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Spring Research Getaway 2022

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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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Experts

David Lambert

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. 
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Ann Lawthers

Ann Lawthers

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

Melanie McComb

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

Rhonda R. McClure

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

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.
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Sheilagh Doerfler

Sheilagh Doerfler

Senior Genealogist
Areas of Expertise: colonial New England, New Netherland, Ireland, Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Scandinavia, and African American research.
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Hallie Kirchner

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.
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