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Spring Research Getaway 2022

Welcome!

Thank you for registering for the Spring Research Getaway, June 9-11 at the American Ancestors Research Center in Boston, MA!

Please reach out to education@nehgs.org if you have any questions prior to the program. 

Please watch our pre-program webinar to help you prepare: 

Schedule

Thursday, June 9

9:00 a.m. Refreshments, welcome and introductions
10:15 a.m. Overview of American Ancestors Collections
10:45 a.m. Using the American Ancestors Library Catalog and Digital Library
11:15 a.m. Library Tour (optional), meet on 7th floor
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Personal Research
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Wine and cheese reception, 1st floor

Friday, June 10

9:00 a.m. Refreshments
9:15 a.m. Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors, David Allen Lambert
10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Personal Research and Consultations
5:00-6:00 p.m. Light Dinner

Saturday, June 10

9:00 a.m. Refreshments
9:15 a.m. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Records, Ann Lawthers
10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Personal Research and Consultations

  

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Repository Info

Experts

David Allen Lambert

Chief Genealogist
Areas of expertise: New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; American and international military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England. 

Ann Lawthers

Genealogist
Areas of expertise: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic states, the southern colonies, Ireland, and migration patterns.

Melanie McComb

Senior Genealogist
Areas of expertise: Irish genealogy, DNA, Atlantic Canada, Jewish genealogy, and military records.

Rhonda R. McClure

Senior Genealogist
Areas of expertise: Immigration and naturalization, late 19th and early 20th century urban research, missionaries.

Lindsay Fulton

Chief Research Officer
Area of Expertise: State and Federal Censuses, New England, Ireland, and New York research, with a focus on research methodology and organization. Lindsay also oversees the research team working on the 10 Million Names project.

Sheilagh Doerfler

Senior Genealogist
Sheilagh Doerfler joined American Ancestors in 2013 as a member of the Research and Library Services team.

Hallie Kirchner

Senior Genealogist
Areas of Expertise: 19th-century America, Germany, New York, New York City, Norway, Italy, westward migration, immigration history, and descendancy research.