Breaking News!
Robert (Bob) Charles Anderson of NEHGS will be a guest
speaker at the Librarians and Local Historians Day luncheon sponsored by ProQuest. He will discuss The Great Migration Study
Project and his latest research during the luncheon. You
won’t want to miss out on this rare opportunity to hear Bob share his
tremendous genealogical knowledge and expertise! Seating is limited. Register today for this great
all-day program (full conference registration is not required).
Americans are getting more interested in genealogy because
it’s trending with the public, as are libraries and librarians. There is a great lineup of speakers for this
full day event. The strategic focus of Curt Witcher’s main
presentation—Making the Financial Case
for Genealogical Librarianship—shows that genealogy can attract funding for
both groups. Partnerships between the two communities of practice would benefit
both. Rhonda Clark’s book and presentation, Fostering
Family History Services at Your Library, focuses on just that point. Curt’s
second presentation, Online Resources Off
the Beaten Path, highlights public domain resources for genealogical
reference that don’t require a budget. Also of note is panelist Rachel Onuf who
is the roving archivist for Massachusetts. Many historical societies could benefit from a
visit from her (at least in Massachusetts).
New England Regional Genealogical Consortium website: http://www.nergc.org/
20 page PDF of the conference program (note that the
luncheon speaker for the Librarian’s Day was changed to Bob Anderson, which is not reflected on page 5):
Register at this link:
“Thank you!” to Sharon Christenson, chair of the Library Day
committee for NERGC 2017 for providing the information and flyer for this blog
post.
Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Librarians and Local Historians Day at NERGC 26 April 2017", Nutfield Genealogy, posted March 30, 2017, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/03/librarians-and-local-historians-day-at.html: accessed [access date]).
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