The Morrill Memorial Library continues our fall genealogy series with an in-person presentation, "Getting Started in Polish Genealogy" by James Heffernan, genealogist at American Ancestors/NEHGS, on Tuesday, October 11 at 2:00pm.

In this lecture, genealogist James Heffernan will present tips for getting started researching your Polish ancestry. He will discuss how to locate your ancestral town or village from American sources, how to navigate shifting historical borders, and what types of records were produced in each region.

About the speaker: James Heffernan, Genealogist has been with American Ancestors/NEHGS since 2015. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he worked in the conservation department at the John J. Burns Library. His previous work experience also includes an internship at Plimoth-Patuxet in Plymouth, Massachusetts. James is a frequent contributor to American Ancestors magazine, the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and Vita-Brevis blog. His areas of expertise include Central and Eastern European genealogy, with a particular focus on the former Polish territories of the Austrian, Russian, and German Empires. Other specialties include Eastern Canada, Colonial New England, and American immigration from 1890 to 1920.

This series is made possible through federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Registration is required. Please sign up using the form below, or call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200 x2.