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Past Times
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, INC.
President's Message
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Volume 9, Issue 1, September 2017 www.msoginc.org
Begin the membership renewal process on our homepage at www.msoginc.org
This is going to be a great year at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc., and you are going to want to be a part of it.
The 2016-17 membership year ended on 31 August. September first marks the beginning of a new membership year. Have you renewed yet? If not, you are technically no longer a member.
Fortunately MSOG allows a grace period for renewals. BUT that grace period ends this month. You MUST have joined or renewed no later than 30 September in order to get member pricing on the Annual Meeting and Program, which will be held on 4 November at the Marlborough County Club. Joining or renewing early in the membership year also ensures that your subscription to the Society’s genealogical journal, MASSOG, continues uninterrupted, and helps both our chapter and the state board to budget for events and activities in the coming year.
How do I renew or join? We make it as easy as we can for you to renew or join. If you will be present at one of the chapter meetings in September—that is, a regular meeting of the Bristol, Merrimack Valley, Middlesex, or Worcester chapter—you can give a check or cash—$25 for an individual membership—to your chapter’s membership director. At this time individual chapters are not equipped to process credit card payments in person.
You can also renew online. Online payment may be made by credit card or PayPal, or you can mail a check. I’ve heard of some confusion about the online process, so I’m going to walk you through it step-by-step. You can join or renew online using virtually any device that connects to the internet, including your computer, your smartphone, or your tablet.
Follow the steps along with me to renew.
Denise Picard Lindgren, President
Start at our home page at www.msoginc.org and click the green button to renew. On the next screen,
choose your section and click on it (below).
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CALENDAR Past Times Volume 9, Issue 1, September 2017
Content
Calendar 2
New Members 3
Webinar Series 2017-2018 3
Annual Meeting 4
Chapter Elections 4
Help Wanted 5
Membership Reminder 6
SAVE THE DA
Monthly Webinars Return October 24 “Welcome to the Graveyard – a Valuable Resource
for Genealogists” Presented by Brenda Sullivan
Register at msoginc.org
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, INC. MSOGINC.ORG P.O. Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215
Statement of Purpose The Society’s mission is to promote and encourage Massachusetts genealogical research at all levels—beginner, amateur, and professional. The Society is a Massachusetts nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The corporation was formed for the following reasons:
“To bring together all persons interested in genealogy, beginner, amateur, and professional;
To set standards of conduct; to insure public access to records; to provide education in genealogical research;
To act in whatever manner needed to promote genealogy and family history; and
To bring together families both past and present.”
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 June 1975
Past Times Editors: Diane Boumenot
and Sara Campbell Past Times is published monthly (except for July & August) by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc., and is available free to all at msoginc.org.
Membership Information Members receive the Past Times newsletter, free issues of MASSOG, free queries, access to webinars, and participation in the Members’ Surname Project. Membership is from September 1 to August 31, with membership renewals due by July 1.
INDIVIDUAL dues are $25.00 per year FAMILY dues are $30.00 per year
Membership applications received July 1st and thereafter will be applied to the following year’s membership. Membership choices are:
BR/Bristol MV/Merrimack Valley MX/Middlesex WR/Worcester
Chapter affiliation is at the complete discretion of the member, regardless of residence. The membership application is on our website. Join using PayPal online or mail your application and check.
Address any questions to [email protected] or to the appropriate officer, committee chair, or delegate; email addresses are listed on page 5.
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MIDDLESEX Saturday, September 9
1:30 PM
Marta Crilly, City of Boston Archivist
"What’s in the Boston Archives for
Genealogists?"
Acton Memorial Library
486 Main Street
Acton, MA
MERRIMACK VALLEY Saturday, September 23
10:00 AM
E. Phillip Brown
"Images of America: Greeks of the Merrimack Valley"
Georgetown Peabody Library
2 Maple Street
Georgetown, MA
WORCESTER
Wednesday, September 13
7:00 PM Pam Holland
"Discovering Cousins Using DNA – Tools and
Case Studies for Exploring Your
Autosomal DNA Matches"
Saxe Room
Worcester Public Library
3 Salem Street
Worcester, MA
BRISTOL Saturday, September 16
11:00 AM Business Meeting
11:30 Member Sharing
12:00 Presentation
Janis Duffy
“Passenger Lists for the Port
of Boston
1848 – 1891”
Somerset Public Library
1464 County Street
Somerset, MA
Bonus Merrimack Valley DNA Session
Saturday, September 30, 10:00 AM Georgetown Peabody Library
Peg Plummer returns to share her expertise with DNA
analysis, fresh from GRIP’s Advanced DNA class.
We continue to schedule webinar presenters through May 2018. If you
have a suggested topic that would be of interest to our members,
please email us at [email protected] with details of your
proposed presentation, or a recommended speaker. We are always on
the lookout for new and interesting topics, and welcome any and all
ideas! Never presented a webinar before? We will assist you to bring
your topic to our virtual audience
Remember, you can still replay our June webinar in the Members area of
the web site!
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WEBINAR SERIES 2017-2018
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New Members Bristol
Karen Griffin Bonnie Mendes
Lisa Segura Mark A. Wentling
Merrimack Valley
Alan & Maureen Aulson Chandler Billeter Jessica Carpenter
Diane Detour Christine Fiechter
Angela & Emmet Harris Maggie Raymond Marylouise White
Middlesex
Karol Bartlet Mary Burdick Darren Foster
Nanette Whitney-Gorton Marguerite Krupp Suzanne Sanders
Teresa Scott
Worcester
Kimberly Ashe Robert Briere
James & Mary Soloperto Leonard Rea
Totals: Bristol 83 Merrimack Valley 80 Middlesex 119 Worcester 101
Please send any changes in contact information to [email protected] Thank you!
On the next page that appears, enter your information in the boxes and select choices for our publications – note the chapter you chose is shown at the top – and “Submit.” The next page will take you to the PayPal site. Make sure you select the level of membership by clicking on the open circle to the right of the fees.
Who Will You Run Into at the 2017 Annual Meeting?
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Marlborough Country Club Talks * Prizes * Lunch * Friends * Exhibit Booths
Registration Information Coming Soon!
Please welcome the new officers of our four chapters. It is through your active participation that we flourish as a society. Thank you to those who stepped up to take a leadership role for the first time! We also salute those who are returning for another term, or shifting responsibilities to a new position. We can all bring a valuable perspective to guiding MSOG Inc. into the future.
MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAPTER OFFICERS: President: Diane Brooks-Sherry Vice President: Kelly Fox Treasurer: Diane Laferriere Secretary: Carol Katsulis Membership: Nancy DiMento-Jerome
MIDDLESEX CHAPTER OFFICERS:
President: Deborah Lee Stewart Treasurer: Paul Keeler Secretary: Erica Dakin Voolich Membership: Dottie Ruiz
WORCESTER CHAPTER OFFICERS: President: Willis Alford Vice President: Seema-Jayne Kenney Secretary: Susan Dion Treasurer: Deborah E. Cardoni Membership: Steven D. Yankus
BRISTOL CHAPTER OFFICERS: President: Kathleen Rubano Vice President: Patricia Gailes Secretary: Terence Dugan Treasurer: Gene Kosinski Membership: Carol Gafford Archivist: Paula Muggleton
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CHAPTER ELECTIONS
Help Wanted: Would You Like to Serve as a Delegate to NERGC or FGS, or Assist with our MASSOG Writing Contest?
Planning meetings for NERGC 2019 will begin soon. Want to get more involved? For more information contact [email protected].
The MASSOG Editorial Board is looking for volunteers to serve on the Writing Contest Committee that will oversee our 2018 Writing Contest. You will:
Update the contest rules
Advertise the contest
Receive and submit entries to the board of judges
Present the prizes at the annual meeting
Forward all articles to the Editorial Board in the order of their placement
The Writing Contest Committee does not need editorial experience, only a willingness to commit fully to the contest for one term. Of course they would also be welcome to help in the future! The 2018 Writing Contest ends at the annual meeting in November 2018. To volunteer, please email the editor at [email protected]
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STATE OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS
President Denise Picard Lindgren [email protected]
Vice President C. Yvonne Hickey [email protected]
Treasurer Michael McClellan [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary Patricia Stano-Carpenter [email protected]
Recording Secretary Lynda Page [email protected]
Membership Director Margaret R. Fortier [email protected]
Historian/Archivist Seema-Jayne Kenney [email protected]
Bristol Chapter Kathleen Rubano, President [email protected]
Merrimack Valley Chapter Diane Brooks-Sherry, President [email protected]
Middlesex Chapter Deborah Lee Stewart, President [email protected]
Worcester Chapter Willis Alford, President [email protected]
MASSOG Editor George D. Martin [email protected]
Past Times Editor Diane Boumenot and Sara Campbell [email protected]
Webmaster Hope Tillman [email protected]
COMMITTEES & CHAIRS
Annual Meeting C. Yvonne Hickey [email protected]
Audit Robert Farmer [email protected]
Research & Education Seema-Jayne Kenney [email protected]
Technology Hope Tillman [email protected]
Writing Contest Editorial Board [email protected]
DELEGATES
FGS (Federation of Genealogical Societies) Vacant [email protected]
MGC (Massachusetts Genealogical Council) Denise Picard Lindgren [email protected]
NERGC (New England Regional Vacant [email protected]
Genealogical Consortium, Inc.)
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OUR NEW MEMBERSHIP YEAR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1
Renew now to continue your valuable Member Benefits:
Attend the Annual Meeting in November at the Member Rate
Receive copies of our journal, MASSOG
Access 40 years of MASSOG online
Receive 10 monthly copies of Past Times
Learn from 8 Members-Only Webinars
Attend 36+ chapter meetings
Membership Year: September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018
Individual Membership - $25.00
Family Membership (2 members at the same address) - $30.00
Organization/Business Membership - $25.00
Select your Chapter affiliation (or join as an Organization) and renew at www.msoginc.org, or send your name, address, telephone number, email, and a check to:
MSOG, Inc.
P. O. Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215
P.O. Box 215
Ashland, MA 01721-0215
http://www.msoginc.org
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