Worcester Chapter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday night of the month at 7:00 PM except that winter meetings (November-March) are held on the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM.
Meetings are held at the Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge Street (Route 12) at the
intersection of Brotherton Way. Brotherton Way runs from Southbridge Street to
Auburn Street between the Library and the Auburn Mall.
(DIRECTIONS TO AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY: Take Exit 10 from the Massachusetts Turnpike and follow the signs for Route 12 North. The Library will be on your right just after the Auburn Mall.)
MSOG is divided into five regional chapters. Annual membership in the society includes free attendance at any chapter meeting. Each Chapter has its own annual meeting and election.
Officers
President: Pat McGrath
Vice-Presidents: Leslie Albrecht Huber and Kay Sheldon
Treasurer: Ginger Carter
Secretary: Janet Bessett
Membership:Susan Hosker
Hospitality:Linda Pelletier
The Chapter now has available a CD of Vital Statistics from 1916 to 1920 put together by members. See Chapter News for more information.
The Worcester Chapter
September 14, 2010
The September meeting of the Worcester Chapter will be held on TUESDAY, September 14 at the Auburn Public Library, Southbridge Street, Auburn, MA. Come join us as we start out a new, exciting and informative year of genealogy lectures!
The room will open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
with a short business meeting. Then we will hear from our speaker for the evening, Elissa Scalise Powell. Her topic is "Evaluating Sources on the Internet."
Schedule of Speakers 2010-2011
| Date/Time |
Speaker/Topic |
Location |
| September 14, 2010, 7:00-9:00 |
Topic: Evaluating Sources on the Internet
All kinds of data is available on the Internet, but how can one evaluate what is true? Learn what kinds of data are more reliable than others and why, and how to weigh conflicting pieces of information.
This lecture will discuss the differences and reliability factors between scanned images and transcribed data and how each should be approached when choosing to incorporate the data into our own research. Learning the source of your source is important. A discussion of primary and secondary information, and direct and indirect evidence is presented in order to understand which elements lend to the believability of a document or piece of data. A case study using an EllisIsland.org index entry which points to a mis-linked manifest is analyzed and solved. Come and gain insight into records that seem so easily available on the Internet and how to feel confidant in their reliability.
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, a western Pennsylvania researcher and former Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) director, is a Trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists; an instructor for Boston University's on campus and online Genealogy Research Certificate course; coordinator for the Professional Genealogy Course at the Samford University's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research; and co-coordinator of the 2010 Salt Lake Institute's Accreditation/Certification Preparation course. She is a regional and national speaker on methodology, Pennsylvania records, professional development, and society management. |
Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| October 5, 2010, 7:00-9:00 |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| November 6, 2010 |
MSOG 35th Annual Meeting & Conference
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Courtyard Marriott Marlborough |
| December 4, 2010, 10:00 A.M.- Noon |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
January 8, 2011, 10:00 A.M. - Noon
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| February 5, 2011, 10:00 A.M. - Noon |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| March 5, 2011, 10:00 A.M. - Noon |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| April 12, 2011, 7:00 - 9:00 |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| May 10, 2011, 7:00 - 9:00 |
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Auburn Public Library, Auburn, MA |
| June 7, 2011, 6:00 - 9:00 |
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