VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NERGC 2013

ARE YOU GOING TO NERGC 2013? DO YOU LIVE NEAR MANCHESTER, NH?

It takes many volunteers for a successful conference to support keeping registration price low. The goal is to fill many volunteer slots by March 1st as possible. If a family member or friend is tagging along, they can volunteer on behalf of DFAW. Contact Christine Bard, Volunteer Chair at bardc@comcast.net. Include: Volunteer’s Name, Society name, Email address, Task(s) volunteering for, whether you are or are planning to be a registered participant, and days and times available. For more information about the conference, go to www.nergc.org.

DON'T MISS THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL CONFERENCE!

NERGC 2013 is coming April 17-21, 2013 at the Radisson hotel and conference center in Manchester, New Hampshire. Over 50 genealogical experts and 100 lectures, workshops, poster sessions, the Ancestor Road Show, Librarians and Teachers Day, Technology Day and Special Interest Groups. This is New England's premier regional genealogical event. Headline speakers include forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD. and Steve Morse PhD. Early bird deadline is February 28, 2013. DFAW will be there (find us at Booth 704 in the Exhibit Hall). Will you? See www.nergc.org for more details.

Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor, Inc. (DFAW): DFAW's New Facebook Page

Here's the direct link http://www.facebook.com/#!/DescendantsOfTheFoundersOfAncientWindsorInc?fref=ts

DFAW's New Facebook Page

DFAW has a new Facebook page. Go to http://www.facebook.com/#!/DescendantsOfTheFoundersOfAncientWindsorInc?fref=ts to see photos from our 2012 Fall Meeting. And while you're there, please "like" the page so you can continue to be connected to DFAW through Facebook.

HOLD THE DATE - SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

This year's Fall Program and Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Avenue in Windsor. Our speaker will be Stephen T. Penny, who will share his research on the Southern New England Native American tribes inhabiting New England when our first European ancestors arrived. Watch for more information coming soon.

State Library Recipient of the 2011-2012 Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Award Fund!

The History and Genealogy Unit of the Connecticut State Library was chosen as the 2011-2012 recipient of books donated through the Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Award Fund! See http://cslibweb.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/donna-holt-siemiatkoski-award-fund/

Hold the Date -- DFAW Spring Luncheon March 24, 2012

This year's DFAW Spring Luncheon will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Simsbury United Methodist Church, 799 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury. Our featured speaker will be Richard DeLuca, author of the new book Post Roads and Iron Horses: Transportation in Connecticut from Colonial Times to the Age of Steam, whose presentation "Memphremagog or Bust!" deals with the nineteenth century competition between the Farmington and Enfield Canals and plans to obtain federal funds for both projects by extending already very ambitious schemes to the Canadian border. The title of the talk is named after the large lake that sits on the Vermont-Canada line. Mr. DeLuca has worked as a transportation planner in Connecticut for ten years and written on regional transportation for Connecticut History and the Encyclopedia of Connecticut History Online. He will bring copies of his book, which sells for $35, tax included, and will sign copies after his talk. Kane’s Market will cater, and the menu includes Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Broccoli & Cheese Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Honey Glazed Carrots, Salad and Dressing, Rolls and Butter, Beverages, and Dessert.