The Chelmsford Genealogy Club

A note from Judy Sylvia, the coordinator of the Chelmsford Genealogy Club:

Hope you are all having a great summer. Here is a summary of some of the events happening in the next couple of months. So mark your calendars.

The Chelmsford Genealogy Club will not be meeting in August. Our next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG), Merrimack Valley Chapter is sponsoring a lecture on Genealogy Writing. This will be an informal meeting with Helen Ullman and will meet at the Chelmsford Library, Saturday, Aug. 7th at 10am. Non-members are welcome. Please make reservations soon to me, Judy,(jjsylvia582@aol.com) or to Karen Trearchis dktrearchis@comcast.net,

Chelmsford Genealogy Club will meet on Tuesday, Sept 7th. with a roundtable discussion of what you learned over the summer. And select topics for future meetings.

Family Research Day at the Lynnfield LDS Church on Sat. Sept 11th. Sponsored by LDS along with MSOG Middlesex Chapter and Essex Society of Genealogists. There will be several tracks of speakers for this day event. Need to register early as there is limited seats.

Chelmsford Genealogy Club Oct meeting will be on Saturday Oct. 2nd with a joint meeting with Tiara. Walter Hickey is designated speaker (not confirmed yet). Visit TIARA's website for more information at http://tiara.ie/meet.php

Ancestry with NEGHS of Boston are sponsoring a Family History Day in Boston on Sat. Oct, 16th. Includes speakers, scanning of your documents/pictures and private consultations with genealogists. Register early - last one sold out.

MSOG Annual Meeting and 35th Anniversary will be held Sat. Nov. 6th in Marlborough. Will be several tracks of speakers, election of officers, auction and more. You do not have to be a member to attend.

Chelmsford Genealogy Club has changed the day for our Nov. meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 16th at 7:00 pm. Well known lecturer Leslie Huber will speak about her new book The Journey Takers. Her book tracks three of her immigrant families from Europe to the U.S. For details visit http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/programs/programs/leslie_huber.html

Looks like a busy time ahead.

Judy Sylvia, Coordinator
Chelmsford Genealogy Club

The Chelmsford Genealogy Club meets monthly at the Chelmsford Library on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. This Club, sponsored by the Library, is led by Chelmsford resident Judy Sylvia. This is an informal genealogy group for sharing of information and ideas serving Chelmsford and surrounding towns. Frequently the Genealogy Club (with funding from the Chelmsford Friends of the library and other sources) features speakers on various topics of Genealogy. For more information on the Chelmsford Genealogy Club contact Judy Sylvia at jjsylvia582@aol.com

At most of our regular monthly meetings we offer one or two 20 minute talks to get you started on your genealogy quest. Some of the topics will be: "Where to Start," "Using Census Records," "Visiting National Archives in Waltham," "Using State Records in Boston" and "Choosing Software." These are presented by our members.

To start your research, check out the library's Genealogy Subject Guide for a list of online and print resources. Be sure to check the library's catalog for DVDs of past lectures videotaped by Chelmsford Telemedia.

Sign up for the Chelmsford Genealogy Club email newsletter, to be notified of meeting times, special events, and other genealogy news. All meetings and lectures are always free and open to the public.