Were Your Ancestors in Boston?

The City of Boston has announced a website address http://www.cityofboston.gov/registry/genealogy.asp you can use if you are searching for Boston records. On the website you will find request forms for birth, marriage and death certificates. Be sure to include all the information you have the form to help them match you to your ancestors. They also include a list of other helpful websites. Happy searching!

NGS Early Bird Pricing Deadline is June 15

If you are planning to attend the National Genealogical Society's guided research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City September 15-22, 2013, NGS offers a discount with early bird pricing if you register by June 15. That's next Saturday so do not tarry.

For more information and to register for the trip, visit the NGS research trip web page at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conferences_events/research_tips/slc_research_trip_fall_trip.

Were you unable to Attend the NGS Conference in May?

Not to worry. Recording of lectures presented at the NGA 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas are now available from JAMB, Inc.

The CDs may be purchased for $12 each. A full list of available lecture CDs can be found on their website at http://www.jamb-inc.com/genealogy/ngs/2013-ngs-conference-las-vegas-nv.

These CDs are a great way to avail yourself of expert knowledge. This is a chance to hear speakers and topics of interest that may not be available on a local level.

Canadian Special Interest Group

The Canadian Special Interest Group will not meet during the summer months of June, July, and August.  Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, September 11, at 10 am at the Brewster Ladies Library.

Have a great summer, everyone!

Iceland and genealogy

On my way back from Europe recently, I encountered a statement to this effect on the walls of the Keflavik International Airport:

In Iceland there are so few trees, that people study genealogy in order that they will have at least family trees in their lives.

Thought you would live to know.  *grin*

Free access to Military Records This Weekend

This weekend, May 24- May 27, 2013, findmypast.com, in honor of Memorial Day and all veterans, will be offering free access to its collection of US and international military records. By registering for free on their site, you will be able to explore more than 30 million records, including those from both World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam.





The company now known as "findmypast", originally began digitizing and publishing records from the UK over 10 years ago, including outbound passenger lists from the British Isles, during the years of 1890-1960. Later, they added records from Scotland, Australia, and Ireland. In 2012, they expanded into the US market, publishing the 1940 census, and gradually adding immigration, military and vital records related to the US.  Today, the company is continuing to expand with the addition of more records from all of these countries, as well as a library of searchable newspapers.

If you have not had any experience with findmypast.com, this is the perfect opportunity to become familiar with their website without having to pay any fees. The offer will continue from midnight Thursday, May 23, until midnight Monday, May 27.

After all, what else would you have scheduled over Memorial Day weekend on Cape Cod?

 

 

 



CCGS Annual Meeting and Luncheon

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the Cape Cod Genealogical Society will hold its Annual Luncheon and Meeting at the Old Yarmouth Inn in Yarmouth, Route 6A.  A cash bar and light refreshments will be open at 11:30AM on that day, with the Annual Meeting at noontime, followed by a full luncheon. The after-luncheon speaker will be Marian Pierre-Louis, a professional genealogist, telling about "Brick Wall Tips for Genealogists".

Genealogical books and items will be available for purchase or pickup at the meeting.   Cost will be $26 for the event, including tax and tip. The menu includes an appetizer of clam chowder, choice of three entrees, and a dessert. Entrée choices are: Chicken Francaise, Pork Loin, and Seafood Trio. Mailed invitations to this event with a return envelope should arrive in early May for all members, which you can use to register, indicate your choice of entrée, and send payment by check to CCGS for $26 to Bebe Brock (Crosby1635@gmail.com) at 445 Main Street, Centerville, 02632  by the deadline of Friday, June 7. Questions? -- contact David Martin at davidchina_2000@yahoo.com.