Volume 4, Issue 5

January 2013

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

PAST TIMES – January 2013 Dear Members, To each of you I wish and hope for a very happy and healthy new year. I especially hope it will

be one filled with new discoveries. As we prepare for the New Year and MSOG’s 2013-2014

term of office, I thank each of you for the support you have given as MSOG moves forward.

Without you, your input and your volunteer efforts, MSOG would not be the Society it is today.

Yes, I’m feeling a bit nostalgic as I begin my third term of office because some of our board

members are leaving. However, I am looking forward to working with our new members on

the board who bring a wealth of expertise and especially new ideas. As we, your new board,

begin this term of office, we will hold our first board meeting on January 27, 2013. During this

meeting, we will do as the past board has done every year in January and that is to hold a ses-

sion to determine the goals and direction for this year. In addition to the board, I’m asking you

to participate by letting us know where you would like to see us direct our efforts. Please send

me your input so that it will be included in the session. We want you to participate. We look

forward to your ideas and suggestions. Send your input to president@msoginc.org.

The NERGC (New England Regional Genealogical Consortium, Inc.) conference is rapidly ap-

proaching. The conference will be held in Manchester, NH this year on April 17-21, 2012. To

read more about it or to take advantage of the early bird registration go to http://

www.nergc.org/about-nergc.html.

Happy New Year

Patricia Stano-Carpenter

President

Martha’s Vineyard ChapterMartha’s Vineyard ChapterMartha’s Vineyard ChapterMartha’s Vineyard Chapter————January 9, 2013January 9, 2013January 9, 2013January 9, 2013

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When: Wednesday January 9, 2013.

Where: Family History Center, Vineyard Haven, MA

What: TBA

For more information please contact Marna Waller at catbird10@verizon.net

Worcester ChapterWorcester ChapterWorcester ChapterWorcester Chapter————January 5, 2013January 5, 2013January 5, 2013January 5, 2013

When: Saturday January 5, 2013 10:00AM

Where: Zion Lutheran Church, 41 Whitmarsh Ave., Worcester, MA

What: Matt Brenckle– Research Historian, USS Constitution Museum

The Smartest and Most Capable Ever Known:" USS Constitution's Crew During the War of 1812- For more than a decade, the USS Constitution Museum has researched the lives of Constitution’s War of 1812 crew. Join us as Constitution Museum Research Historian Matthew Brenckle presents some of the common sea-men’s newly discovered personal stories.

For more information please contact Sandy Goodwin at mybones@verizon.net

Or visit http://www.msoginc.org/worcester.html

Middlesex ChapterMiddlesex ChapterMiddlesex ChapterMiddlesex Chapter————January 12, 2013January 12, 2013January 12, 2013January 12, 2013

When: Saturday January 12, 2013 1:30-4:00PM

Where: Goodnow Public Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA

What: Acadian History and Genealogy

Who: Lucie LeBlanc Cosentino

For more information, contact Sharon Christenson, schristenson@verizon.net

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When: Saturday January 19, 2013 1:00-3:00PM

Where: Somerset Public Library 1464 County Street, Somerset, MA

What: Ancestry.com—Learning all about You! Members will bring in laptops and a talk will be given on the personal subscription of Ancestry.com and how useful it is for researching family history.

For more information contact Gaile Fletcher at gfletch00@aol.com

Bristol County ChapterBristol County ChapterBristol County ChapterBristol County Chapter————January 19, 2013January 19, 2013January 19, 2013January 19, 2013

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Merrimack Valley ChapterMerrimack Valley ChapterMerrimack Valley ChapterMerrimack Valley Chapter————January 19, 2013January 19, 2013January 19, 2013January 19, 2013

Start a New Chapter Tradition—Celebrate National Pie Day in January

Banoffee Pie

1 Graham Cracker Crust

Filling

• 2 can(s) (13.4 ounces each) dulce de leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk)

• 4 large bananas

• 1 cup(s) heavy cream

• 1 tablespoon(s) confectioners' sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

At your next chapter meeting, share homemade pies and family pie recipes and celebrate National Pie Day. Pie is a great way to start the new year!

Directions

1. Filling: Spoon dulce de leche into

crust and spread evenly. Peel and slice 3 bananas. Arrange over filling. In bowl, beat cream, sugar, and vanilla just until stiff; spread over bananas. Refrigerate 2 hours.

2. To serve, peel and slice remaining ba-

nana. Arrange over cream.

When: January 19, 2013.

Where: TBA

What: Webinar by Megan Smolenyak: Reverse Genealogy: Finding a Living Person

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Woven in History~The Fabric of New England

It’s not too late to take advantage of the “early-bird” rate for the eagerly anticipated New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) conference to be held on April 17-21 in 2013, at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH. To register and read more about the conference go to http://www.nergc.org/about-nergc.html. If you want a hard copy of the brochure, your chapter may have some left. If not, a PDF of the brochure is available on the website.

Sign up at the conference website for the E-Zine newsletter and follow the latest NERGC 2013 news. MSOG is a charter member of the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium and proud participant

in the 2013 conference. Our society participates in this bi-annual conference--along with other societies

and associations--to put on and run this all-volunteer New England conference.

It’s fun to volunteer at the conference. This is an opportunity to represent your Society, meet new people,

see friends, network with fellow genealogists and participate in what has become a tradition of running

the NERGC Conference.

NERGC CONFERENCE. To contribute your time at the conference or to learn more about volunteering,

contact Christine Bard, Chair of Volunteers at bardc@comcast.net.

MSOG BOOTH. Officers, chapter presidents, and committee chairs will be needed at the MSOG Society

Booth (#703 in the exhibit hall) to speak with members and the public about MSOG. Contact Sharon

Christenson at schristenson@verizon.net to schedule your slot.

LIBRARIANS’ AND TEACHERS’ DAY AT NERGC. To help publicize NERGC’s pre-conference event for Librari-

ans’ and Teachers’ Day contact Karen Trearchis at dktrearchis@comcast.net or Pat Stano-Carpenter at

president@msoginc.org

Under our NERGC participation agreement, MSOG agrees to comply with the requirements outlined be-

low. In return, our society receives a share of the proceeds from the conference. Many of these activities

will be familiar to you from reading Past Times and participating in past conferences.

Provide delegates to act as the Society’s representatives. Sharon Christenson has led the efforts of com-

pliance with the NERGC participation agreement. Other MSOG delegates to NERGC are: Carol Gafford,

Editor of Past Times and a member of the Bristol Chapter; John Hutchins, member of the Middlesex

Chapter; and Seema Kenney, Treasurer of the Worcester Chapter.

Publicize the conference to our members and others. Publicity efforts include placing information in our

newsletter and on our website, as well as on the MSOG Facebook page. In addition, brochures are cir-

culated at chapter meetings, local libraries, and other venues. With the newly available PDF brochure,

we are able to circulate this information via email to members of affiliated groups in Massachusetts.

Countdown to the 2013 hallmark event in New England

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Supply at least one volunteer for committee work--throughout the pre-planning phase and just prior to

the start of the conference. For the 2013 conference, this requirement is being fulfilled by Seema

Kenney, Treasurer of the Worcester Chapter, chairing Technology Day, and Karen Trearchis, Presi-

dent of the Merrimack Valley Chapter along with Patricia Stano-Carpenter, President of MSOG,

chairing Librarians’ and Teachers’ Day.

Provide on-site volunteer hours during the Conference. This is where we look to you, the members of

MSOG, to support your Society and to volunteer your time at the conference in such areas as regis-

tration, hospitality, introducing speakers, collecting evaluations, collecting meal tickets, etc.

Submit Society advertisements for the Conference syllabus. Sharon Christenson designed and submit-

ted the Society ads.

Sponsor a speaker for the conference. MSOG’s sponsored speaker for the 2013 conference is Michael

Brophy who will present, The 1940 Census: Chronicling the Great Depression into World War II.

Share equally in the financial distribution of any excess revenues created by the 2013 Conference, or in

the making up of any financial losses. The NERGC venture has proved lucrative for participating so-

cieties each year. As mentioned above, we look forward to sharing in the profits from this year’s

involvement.

Optional events/activities. MSOG participates in optional events at the conference. At the upcoming

conference in 2013, MSOG will have a booth in the exhibit hall to market the Society. Sharon Chris-

tenson has spearheaded this undertaking. Again, as indicated above, officers and chapter presi-

dents will be needed to [wo]man MSOG’s booth #703 in the Exhibit Hall. Email Sharon at schristen-

son@verizon.net to schedule your slot.

JOIN IN THE FUN. VOLUNTEER FOR …

NERGC CONFERENCE. To contribute your time at the conference or to learn more about volunteering,

contact Christine Bard, Chair of Volunteers at bardc@comcast.net.

MSOG BOOTH. Officers, chapter presidents, and committee chairs will be needed at the MSOG Society

Booth (#703 in the exhibit hall) to speak with members and the public about MSOG. Contact Sharon

Christenson at schristenson@verizon.net to schedule your slot.

LIBRARIANS’ AND TEACHERS’ DAY AT NERGC. To help publicize NERGC’s pre-conference event for Li-

brarians’ and Teachers’ Day contact Karen Trearchis at dktrearchis@comcast.net or Pat Stano-

Carpenter at president@msoginc.org

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Web Browser Differences

The MSOG, Inc. Website may look slightly differently to you depending on what web browser you use. You can read the content from any web browser, but the more current browsers have more functionality and look prettier. According to our web statistics, more than 75% of our viewers are using current browsers but there are still some folks with older browser.

The browser is the software that lets you connect to and interact with web pages. For Windows computers the most common are Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox. For Macintosh computers the most common software is Safari. Tablets and phones frequently have Safari or Chrome. Each of these updates their versions regularly. It is worthwhile to check periodically to find out which version you are using and whether there is a more current version. While many browsers will auto-matically update when it detects a new version, you can always check by looking at the About or Help tab. It will say if you are using the latest version or need to up-grade. Downloading the latest version is easy to do.

Below are snapshots of the website. Top right: iPhone view; Bottom left: view using

a current browser (either Safari, IE9, Firefox, Chrome); Bottom right: view using an

older browser —in this case, IE8. [IE8 is the last version you can use if your com-

puter is running Windows XP.]

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The Flagon and Trencher Society:

Descendants of Colonial Tavern Keepers. (By Bernie Roback)

Flagon and Trencher, was founded in 1962. Those

persons, either male or female, who can prove direct descent from a person conducting a tavern, inn, ordinary, or other type of hostelry prior to 4 July 1776 can become members. In colonial times, tav-

erns, ordinaries, pubs and other hostelries were usually kept in a per-son's home and no other building existed for this purpose. Therefore,

the majority of the "taverns" as we think of them in that time probably did not have names. In smaller municipalities, taverns bearing names probably were not the rule. In larger ones the taverns sometimes had names to distinguish them. The key to estab-lishing membership is proving your ancestor was licensed by the local authority to conduct the business of keeping an ordinary, hostelry, inn or hotel or licensed to sell spirituous liq-

uors. The name of the establishment is not necessary. Brewers do not qualify.

For more information, please visit the website at www.flagonandtrencher.org.www.flagonandtrencher.org.www.flagonandtrencher.org.www.flagonandtrencher.org.

It’s time for those New Year’s Resolutions and family historians have hundreds. My resolutions for

2013 include:

Getting organized

Keeping a Journal

Using the software I was given two years ago for Christmas

Using the software I won in a raffle at the annual meeting two years ago

Visiting older relatives and keeping a record of our conversations

Attending NERGC

Learn new ways to research online

Figure out Ancestry.com and make it work for me

Take more family photo’s and figure out what I have now

Keep names and dates on everything

Read more genealogy books and build my genealogy library

Do you have some goals for the new year? Let’s hear what they are. Send your list for the next

newsletter to the editor (Carol Gafford) at pastimesnews@gmail.com

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL – 2013 Your MSOG, Inc. membership will end on December 31, 2012. Please take the time to renew now.

We look forward to seeing you in the coming year.

Send your completed application and your check, made payable to MSOG, Inc. to your Chapter Treasurer/Membership Director.

Chapter Membership Directors/Treasurers [_] Bristol County: Gail Gosson, 40 Rounseville Ave., Somerset, MA 02726

[_] Martha’s Vineyard: Brenda Malone, Box 818, Chilmark, MA 02535

[_] Merrimack Valley: Diane Laferriere, 42 Sherburne Ave., Tyngsboro, MA. 01879

[_] Middlesex County: Paul Keeler, 11 East Walnut Street, Milford, MA. 01757

[_] Worcester County: Seema Keeney, P. O. Box 888, Upton, MA 01568

[_] Organization: Jan Murphy, 6 Fairbanks Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824-1312

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Indicate your choice of membership for year 2013: January 1 - August 31, 2013

[_] Individual-$16.00 [_] Family-$20.00 [_] Organization-$20.00

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-IMPORTANT NOICE FOR 2012 MEMBERS-

Your membership renewal is due NOW at the reduced transitional rate.

I encourage you to go to our website at http://www.msoginc.org and click the renew button under MEMBERSHIP YEAR CHANGE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. It has all the correct information and prices and you can print out an application form if you prefer to send a check instead of using Pay Pal. We encourage you to use Pay Pal which is easy and very convenient.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the Chapter Membership Directors and Treasurers that I have worked with over the years for their support and help. I couldn’t have done it without all of you wonderful, dedicated people and I will truly miss our interaction with each other. Thanks for all the volunteers of this Society that spend endless hours to keep MSOG going strong. I wish you only the best of luck and more success. Last but not least thanks to all the members who have made this experience a most memorable journey.

Genevieve De Haan

State Membership Director 2009-2012

Worcester Chapter

I now hand the torch over to Janice ‘Jan’ Murphy.

During the course of my position as the incoming Membership Director I look forward to visiting the Chapters to

introduce myself and meet members who I only know through lists and forms. One of my goals is to build the mem-

bership of the Society so I am open to hear from you with ideas you may have on this or any other subject.

Thank you

Janice ‘Jan’ Murphy— State Membership Director

If there any comments or questions concerning Membership please

feel free to contact at membership@msoginc.org

A total of 215 members have signed up for 2013, choosing affiliation

Bristol 26, Martha’s Vineyard 5, Merrimack Valley 34, Middlesex 51, Worcester 87, Organizations 12.

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NERGC

17-21 April 2013

Radisson Hotel & Conference Center,

Manchester, NH

NERGC 2013 will help bring together genealogists and family historians from a vari-ety of backgrounds. Whether you are just beginning the search for your family, are already an advanced re-searcher, or perhaps even a professional genealogist, the NERGC 2013 conference will provide you with an ideal opportunity to advance your knowledge and research skills.

Want to volunteer: Contact Christine Bard at bardc@comcast/net or call at (603)424-0961 (e-mail preferred).

ROOTS, RINGS AND ROCKERS: THE MSOG BOOK CLUB

Reading for the next generation.

JOIN TODAY ON GOODREADS

THIS MONTHS READ:

Family History

Digging deeper

By Simon Fowler

It’s a New Year! Get Reading!

Read the book of the month and share with your chapter and with the membership on

GOODREADS.

www.goodreads.com

New England Family History Conference

The annual 2013 New England Family History Conference will be held on March 30, 2013 at the

Franklin LDS Church 91 Jordan Road, Franklin

Please join us for our annual, FREE family history conference. Learn new research and organizational

techniques, network with others and get to know your ancestors!!

You are welcome to register as a walk-in

on the day of the conference.

Sponsored by the Hingham Stake of the Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Membership Information

• The newsletter, Past Times is on the MSOG website free to all. If you prefer to have the Past Times mailed to you, there is a $7.95 fee per year for the postal service. Members also receive free MASSOG Journals, free queries, participation in the Member’s Surname List and free attendance at the Annual Meeting.

• Membership is from September 1st to August 31st, with membership renewals due by July 1st. INDIVIDUAL dues are $25.00 per year; FAMILY dues

are $30.00 per year. Membership applications received July1st and thereafter will be applied to the following year’s membership.

• Membership choices are BR/Bristol, MVI/Martha’s Vineyard, MV/Merrimack Valley, MX/Middlesex, WR/Worcester.

• Chapter affiliation is at the complete discretion of the member, regardless of residence. (The membership application is on our website at,

http://www.msoginc.org.) Send your application and check to the treasurer or membership person of the chapter you wish to join. Addresses are below.

Past Times Information

• Past Times is published monthly (except for July & August) by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.

State Officers & Board of Directors 2013 - 2014

President Patricia M. Stano-Carpenter president@msoginc.org

Vice President Rick Wetmore vicepresident@msoginc.org

Recording Secretary Elizabeth “Liz” Grube recordingsecretary@msoginc.org

Treasurer Cheryl Gilmore-Thys treasurer@msoginc.org

Chapter—Bristol Gaile Fletcher, President bristol@msoginc.org

Chapter—Martha’s Vineyard Marna Waller, President marthasvineyard@msoginc.org

Chapter — Merrimack Valley Karen Trearchis, President merrimackvalley@msoginc.org

Chapter – Middlesex Sharon Christenson, President middlesex@msoginc.org

Chapter – Worcester Sandra Goodwin worcester@msoginc.org

Corresponding Secretary Robert J. Bartlett correspondingsecretary@msoginc.org

Historian/Archivist Connie Reik archivist@msoginc.org

MASSOG Editor George D. Martin editor@msoginc.org

Membership Director Janice “Jan” Murphy membership@msoginc.org

Past Times Editor Carol A. Gafford pasttimes@msoginc.org

Webmaster Hope Tillman webmaster@msoginc.org

Committees (*Chair)

Nominating Committee: Judy Sylvia

Policy and Procedures: Ginny De Haan, Seema Jayne Kenney, Patricia Stano-Carpenter, Hope Tillman*, Karen Trearchis,

Rick Wetmore

Research: Barbara J. Beake and Peg Plummer

Technology: Sharon Christenson, Ginny De Haan, Sandra Goodwin, Dale Gunn, Walt Howe, Carol Purinton, Pat Stano-Carpenter, Karen Trearchis, Hope Tillman*, Marna Waller, Rick Wetmore.

Website: Hope Tillman

Writing Contest: Sara Costa

Delegates

FGS (Federation of Genealogical Societies) — Connie Reik MGC (Massachusetts Genealogical Council) — Sharon Christenson

NERGC (N.E. Regional Genealogical Consortium) — Sharon Christenson, Carol Gafford, John Hutchins

Chapter Treasurer/Membership

Bristol: Membership/Treasurer, Gail Gosson 40 Rounseville Ave., Somerset, MA 02726 ggosson1@aol.com

Martha’s Vineyard: Membership, Brenda Malone Box 818, Chilmark, MA 02535 mvi.chapter@gmail.com Merrimack Valley: Treasurer, Diane Laferriere 42 Sherburne Ave, Tyngsboro, MA 01879 dilaferriere@msn.com Middlesex: Treasurer, Paul Keeler 11 East Walnut Street, Milford, MA 01757 drfiske@comcast.net Worcester: Treasurer, Seema Jayne Kenney P.O. Box 888, Upton, MA 01568 cmakny@hotmail.com

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