Hello everyone!

I’m a genealogist & I am trained in discovering local Massachusetts family lineages and stories through vital records, census records, and newspapers.

This is the interest form I put together for anyone interested in learning more about their personal Massachusetts family history. I create family trees, ancestral maps, and historical road trip itineraries based on YOUR personal family history! It’s a great way to connect with your heritage and wonderful knowledge pass down to future generations.

LINK TO INTEREST FORM: Family History Interest Form

Here are some things you can discover from my research:

• Newspaper articles about your ancestors (Crime? Scandal? Who knows!)
• Custom ancestral mapping showing your approximate ethnic admixture
• Most common causes of death in your family history
• United States migration mapping showing how your ancestors migrated throughout the country
• Your great-great-great grandparents’ names
• Most popular professions and careers in your family history
• Photographs of your ancestors you have never seen before (Found in Newspaper archives, I have subscriptions to several newspaper websites)

I have a degree in Anthropology and have spent several years working for a professional genealogy company. I have been working as an individual genealogist for about 6 years. If you have any questions about my research, please fill out an interest form or email: heritagehuntersgenealogy@gmail.com

For those of you with ancestry outside of Massachusetts, please send me a message. I’d be happy to help you or direct you to a better suited genealogist. Thanks!

Ancestral Origins Map Example

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USA Origins Map Example

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LINK TO INTEREST FORM: Family History Interest Form

Hello all! My son will be moving to Gayland St. in Roxbury next month. Any advice on parking, safety, etc?? Many thanks in advance.

Hello all! My son will be moving to Gayland St. in Roxbury next month. Any advice as to parking, safety, etc?? Many thanks in advance.

Hello! I’m going to be moving to Boston soon and heading to Roxbury community college. I currently have no place due to an altercation with my family but my set move date is August 19th. If you have an open room or know someone looking for a roommate please let me know!

If you’ve always wanted to read to fun trivia questions that aren’t the same old questions you’ve heard a thousand times, we want you on the team!

Best Trivia Ever is the largest trivia company in the Northeast and we’re expanding to Boston. We are looking for your personality to shine through and engage crowds on a week in, week out basis.

If this sounds like something you can do, email christian@besttriviaever.com and check out our social media pages at Best Trivia Ever on Instagram and Facebook.

Hi everyone! We are looking for 18-60 year old native English speakers for a research study about attention. The study lasts 2-3 hours at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center. Earn $15/hr and $10 for travel. We also have opportunities to complete a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) portion of the study paying $50/hr after completion of our behavioral portion, and $25/hr for a portion involving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

For details, contact: va.attentionlab@gmail.com

This study is run by Dr. Michael Esterman,
Principal Investigator in the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine.

♥Blood donors are an all-star group, however, with only 3 out of 100 Americans donating blood we need more volunteers on Team Red Cross.

PLUS, A NEW PROMOTION: Eligible donors who present to give in May will automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to the 2023 MLB® All-Star Game® in Seattle.^^ This getaway includes two tickets to the 2023 MLB® All-Star Game® thanks to the support of Fanatics, round-trip airfare, four-night hotel accommodations, $750 gift card for expenses and more. ADDITIONALLY, those who come to give May 1-19 and have an email address on file will also receive a $10 e-gift card by email to a merchant of their choice.* 

🩸May is Trauma Awareness Month. The blood already on hospital shelves is what helps in an emergency. The Red Cross depends on the generosity of volunteers to ensure blood products are available at a moment’s notice. Did you know that 1 in 7 patients entering a hospital needs a blood transfusion? ❣

To make an appointment @ MATCH: https://www.redcrossblood.org/...

@ West Roxbury Elks: https://www.redcrossblood.org/...

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Moving to Roxbury. I have been visiting for a while and love Roxbury so far. Good energy and positive forward momentum in the area. I see Malcolm X Park is really looking good and coming together after the COVID delay. I have been sampling the food in the area and still have a long way to go. Tropical Foods Grocery is perfect and close. Lots of construction projects. Bike lanes. Schools and public centers, library, gyms etc. So, what should I be sure to see this spring and summer? Peace.

Not really expecting a response, but I was wondering if anyone knew when the Dominos at Roxbury Crossing would re open

Hi everyone,

I'm a Northeastern journalism student working on a story with Channel 5 news that involves affordable housing issues in the greater Boston area. If you were priced out of a neighborhood due to rising rents, are a tenant in an affordable housing unit, or are being impacted by housing costs in Boston in some other way I would like to hear from you!

If you are comfortable being interviewed for the story, we can hop on a quick 5-10 minute call to talk about your experience.

Thanks, everyone!

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Hi everyone,

I'm a journalism student at Northeastern University collecting data to learn about the phenomenon of renters in the greater Boston area bidding on rental apartments to make their applications more competitive. From my personal experience apartment hunting over the past couple of months, my roommates and I were having to bid hundreds of dollars over the asking price in order to secure an apartment. But, I want to know if this is a widespread phenomenon.

I created a short 12-question survey that will help me collect the data I need to answer my question. Demographic and geographic questions in the survey will help me see if this phenomenon affects certain groups or areas more than others. The survey should take no more than 3-5 minutes to complete. All responses will be anonymized when presented in news story data visualizations.

The Google Form survey is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT5jdEe22iVDAwQ-tTQZzeYVfx4Jp_cFyktsQYSmXTR2ooFA/viewform?usp=sf_link

After you fill it out, please feel free to send it to anyone else you know who rents in the greater Boston area. I'll post the final results here for everyone to see once the research is complete!