Conferences

The Ontario Genealogical Society Conference is being held May 13-15 in Hamilton Ontario. There are three days full of lectures and a marketplace.

I will be presenting three lectures at this year’s conference. “A Brick Wall Chisel: the Cluster Research Project,” “Maiden Aunts of the 20th Century: the forgotten generation of women” and “The Whys and Wherefores of Scottish Emigration.”

If you are in the area please come by and say hello.

There is still time to register and more information can be found here.

©2011 – Blair Archival Research

I had the opportunity to attend the New England Regional Genealogical Conference from April 7th to April 10th in Springfield, Massachusetts. This was the first time I had attended this conference. The people were great and the atmosphere very relaxed. There was a good selection of speakers, lecture topics and a large marketplace.

Most of my time was spent in the marketplace as I was helping Louise St. Denis at the National Institute for Genealogical Studies booths. Sharon Murphy and Lynn Martel were also assisting Louise. While working at the booth I met Henry Worthington a reader of this blog. It is was great to meet someone who follows “The Passionate Genealogist.”

While there I got the chance to visit the Museum Quadrangle in Springfield. I had heard there was a sculpture garden with characters from Dr. Seuss and then found the four museums. What a treasure hidden in Springfield.

If you have never been to NERGC then I would suggest you think about attending their next conference in 2013 to be held in Manchester, New Hampshire.

©2011 – Blair Archival Research

You can now register for the 2011 Ontario Genealogical Society conference to be held in Hamilton Ontario from May 13th to May 16th. You can find out more about it here. I will be presenting three lectures during the conference. “The Whys and Wherefores of Scottish Emigration,” “Maiden Aunts of the 20th Century – The Forgotten Generation of Women” and “A Brick Wall Chisel – The Cluster Research Project.”

©2011 – Blair Archival Research