From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Feb 22 15:35:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1MMZGjb006496; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:35:16 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1MMZDmC002132 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:35:13 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1MK5sFI007773 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:05:54 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1MK5slf007772 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:05:54 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1MJSJFI007642 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:28:19 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1MLvSY0003819 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:57:28 -0700 X-Envelope-From: RRoberts@cslib.org Wed Feb 22 14:57:27 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1MLvRjb003810 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:57:27 -0700 Received: from ns2.cslib.org (mail.cslib.org [149.152.89.126]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1MLvJf2017470 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:57:20 -0700 Received: from CSL1-MTA by ns2.cslib.org with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:58:35 -0500 Message-Id: <43FC981A020000130007AFEE@ns2.cslib.org> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 7.0 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:58:02 -0500 From: "Richard Roberts" To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by admin.rootsweb.com id k1MLvRjb003810 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists5.rootsweb.com id k1MLvSY0003819 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by roots-l.rootsweb.com id k1MJSJFI007642 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com X-Spam-Score: 4.901 (****) BAYES_00,URIBL_SORBS_DNSBL,URIBL_SS_RHSBL Subject: [ROOTS-L] New England Regional Genealogical Conference 2007 E-ZINE NUMBER 2 Ninth New England Regional Genealogical Conference 26-29 April 2007 Connecticut Convention Center and Marriott Downtown Hartford, Connecticut www.nergc.org HARTFORD 2007 E-ZINE NUMBER 2 Message from Hartford 2007 Co-Chairs 'CONNECT" to Connecticut's Genealogical Resources Other fun things to 'CONNECT" to in Hartford Making 'CONNECTions": Participating Societies and Organizations Last Call for Papers Hartford 2007 Vendors and Exhibitors About this e-zine MESSAGE FROM HARTFORD 2007 CO-CHAIRS: Welcome to the second NEW ENGLAND CONNECTions 2007 e-zine! Between now and April 2007, we'll continue to update the genealogical community on what's happening with the ninth New England Regional Genealogical Conference through periodic e-zines like this one. Please share them with your friends and associates and anyone else you feel may be interested in attending the Conference. Practice makes perfect, and by learning from the eight Regional Conferences NERGC has previously put together, Hartford 2007 is shaping up to be the best ever. We have experienced conference planners and organizers working on NEW ENGLAND CONNECTions 2007 ....some of the best speakers including Patricia Law Hatcher, Cyndi Howells, and Henry Z 'Hank" Jones ....some of the best National and Regional exhibitors... and the best facilities, the Hartford Marriott Downtown, http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/BDLDT and the Connecticut Convention Center, http://www.ctconventions.com/ to ever hold the Conference. Connecticut is proud to host the New England Regional Conference for the second time. The conference in Cromwell in April 1997 was very successful, and NEW ENGLAND CONNECTions 2007 will exceed that success. Yankee magazine recently observed that Hartford is 'becoming one of the good-news stories of metropolitan New England," noting that it 'is now beginning to shine as brightly as the moon on the nearby Connecticut River." Discover Hartford for yourself! Visit the Old State House http://www.ctosh.org/, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/, and the historical treasures operated by the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society, http://www.hartnet.org/als/. But don't forget that the Connecticut State Library and the Connecticut Historical Society have some of the best research collections you will find anywhere. NEW ENGLAND CONNECTions is still a year away, but interest is rapidly building. Start making plans your plans to attend now, watch the NERGC Web page, www.nergc.org for upcoming information, and be sure to register early (the $99 'early bird" rate for the entire conference ends January 15, 2007). With an impressive program in the works and with new and exciting events, including a Librarians Day being planned, you won't want to miss this memorable gathering. Thomas F. Howard and Richard C. Roberts, Conference Co-Chairs 'CONNECT" TO CONNECTICUT'S GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES: Connecticut State Library A 'must visit" for anyone with Connecticut ancestors, The History and Genealogy Unit maintains and provides access to comprehensive collections of materials on the history of Connecticut and its people, in support of the State Library's mission 'to preserve and make accessible the records of Connecticut's history and heritage." Their website, http://www.cslib.org/ , provides an excellent introduction to what you will find there and their hours of operation. Connecticut Historical Society The Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth Street at Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 Tel: (860) 236-5621, http://www.chs.org/ is a non-profit museum, library, and education center. Its mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the diverse people - past and present - who have made Connecticut their home. The library, with more than 100,000 volumes and nearly three million manuscripts, including one of the nation's finest genealogical collections, is one of the state's major historical repositories along with Yale University, the State Library, and the University of Connecticut. Godfrey Memorial Library The Godfrey Memorial Library was incorporated in 1947 as a 'free public library of books, pamphlets, periodicals and other materials in the fields of American biography and genealogy and in related fields; to carry on and promote investigation and research in these fields and to publish the results thereof" The Library, at 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 (860) 346-4375, http://www.godfrey.org/ continues its mission of collecting genealogical materials and publishing. Its holdings include genealogies, reference books and indexes, including the 226 volume American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), the largest genealogical reference set ever published. And one of our Participating Societies, the Connecticut Society of Genealogists With more than 4,000 members worldwide, is among the largest societies devoted exclusively to U.S. genealogy. Its office, located at 175 Maple Street, East Hartford, (860) 569-0002 includes a Genealogy Library containing more than a thousand volumes covering a wide range of topics. As you might expect, its special strengths are Connecticut and neighboring states, but it also has material from across the U.S. and the world. Visit the CSL Web page, http://www.csginc.org/ to find out more! "CONNECT" to the numerous other genealogical, historical and cultural societies and organizations in the Hartford area. See: Connecticut Historical Museums on the Web http://www.cslib.org/histmuse.htm Connecticut Historical Societies http://www.cslib.org/histsoc.htm And, to learn more about sources of vital records and other Connecticut genealogical resources, visit Sources of Information for Genealogists, http://www.cslib.org/genealogy.htm Connecticut Vital Records Access, http://www.cslib.org/vitals.htm Connecticut Societies Incorporated or Authorized to do Business or Conduct Affairs in Connecticut, http://www.cslib.org/genesoc.htm Hereditary Societies of Connecticut, http://www.societyct.org/ While in Hartford, you can also visit the Mark Twain House and Museum, http://www.marktwainhouse.org/ the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/, homes of two Connecticut authors who made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States. OTHER FUN THINGS TO 'CONNECT" TO IN HARTFORD: We've highlighted some of the wonderful research opportunities in and around Hartford. But there are many, many other things to see and do. Check out these helpful websites: · Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau http://www.enjoyhartford.com/ · Hartford, Connecticut Landmarks, History, Neighborhoods http://hartford.omaxfield.com/index.html · Connecticut Tourism http://www.tourism.state.ct.us/ · Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp · Connecticut Humanities Council http://www.ctculture.org/ In future issues of this e-zine we'll highlight even more of what Hartford has to offer. MAKING 'CONNECTions": NERGC'S PARTICIPATING SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ========================================= NERGC 2007 is being made possible by the participation of the organizations listed below. You'll be able to 'connect" with their members at booths in the Exhibit Hall, at tables at the Society Fair, and as they serve as Conference volunteers. In addition, many of the Participating Societies will have special events, meetings or exhibits planned in conjunction with the Conference. We'll tell you about some of them in future issues. 1. American French Genealogical Society www.afgs.org 2. Cape Cod Genealogical Society www.capecodgensoc.org 3. Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society www.cmgs-inc.org 4. Connecticut Ancestry Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctcas 5. Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council www.rootsweb.com/~ctpgc 6. Connecticut Society of Genealogists www.csginc.org 7. The Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor www.societyct.org/windsor.htm 8. Falmouth Genealogical Society www.falgen.org 9. Genealogical Society of Vermont www.rootsweb.com/~vtgsv 10. Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston www.jgsgb.org 11. Maine Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~megs 12. Massachusetts Genealogical Council http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/ 13. Massachusetts Society of Genealogists www.rootsweb.com/~masgi 14. National Archives & Records Admin., Waltham MA www.archives.gov 15. New England Historic Genealogical Society www.NewEnglandAncestors.org 16. New Hampshire Society of Genealogists www.nhsog.org 17. Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut & the Northeast www.pgsctne.org 18. Rhode Island Genealogical Society http://users.ids.net/~ricon/rigs.html 19. The South Shore Genealogical Society http://rootsweb.com/~massgs 20. The Irish Ancestral Research Association http://tiara.ie ========================== ABOUT THIS E-ZINE This e-zine is sent to you at your request or because of your involvement in NERGC 2007.We welcome your thoughts and suggestions for items to appear in future issues. Please send them to Michael Spellmon, at rootsearcher@email.com. 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