Brian Cassidy, President of NBGS Inc., will talk about how he and his brother harnessed technology to research and publish the story of The Cassidys of Cassidy Lake

 

Presenters: Joanna Aiton Kerr, Manager, Services & Private Sector Records at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick and David Laskey, Webmanager of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society website.
 

Joanna and David will describe the Anglican Registers Project - a partnership project between PANB and NBGS.  Joanna will talk about the registers themselves - their provenance, their nature, the time period covered, etc.  Dave will outline the recruitment of volunteers, the formation of the technical team and the work processes.  He will also provide a demonstration of the beta version of the search facility and a detailed update on progress.

 

Come early. There will be nutrition breaks at 9:15 AM and at 10:45 AM (Coffee, tea, juice, cheese, crackers & grapes). There are no registration fees for these seminars. Donations to the Associates of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick will be accepted.

 

Members and non-members welcome! 

The April meeting of the Southeastern Branch will be held at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, 28 Woolridge Street, Riverview, on April 13th at 2 PM. We will hold an old-fashioned ice cream social and Donald Alward will show us how to care for an antique toy. A suggested donation of $3 or $4 to cover costs would be appreciated.

Connor DeMerchant of the Kingston Peninsula Heritage Group will talk about Carter House and their genealogical resources.

Leah Grandy of the Harriet Irving Library at UNB will present "Introduction to the Art of Palaeography" - tips for interpreting eighteenth and nineteenth century handwriting .

Meeting of the Charlotte Branch

Meeting of the Charlotte Branch

Meeting of the Charlotte Branch

Charlotte Branch Annual "Holiday Event"; Annual Christmas Social Event for Charlotte Branch members!