinar from our regularly priced webinar of $25. This is a total savings of $45 for the last five webinars of 2023. This special is priced at $80, a bargain for all the great presentations we have lined up for our attendees.
If you do not wish to purchase a five-month registration, you are able to register for each webinar you wish to attend individually at the full price of $25 per webinar. See registration dates next to each webinar.
Early Bird Special Registration Opens May 1st and Closes July 1st
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May 13, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes May 6th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®
No Vitals? No Problem! Building a Family Through Circumstantial Evidence (Who in the World was Paul Knop?)
When there’s no birth, marriage or death record, what’s a genealogist to do? Immigrant families left behind more than their old lives and homes: they sometimes left behind most or all of the direct evidence as to their families and relationships. Yet careful application of the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to all of the records the family left throughout the years can often provide the clues to reconstruct families even if no direct document exists. Using these indirect bits and pieces lets us build a family through circumstantial evidence, answering the question: Who in the world was Paul Knop?
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®, is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.
June 10, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens November 5th – Closes June 3rd for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
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Kate Townsend at Family History Investigations, LLC
Beyond the Basics: Effectively Using Ancestry
Whether you’re a newbie or you consider yourself an old pro, there is always more to learn on Ancestry.com. Make sure that you’re using the best research practices possible while using the site. Learn how to efficiently gather as much information as possible about your ancestors and prevent yourself from climbing up the wrong branch of your family tree.
Kate Townsend is an experienced researcher, investigator, and genealogist who turned her passion for family history into a business: Family History Investigations, LLC. Kate previously worked as an investigator in corporate America. She brings this investigative know-how to her genealogical sleuthing and analysis. Kate is the Chair of the National Genealogical Society Delegate Council. She also serves as the Program Chair of the North Hills Genealogists.
American-Canadian Genealogist
June 15, 2023, Issue Published
Fall Conference Registration Opens July 1st and Closes September 2nd
The ACGS Fall Conference in 2023 is a two-day virtual event with six speakers scheduled. Registration for the two-day Fall Conference is $75 for members and $90 for non-members.
Click Here to Register for the Fall Conference
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July 8, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens May 1st – Closes July 1st for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Annette Burke Lyttle, Heritage Detective, LLC
Reconstructing the Lives of Our Farming Ancestors
It’s a rare family tree that doesn’t contain at least some farm families, since until the latter part of the 19th century farmers made up a majority of workers in America. It may be hard for us to envision what daily life was like for our farming ancestors as we try to recover their stories, and we may be tempted to say our ancestors were “just farmers.” But farm families were remarkable people. Learn how genealogical records and social history resources can help us reconstruct the life stories of our farming ancestors.
Annette Burke Lyttle owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. She is coordinator of the Fall Virtual Intermediate Foundations course for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Annette leads Best Practices Study Groups for a number of organizations, providing in-depth education on the genealogical research process in an interactive setting. She is president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.
Registration Opens August 1st and Closes September 15th
50th Anniversary Reception
At the ACGS Library in Manchester, NH
September 24th, 2023 11am – 3pm
Click Here to Register to attend the Reception at no cost to you.
Reception Slideshow Presentation
ACGS Member –Gift Membership Form – Deadline is December 31st, 2023 to get your form mailed to the library or emailed to the Membership Committee.
August 12, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens May 1st – Closes August 5th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Sheila Benedict, Benedict Research Services
Catholic Records: Then and Now
The records kept by the Roman Catholic Church can give a genealogist a virtual wealth of information. Church records of all denominations can be very useful in cases where civil records are not available for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes, the search may not be easy and tracing these records for your Catholic and non-Catholic ancestors can be challenging; however, when needed, they are worth it. There is very little difference between the Catholic Church in America and other countries, such as Canada and Ireland. The presentation will cover the similarities and differences, mostly in the repository locations.
Sheila Benedict has a BA in Political Science with a concentration in political law and French minor; post-Graduate courses in history, social sciences, archive management, Spanish, and paralegal studies; genealogical education includes the Forensic Genealogy Institute, IGHR, NGS, NIGR, (now Gen-Fed), SLIG, in Ireland, etc. She was the archivist at one of the twenty-one California Historic Spanish Catholic Missions and she does research regularly in Ireland and England. She was president of the APG Virtual Chapter 2019-2020, is current president of the APG Writer’s Special Interest Group, 2021-2022, and serves as board member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and corresponding secretary of The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA). Sheila wrote the California book for the National Genealogical Society’s “Research in the States” series and many articles on genealogical research. She is a frequent lecturer at national conferences and many local societies, and is a self-employed Genealogical, Historical, and Forensic Genealogist since 1992. She has taught beginning and intermediate genealogy and oral history techniques at a local community college.
Fall Conference Registration Opens July 1st and Closes September 2nd
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September 9-10, 2023 – Fall Conference
Saturday, September 9th
11 am- 12pm Forrest Hansen
Researching Ancestors in France, Quebec, and the French Caribbean.
This course provides a broad introduction for genealogical research of French-speaking ancestors, including those ancestors from Quebec, Louisiana, the French Caribbean, French Africa, French India, and French China, who may have records located in France. In particular, this course reviews: (1) the major repositories in France with records of genealogical value; (2) French genealogy online databases; and (3) the primary sources for genealogical research in France.
Forrest is passionate and enthusiastic about genealogy and law. He is a native of Louisiana, and has practiced law as an attorney at two American Lawyer 100 international law firms, as an in-house corporate counsel for a Global Fortune 500 corporation, and as a law clerk in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has practiced law in France. Forrest graduated cum laude from American University Washington College of Law and attended Brigham Young University for his undergraduate education and majored in French and International Politics.
Forrest is an expert in French genealogy and civil law, and he has lectured at local and national genealogy societies and institutes, including the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and the Southern California Genealogical Society. He also regularly presents and publishes on the topics of comparative constitutional law, religious liberty, government regulations, legal ethics, and attorney mental health. For the past ten years he has taught property law and comparative constitutional law at the Université of Paris Cité in Paris, France.
12:45 pm – 1:45pm Michael J. Leclerc, CG®
Presentation History of Law in Quebec
We are impacted by laws every day, just as our ancestors were. Understanding of the law, and how it changed over time, is critical to understanding where records of your ancestors might be found. Discover how the law changed over time, especially during the transition from French rule to English rule, and where you should be focusing for various types of information about your family.
Michael J. Leclerc, CG®, is a well-known professional genealogist who teaches around the world. He worked in various capacities at New England Historic Genealogical Society for seventeen years and spent four years at Mocavo and FindMyPast before founding Genealogy Professor. He has been a member of the teaching team in Boston University’s genealogy courses for more than a decade.
He is co-editor, with Henry B. Hoff, FASG, of Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More, Second Edition; editor of the fifth edition of the seminal guidebook Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research; and author of the chapter on “Crafting Family Histories” in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice, and Standards. Most recently, he published the first book in a multi-volume series, Benjamin Franklin’s Family, tracing the ancestors and descendants of the Franklins. He is currently the managing editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly.
2:15pm – 3:15pm David Vermette
The Ku Klux Klan And French-Canadians in New England in the 1920s
Most New Englanders think of the Ku Klux Klan as a Southern institution. But in the 1920s, the Klan was nationwide and enjoyed strong support in the North, East, and West as well as the South. In addition to people of color, the 1920s Klan also targeted Catholics, Jews, immigrants, and organized labor. This presentation will explore the history of the so-called “Second Klan” of the 1920s focusing especially on the Klan’s New England chapters. This presentation will look in particular at the conflict between the Klan and New England’s Franco-American (French-Canadian) population.
David Vermette is the author of the book A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans (Montreal: Baraka Books, 2018). He is a researcher, writer, and editor. He has spoken at colleges, universities, and at genealogical and historical societies. Vermette was born and raised in Massachusetts.
Sunday, September 10th
11 am – 12 pm Robert Perreault and Henri Vaillancourt
French Canadian Expressions with Henri Vaillancourt and Robert Perreault
French Canadian expressions embody much of the humor, color and history of a people rooted to the land, the environment , and the basics of daily life. Join us for a presentation of sharing these phrases that give life to an inherently rich dialect.
Native French speakers Robert Perreault and Henri Vaillancourt will introduce the attendees to the expressions they have known, and encourage participants to share what they have heard in their households as French Canadians of Québécois and Acadian origin.
Participants need not know French to enjoy this activity as it will be conducted in English, and the French words and expressions will be explained and translated – often with humorous results. Please note: this presentation is specifically about French Canadian expressions – Québécois, Acadian, etc.
Robert B. Perreault (left) has worked as a research assistant/oral history interviewer, librarian/archivist, freelance writer, historical tour guide, public speaker, photographer, and conversational French teacher to promote Manchester’s history and New England’s Franco-American culture since 1973. His works of nonfiction and fiction, written in French, in English or in both languages, include seven books and more than 150 articles, essays, and short stories published in the US, Canada and France. Perreault holds an MA in French with specialization in New England Franco-American studies from Rhode Island College and an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from SNHU. In June 2012, Manchester’s Centre Franco-American named him “Franco-American of the Year.”
Henri Vaillancourt (right) is from Greenville, NH, a formerly francophone-majority community of Québécois and Acadians, and a fluent speaker of his maternal French Canadian dialect. Greenville’s rural, land-forest-based orientation – where hunting, fishing, farming, lumbering were prominent – strongly influenced his life‘s passions. A strong interest in indigenous material culture led to a pastime building of birchbark canoes and – following a time in UNH forestry programs – evolved into self employment. In the 70s this passion grew to include research with indigenous communities in Quebec, and ultimately to the formation in 1977 with associate Todd Crocker of The Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts , a 501-c-3 foundation for the purposes of archival documentation of traditional technologies. Two of the main focuses of this work related to the birchbark canoe and the snowshoe ; these implements of indigenous invention were supremely important to the French in New France as travel, exploration, and the highly profitable fur trade would have been inefficient without them. Over 15 years, he and Todd Crocker documented on broadcast-quality videotape, in stills, and notes the construction of these and other material-culture items among the Cree, Innu, Attikamek and Algonquin in Quebec.
His work with the building of birchbark canoes has been featured in The Virtuoso – Face To Face With 40 Extraordinary Talents ; Yankee Magazine ; Sports Afield ; Wooden boat; The Wood And Canvas Canoe; The Wooden Ship; in juried exhibitions at The Renwick Gallery – Smithsonian Institution, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell, and The American Craft Museum, NY. Sponsored by the Smithsonian, he has demonstrated at Man and His World, Montreal [Expo71] , and The Folklife Festival, Washington, DC ; at Mystic Seaport Museum, and in Shimane, Japan. His work resides in museum collections throughout the world, and those of Michael Eisner, Lord Palumbo, Edgar Bronfman, and others.
He has written for Fine Woodworking, Wooden Boat, and numerous other publications. His Wooden Boat article “The Enys Birchbark Canoe – A late -1700s treasure rediscovered in a stone barn in England’’ was subsequently selected for ‘Best Magazine Reads’ by the Globe and Mail, Toronto.
Currently, Henri is digitizing and editing more of the research material done with native peoples in Quebec for additional videos and publications.
Promoting awareness of the legitimacy of colloquial French dialects is another of Henri’s passionate interests. To that end he has developed Powerpoint presentations based on his research to show the origins of these dialects and their relationship to each other here in North America and in Europe.
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Pierre Gendreau-Hétu
Time Travelling Back to Our French Roots Through Y-DNA: New France Surnames and Cross-Atlantic Genealogy
DNA data have been redefining genealogy for over two decades. Powerful genomic tools made available to family historians lead to impressive results that many are still unaware of. The exceptional birth rates observed in 17th and 18th-century New France provide a unique access to colonial times thanks to a method called lineage triangulation. The comparison of unbroken male (or female) lines allows deductions about the French settlers of the St. Lawrence Valley and their biological identity. This talk features several settlers’ families and displays new genealogical evidence through the transmission of the Y chromosome from father to son, similar to the family name of patrilineal tradition.
Concluding attention is paid to the pioneer Pierre Gendreau dit La Poussière (1633-1673[?]), a mason born on the island of Oléron off the Atlantic port of La Rochelle. This comparative study of DNA samples taken from Gendreau individuals in both North America and France (Oléron) answers questions whose resolution was up to now a matter of speculation, due to the limits of classical documentation. The cases presented are part of the Généalogie Québec DNA Project. This citizen science framework hosted by FamilyTreeDNA is based on a collaboration with University of Montreal’s Research Program in Historical Demography and the Drouin Genealogical Institute associated with it.
Pierre Gendreau-Hétu is a linguist and has a doctoral education from the University of Montreal. Originally from Quebec City, this independent scholar is interested in the Laurentian population with a particular interest in place names and family names, notably from the angle of genetic data. Mr. Gendreau-Hétu has developed an expertise in DNA genealogy in the last decade and his research in Europe and North America has resulted in conferences and publications, both in the university setting and for the general public. The most recent expression of this work is the Généalogie Québec DNA project, which he founded in collaboration with the PRDH-IGD.
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Marielle Cote-Gendreau
Migration Patterns of French-Canadians to New England
Sociology Dept – Princeton University
The industrialization era came with new opportunities and challenges that shaped migration patterns for French Canadians. Notably, an estimated million migrated to the United States between 1840 and 1930. In the same time period, French Canadians headed in large numbers to cities and new colonization regions across Canada. However, it is still unclear what motivated these large population movements and who took part in them. The presenter assembled a large dataset of migrants and non-migrants by linking the 1852 Canadian census to the 1880 and 1881 U.S. and Canadian censuses, tracking over 30,000 Quebec natives over a thirty-year period. This large-scale approach provides valuable information on the personal and local conditions that influenced people to either stay or leave. This presentation will focus on the Quebec-U.S. migration flow and bring to light its agricultural, community, family, and individual determinants.
Marielle Côté-Gendreau is a PhD student in Demography and Social Policy at Princeton University. Her current work uses large-scale data and methods to uncover the causes and mechanisms of French-Canadian migrations across North America in the late 19th century. She has participated for several years in the Research Program in Historical Demography (PRDH) at the University of Montreal, which focuses on the reconstruction of the historical population of Quebec through vital record linkage.
American-Canadian Genealogist
September 15, 2023, Issue Published
50th Anniversary Reception
At the ACGS Library in Manchester, NH
September 24th, 2023 11am – 3pm
Open to All Members and his/her guest at no charge, but registration will be needed for a head count for refreshments. We are planning on offering small sandwiches, chips, non-alcoholic beverages, and desserts.
We hope that members will come to mix and mingle with fellow members and observe the memorabilia from years past and marvel at the amazing accomplishment of making it to our 50th Anniversary!
Registration opens on August 1st and closes September 15th. Click here to register.
Reception Slideshow Presentation
October 14, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens May 1st – Closes October 7th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®
That First Trip to the Courthouse
Sooner or later, it happens to every genealogist: we’ve combed through everything we can possibly find online or on microfilm – census records, ship passenger lists, and so much more. But there are still so many questions we haven’t answered yet about our ancestors. And the only place those answers might be is the dreaded, imposing, intimidating courthouse. But if we’re prepared beforehand with the rules of the road, what to expect, what to ask for, and even how to be sure we’ll be welcomed back the next time, that first trip to the courthouse can be a rewarding and, yes, even a fun experience.
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®, is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.
November 11, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens May 1st – Closes November 4th for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Lisa Elvin-Staltari
Are You a Daughter or Son of Quebec Royalty? Find Your Lineage!
Quebec Royalty–Les Filles Du Roi, an analysis of the reasons why Les Filles Du Roi were so essential. We will examine the program, the voyages, the rewards, the marriages and the subsequent effects on North America. A handful of Filles du Roi have been selected as case studies to demonstrate the impact they and their descendants made.
Lisa Elvin-Staltari owns Have Roots, Will Travel. A genealogist, writer and speaker for the past 15 years, her specialty is French Canadian Genealogy. She has been a volunteer genealogist for both the Pima and Yavapai County Library Systems. She is currently the Membership Chairperson for La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan (SFRSC) Lisa has spoken at local and regional conferences in addition to writing for her blog and for several Society journals. Her YouTube Channel “Have Roots Will Travel” focuses on French Canadian genealogy and her series “Les Filles Du Roi” is an ongoing labor of love!
December 9, 2023 – Webinar – 4pm
Registration Opens May 1st – Closes December 2nd for individual registration – Click here for individual registration.
Diane Boumenot
The Real Life of New England Vital Records
Understanding when, where and why New England vital records were created, and the changes in those practices over the years, can help us find them today. What additional abstracts have been created? What forms of these records are available online? What kind of records might take the place of a vital record? Improve your family history research today by maximizing your ability to locate the records that tie generations together.
Diane MacLean Boumenot specializes in southern New England family history research and publishes genealogical guidance on her website, One Rhode Island Family. In 2018 she co-authored the National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States volume, Research in Rhode Island. Diane speaks on Legacy Family Tree Webinars on New England genealogy and also TechZone topics. She holds a B.A. in American History and English from Wesleyan University. She is currently serving as President, New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and as Vice President of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society.
American-Canadian Genealogist
December 15, 2023, Issue Published
