Get Serious About Attending Virtual NERGC 2021
At first when we were shut in because of the pandemic, I remember freaking out that I wouldn't have society meetings to learn and see friends. I couldn't have been more wrong. At this point I've been to every conference as I'm no longer limited by the travel expenses. I still haven't finished streaming the sessions from one national conference before the next one happens.
Don't get jaded by these conferences when you start to think about NERGC. It is unique. It is the only conference that gives you rich content about New England research. Out of the 72 sessions included in the standard registration, 28 are focused on New England research. In a virtual conference you can stream every single one of them.
Before the pandemic when we went to conferences, we could see one session per time slot, missing four or five other sessions. Now we can conceivably view every single session our registration covers. Did you see all of the NGS presentations? Half of them? Have you been missing your educational opportunities because life intervenes? We all know it’s hard to plan hours of viewing when you have so many things to do already. The Demanding Genealogist has an idea about this.
Plan Your Viewing with the List from the Demanding Genealogist
The Demanding Genealogist has scoped out NERGC's New England content and provided a plan of action for your streaming choices. Here’s
what you need to do.
Your base of operations is NERGC 2021.
- Register for NERGC using the NERGC registration system.
>>>>> Click here to register. <<<< - Sign up to attend NERGC’s Live Chats using the conference website.
- Spend April looking at the wonderful presentations on Irish research, DNA research, technology, and other topics.
Download the Demanding Genealogist’s list of presentations to stream each week in May.
Join Us for Weekly Evening Breakouts
The Demanding Genealogist will host five breakout Zoom meetings during the last month of NERGC. The Zoom meetings are limited to 100 people each week. You need to register separately for each one.
Date and Time | Registration Link | Topic of the Week | Breakout Rooms |
Sunday, May 2, 2021 8 PM Eastern | What Makes New England Research Different? | CT, RI, MA, NH, VT, ME | |
Monday, May 10, 2021 8 PM Eastern | What Records Were Kept by the Towns? | Breakout rooms by record types | |
Sunday, May 16, 2021 8 PM Eastern | Major Resources and Repositories | Breakout rooms by resource and repository | |
Sunday, May 23, 2021 8 PM Eastern | Migration Into, Within, and From New England | Breakout rooms by migration patterns | |
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 8 PM Eastern | What Questions Do We Still Have? | CT, RI, MA, NH, VT, ME |
Grab onto this Huge Opportunity to Focus on New England Genealogy Research
At a virtual genealogy institute, you spend eight hours a day for five days sitting in your chair watching each presentation. You might have a grace period to see the presentations you missed, but generally not longer than a week. NERGC 2021 is so much easier than that. You can spread your on-demand streaming over the entire month of May.
Think of May as a virtual example of a genealogy institute
on New England research. Your body will thank you because you can spread the
viewing over the entire month. You will still have time to take care of your
household, shovel your snow, make meals, and talk to your family members. Once
a week you will be able to hang out with other genealogists also getting their
feet wet with New England research.
Join the Demanding Genealogist and her friends for four
weeks of fun getting acclimated to New England Genealogy.
Photograph Credit: Barbara Mathews, © April 16, 2015, sunrise over the Connecticut River, Hartford.
