PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

One of the features of New England CONNECTions is a track called "Federal Records at the National Archives". Three National Archives and Records Administration speakers, Walter V. Hickey, Jean F. Nudd, and Horace H. Waters, will present a total of eight sessions:

Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor by Jean Nudd
Revolutionary War Records by Walter V. Hickey
Beyond the Census by Horace Walters
African-American Research by Walter Hickey
Archival Research Strategies and Techniques by Jean Nudd
19th and Early 20th Century Crew Lists by Horace Walters
Dear Mr. Secretary... by Walter Hickey
Where'd They Go? by Jean Nudd

Jean Nudd has worked for the National Archives and Records Administration since 1994, managing the genealogy reading room in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Walter Hickey has been with NARA since 1990. In great demand as a lecturer, he has entertained New England audiences for more than a decade with his often irreverent and always informative presentations.

A ninth-generation New Englander, Horace Waters has 15 years experience with New England genealogical and historical records. He has worked for NARA for four years.

For more information, see the full program at http://www.nergc.org/2007/program2007.htm.