FOCUS ON THE ETHNIC TRACK

New England CONNECTions will provide many opportunities for you to discover more about your ancestors who moved to New England, including the following lecture sessions:

General
Janis P. Duffy, A Journey Through Time: Finding Your Ancestral Home (T-104), Thurs. 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

African Americans and Native Americans
Eric G. Grundset, African American and American Indian Patriots of the Revolutionary War from New England S-310, 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Walter V. Hickey, African-American Research: Records of the Freedman’s Bureau 1865-1872 F-205, 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

Asian
Edward Isamu Shibata, Ph.D. An Asian-American’s Journey into Asian Genealogy, T-115, 4:00 P.M. -5:00 P.M.

English
Henry B. Hoff, CG, FASG Methods for Identifying the English Origins of American Colonists. F-209, 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Kathryn Smith Black, Using the British Census, S-317, 1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.

French Canadian
Patty Vigeant Locke, How to Begin to Research Your French Canadian Family, T-109, 2:45 P.M. -3:45 P.M.

Michael J. Leclerk, The Goldmine in Quebec’s Notarial Records, F-104, 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

Irish
Donna M. Moughty, Applying for Your Irish Passport: An Introduction to Irish Records S-304, 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

Donna M. Moughty, From Rubble and Ruin: Locating Famine Immigrants S-323, 3:15 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.

Dennis J. Ahern, Researching Genealogy in Irish Newspapers, F-221, 3:15 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.

Vincent E. Feeney, The Forgotten Irish of Nineteenth Century Vermont, F-225, 3:15 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.

Palatine
Henry Z “Hank” Jones, Jr. Tracing the Origins of Early 18th Century Palatine & Other Emigrants. F-215, 1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.

Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine
Matthew Bielawa and Jonathan D. Shea, AG Exploring Your Eastern European Roots in New England and Europe, S-329, 4:45 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.

Russian
Allison L. Ryall, Russian Family Research: Basic Tips and Tricks to Locate Them in American Sources. F-226, 4:45 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.

And don’t forget the Special Interest Groups Thursday evening beginning at 7:30 P.M. They include French Canadian Genealogy with Patti Locke, German Research with Leslie Albrecht Huber, Irish Research with Donna Moughty, and Native and African American Research with Vicki S. Welch, and Scottish Research with Diane Rapaport.

Check out the Web page at http://www.nergc.org/2007/specialinterestgroups.htm to see all the Special Interest Groups already scheduled. Have an interest in a topic that’s not there? If you’d like to form your own group – Italian, Russian, Polish, Hispanic, -- it’s not too late. Contact Allison Ryall at allison@allisonryall.com.