BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Library Market//iCal Export//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZOOM- Basics of New England Research UID:54616 DTSTAMP:20260415T041100Z DTSTART:20260505T180000Z DTEND:20260505T193000Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Regis ter here if you want to watch it at the library.Whether your ancestors l ived in New England in the 17th century or the 21st century, this  presen tation will give you the basic information to begin—and advance—your r esearch into  New England records. In preparation for the release of the Sixth Edition of Genealogist’s  Handbook for New England Research, this presentation will give you the basic historical  context, general organi zation of records, go-to resources, and unique strategies that will give   you a good foundation to succeed in tracing your New England ancestors. N OTE: New  England includes the present-day states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New  Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. David Allen La mbert, Chief Genealogist has been on the staff of American Ancestors/NEHGS  since 1993 and is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics o f genealogy and  history. He has authored many articles in the New Englan d Historical and Genealogical Register,  the New Hampshire Genealogical R ecord, Rhode Island Roots, Mayflower Descendant,  and American Ancestors magazine; and is the author of eleven books including A Guide to  Massach usetts Cemeteries and Vital Records of Stoughton, Massachusetts, to the en d of the year  1850. David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Hist orical Society in Boston, Mass., and a  life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati and the General Society of the  War of 1812. Da vid also serves as the tribal genealogist for the Massachusett Tribe  at Punkapoag in Massachusetts. His areas of expertise include New England and Atlantic  Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; American an d international military records; DNA research; and Native American and A frican American genealogical research in  New England. Like all Southbur y Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library.  For more in formation about this program, please email Rebecca at rrandall@biblio.org  or call the reference desk at 203-262-0626 ext 2. URL:https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/zoom-basics-new-england-researc h END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR