The Worcester County Chapter
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc
Saturday December 6th, 2008

The December meeting of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc Worcester Chapter will be held on SATURDAY (morning), December 6th at the Auburn Public Library which is located at 369 Southbridge Street in Auburn, Massachusetts. This is our annual holiday meeting and this year it promises, once again, to be a blast, so don't miss it!

The meeting room will open at 9:30am with the meeting beginning at 10:00am. Instead of having a speaker, we will be sharing some stories and information about our families. So, bring a family heirloom or photograph with an interesting and/or meaningful story behind it that you can tell the group (very briefly) about.

Then, we will be holding our annual Yankee Swap for any who wishes to participate. Bring a wrapped gift with a genealogy theme which is of an approximate $15.00 value. At the end of the evening everyone who participates will go home with a new genealogical gift!

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For a complete list of upcoming genealogy and other events, please see our calendar.

You might want to take a look at the web site remembering the Canobie Ballroom from the 1930's to the 1950's. The address is: www.canobieballroom.com

The Lawrence History Center Genealogy Group is often an informal sharing of information and insights into the process of researching family histories. There are also frequent guest speakers and field trips. Join us!, The cost for the Genealogy Group is only $5 per year in addition to your regular membership in the Lawrence History Center. This nominal amount covers refreshments and paperwork. There may sometimes be an additional request for contributions if, for example, we are chartering a bus for a field trip.

The Genealogy Group has been very helpful to the Lawrence History Center by encouraging people who have completed family histories to donate a copy to the organization. This offers a significant benefit to new researchers in their own efforts, because many current or former Lawrenciens share ancestors. We currently have family histories that provide information on about 900 surnames.

Research assistance is available for people who live too far away to come to the Center or use other local resources. We charge $20 per hour for this service.