PROGRAM SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Henry Z “Hank” Jones, Jr., FASG, one of our three featured speakers, was a film actor for 25 years, and his credits include eight Disney movies and many television shows. His background as an entertainer makes him a captivating lecturer. But beyond that, he has been a professional genealogist since 1965 and is a respected Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. He specializes in tracing 18th century German emigrants and is the author of The Palatine Families of Ireland, The Palatine Families of New York, More Palatine Families, Weesterwald to America, and Even More Palatine Families and his popular books, Psychic Roots and More Psychic Roots.

Hank’s lecture topics are “Tracing the Origins of Early 18th Century Palatine and Other Emigrants” (Session F-215) and “When The Sources Are Wrong!” (Session S-302). At Saturday evening’s banquet, sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, he’ll share his adventures behind the NBC-TV dramatization of his ground-breaking bestseller Psychic Roots and even more amazing serendipitous experiences contributed by genealogists worldwide for his sequel More Psychic Roots. You won’t want to miss this entertaining presentation!

Read more about Hank Jones on our featured speakers Web page, http://www.nergc.org/2007/featuredspeakers2007.htm. And check out Hank’s own Web page at http://www.hankjones.com/

Horace Waters, one of the speakers on the NARA track, will be presenting “Beyond the Census” (Session T-114) and “19th and Early 20th Century Crew Lists” (Session F-216). He has worked for the National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region, Waltham, MA, for four years. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. degree in Life Sciences, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A ninth-generation New Englander, he has 15 years experience with New England genealogical and historical records. He is a member of the NEHGS, NGS, and the Society of American Archivists. Our deep apologies to Horace for previous misspellings of his name.