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SUMMARY:IN PERSON- Basics of New England Research
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DTSTAMP:20260415T041100Z
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LOCATION:100 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT 06488, United States
ROOM: Kingsley Room A/B
DESCRIPTION:This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed t
 o our Kingsley Room. If you want to watch the program from home, registerÂ
  here.Whether your ancestors lived in New England in the 17th century or t
 he 21st century, this  presentation will give you the basic information t
 o begin—and advance—your research into  New England records. In prepa
 ration for the release of the Sixth Edition of Genealogist’s  Handbook 
 for New England Research, this presentation will give you the basic histor
 ical  context, general organization of records, go-to resources, and uniq
 ue strategies that will give  you a good foundation to succeed in tracing
  your New England ancestors. NOTE: New  England includes the present-day 
 states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New  Hampshire, Rhode Island
 , and Vermont. David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist has been on the sta
 ff of American Ancestors/NEHGS  since 1993 and is an internationally reco
 gnized speaker on the topics of genealogy and  history. He has authored m
 any articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register,  th
 e New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, Mayflower Descend
 ant,  and American Ancestors magazine; and is the author of eleven books 
 including A Guide to  Massachusetts Cemeteries and Vital Records of Stoug
 hton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year  1850. David is an elected Fe
 llow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Mass., and a  lif
 e member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati and the General So
 ciety of the  War of 1812. David also serves as the tribal genealogist fo
 r the Massachusett Tribe  at Punkapoag in Massachusetts. His areas of exp
 ertise include New England and Atlantic  Canadian records of the 17th thr
 ough 21st century; American and international military records; DNA resea
 rch; and Native American and African American genealogical research in  N
 ew England. Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is fre
 e to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registrati
 on is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury
  Public Library.  For more information about this program, please email R
 ebecca at rrandall@biblio.org or call the reference desk at 203-262-0626 
 ext 2.
URL:https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/person-basics-new-england-resea
 rch
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