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AmericanAncestors.org is the website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). An account offers you online access to hundreds of databases and millions of names. Affiliate accounts courtesy of the NEHGS partnership with FamilySearch and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allow access to many free databases, but this is just the tip of the iceberg of what NEHGS has to offer.
AmericanAncestors.org is offering a free webinar designed for affiliate account holders to discover who they are, what they do, and how they can help you on your family history journey. The live broadcast will be June 11 at 12:00 noon Mountain Time or 2:00 p.m. Eastern. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1538263313108423681 is the link to register. You can also find links to past meetings on the website. One is about using manuscripts in your genealogical research. NEHGS has one of the largest collections of genealogical papers in the United States. Learn how these unique items can benefit your genealogical research.
Another webinar covered sharing your family history with ideas from NEHGS about different ways of sharing your family history findings with your family. Publishing expert Penny Stratton provided tips for organizing your materials for a variety of formats: from home-produced documents to photobooks to Register-style publications to simple online presentations.
New England Ancestors with NEGHS can help you find your 17th century New England Ancestors. Learn the basics of researching your early New England Ancestors from 1601 to 1700 using NEHGS resources, both onsite and online. Discover key reference works, records, and databases available to NEHGS members and guest users.
Founded in 1845, NEHGS is celebrating its 170th birthday this year. NEHGS is older than Utah. When genealogical study became more formalized in the early-nineteenth century, it embraced the earlier folk roots of those who created ornate pen-and-ink or needlework registers and kept detailed family Bible registers. Later, in the mid-nineteenth century, decorative family tree prints were made widely available to the public by lithographers.
NEHGS served as “the attic of New England” for these 170 years. They are the proud owner and preserver of a wide variety of this material. Their library contains 28 million manuscript items in the form of unpublished genealogies, letters, diaries, research notes, and photographs.
For more information, contact Shanna Jones shannasjones@msn.com