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Virtual Winter Research Stay-at-Home 2022

Welcome!

Thank you for registering for the Virtual Winter Research Stay-at-Home 2022! 

This program includes: 

  • 6 lectures and access to recordings
  • Lecture handouts and materials
  • 2 half hour one-on-one consultations (scheduled by our staff ahead of time) 
  • Demo sessions with our experts and other participants

Live sessions will be broadcast through Zoom Video Conferencing. Access to a personal device, and internet connection is required to take full advantage of this program. Please see links within the schedule below to join each virtual session.

Schedule and Zoom Links

Thursday, February 24

9:30 a.m. ET Welcome & Introductions Join here
10:15 a.m. ET Consultations and personal research NA
12:00 p.m. ET Break for Lunch NA
1:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: Researching Colonial New England, Ann Lawthers Join here 
3:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: Colonial Conflicts, David Allen Lambert Join here
5:00 p.m. ET Conclude NA

Friday, February 25

10:00 a.m. ET Consultations and personal research NA
12:00 p.m. ET Break for Lunch NA
1:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: Using New England Probate Records, Melanie McComb Join here 
3:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors, David Allen Lambert Join here
5:00 p.m. ET Conclude NA

Saturday, February 26

10:00 a.m. ET Consultations and personal research NA
12:00 p.m. ET Break for Lunch NA
1:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: New England Town Records, Ann Lawthers Join here 
3:00 p.m. ET Lecture & Demo: New England Vital Records to Present Day, Melanie McComb Join here
5:00 p.m. ET Conclude NA

Participant Form

Materials and Handouts

Researching Colonial New England

Handout

Slides(Large)

Slides (Worksheet)

 

Colonial Conflicts

Handout

Slides (Large)

Slides(Worksheet)

 

Using New England Probate Records

Handout

Slides (Large)

Slides (Worksheet)

 

Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors

Handout

Slides (Large)

Slides (Worksheet)

 

Beyond the Vitals: Using New England Town Records

Handout

Slides (Large)

Slides (Worksheet)

Brunswick Maine Selected Town Records

 

New England Vital Records to Present Day

Handout

Slides (Large)

Slides (Worksheet)

Recorded Presentations

Welcome & Introductions

 

Researching in Colonial New England

 

Colonial Conflicts

 

Using New England Probate Records

 

Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors

 

Beyond the Vitals: Using New England Town Records

 

New England Vital Records to Present Day

Expert Bios

Katrina Fahy

Genealogist
Areas of expertise: Lineage Society Applications, Ireland, New York, Virginia, and the Midwest.

Rhonda R. McClure

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

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. 

Melanie McComb

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

Ann Lawthers

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