Theresa Newfield President president@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Vice President open
Chris Conlon Treasurer treasurer@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Paul Cobb Assistant Treasurer assistanttreasurer@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
David J. McRae Secretary clerk@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Alicia Duff Archivist archivist@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Jessica DeCicco-Carey Director of Communications marketing@plymouthcountygenealogists.org
Marion Rosenfield Director & Facilitator
Gloria Weinrebe Director & NERGC Delegate
Jo Anne Makely Board Member
Vice President open
Chris Conlon Treasurer treasurer@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Paul Cobb Assistant Treasurer assistanttreasurer@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
David J. McRae Secretary clerk@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Alicia Duff Archivist archivist@plymouthcoutygenealogists.org
Jessica DeCicco-Carey Director of Communications marketing@plymouthcountygenealogists.org
Marion Rosenfield Director & Facilitator
Gloria Weinrebe Director & NERGC Delegate
Jo Anne Makely Board Member
Board meetings are held the last Friday of every month at 7 pm on Zoom and are over no later than 8:30pm.
Non-board members are welcome to attend the meetings as well and provide input and feedback. Send us a message and we would be happy to send you the Zoom link if you would like to join us.
Non-board members are welcome to attend the meetings as well and provide input and feedback. Send us a message and we would be happy to send you the Zoom link if you would like to join us.
Meet our Board Members
Christine Conlon, Treasurer
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Chris began her journey to the position of Treasurer of PCGI back in 1997 when her mother passed. Amongst her belongings were some fledgling attempts at research, that intrigued her and caused her to continue her mother's efforts.
Chris has volunteered for various groups who were at the forefront of bringing records online in the early days of the internet boom. She worked with Brigham Young University (BYU) on their Immigrant Ancestor Project (IAP), transcribing and extracting information from old documents on the exportation of convicts from England to Australia and New Zealand. She went on to spend a number of years doing similar transcription / extraction work for New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). In 2012 she graduated Boston University’s Genealogy Researcher Certificate Course and continues to educate herself on various aspects of genealogical research and best practices. On January 1st, 2021, she submitted her application to the Board of Certification for Genealogists (BCG), a US based international certification body and she is currently “on the clock” to become board certified. After joining PCGI, she volunteered once again to work with the Genealogist Emeritus, Patty Hopkinson, in bringing the member submitted genealogical holdings to the newly launched Buchanan-Genealogy.org website. Patty put her name forth to be appointed Assistant Genealogist. Patty left the position in the fall of 2020, and Chris was named Chief Genealogist. In early 2021, CBSI voted to create a new genealogy website & I have had the privilege of working on that project. Bringing a database of the member submitted genealogy files to the wider audience of the membership has been a long-cherished goal of the genealogists of CBSI. |
David J. McRae, Secretary
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David J. McRae was born in Brockton and raised in East Taunton before moving to Taunton in 1998. A graduate of Taunton High School and Bristol Community College, David has been doing genealogy research since 2006. He started because people around him were talking about their families and David realized he knew nothing about his. After talking to relatives and finding out what they did know, David started off on his own. In just a short time, David found two half-uncles that his father knew nothing about. He has been doing genealogy research since. In addition to being secretary for PCGI, David is also the Secretary for the Massachusetts Genealogical Council and a volunteer researcher at the Brockton Public Library. David's ancestry can be traced back to Sweden, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, England, and Switzerland.
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Paul Cobb, Board Member
Paul has been in various positions since starting with PCGI in 2007 including Treasurer, Acting Recording Secretary, Vice President, President, and presently Board Member. He was a previous member of Boston To Providence Genealogical Society from 1998 until 2006.
Paul started researching his genealogy after his father's death in 1992, and has researched both his father's and mother's ancestral lines. He has been a file manager for the "Cobb & Cobbs" website in which he did his New England-related Barnstable line on his father's side. He has also done research on other non-Cobb lines and other specific-related surnames.
He has queried and replied to posts in Genealogy.com & Rootsweb (when active) and Cobb Message Board, for queries on Cobb lines. He has added and made edits to Find A Grave and has used use FamilySearch, with on and off subscriptions to Ancestry and American Ancestors (NEHGS).
Paul started researching his genealogy after his father's death in 1992, and has researched both his father's and mother's ancestral lines. He has been a file manager for the "Cobb & Cobbs" website in which he did his New England-related Barnstable line on his father's side. He has also done research on other non-Cobb lines and other specific-related surnames.
He has queried and replied to posts in Genealogy.com & Rootsweb (when active) and Cobb Message Board, for queries on Cobb lines. He has added and made edits to Find A Grave and has used use FamilySearch, with on and off subscriptions to Ancestry and American Ancestors (NEHGS).
Jessica DeCicco-Carey,
Director of Marketing
Jessica has been CFO (Chief Family Officer) since September of 2020. She is currently working on starting her own business offering guidance to nonprofits on social media management, web design, memberships and fundraising. She is a certified Facebook Marketing Associate and is working on earning a specialization certificate in Graphic Design from The California Institute of the Arts. Besides PCGI, she is working with the Mattapoisett Museum and The Friends of the Millicent Library, both nonprofits, serving communities in Massachusetts. She was awarded the Massachusetts History Alliance Star Award in May 2021, along with her husband Kyle, for the work they continued to do for the Mattapoisett Museum during COVID. Previous to her role as CFO, she was in retail management for 20 plus years. Her biggest genealogical discovery was finding out she had four half siblings after taking the Ancestry DNA test in 2017. She lives in Mattapoisett with her husband and two children.
When Are Elections?
Unless scheduled otherwise, elections for the Board take place during our October Gathering a.k.a our Annual Meeting of the Organization's Membership. Elections include the re-election of all current board members as well as the election of new board members for those interested in joining. Board officer roles (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) are also elected. Board officer roles are two-year terms.
Unless scheduled otherwise, elections for the Board take place during our October Gathering a.k.a our Annual Meeting of the Organization's Membership. Elections include the re-election of all current board members as well as the election of new board members for those interested in joining. Board officer roles (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) are also elected. Board officer roles are two-year terms.
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1. Consist of the four (4) elected officers and and additional annually elected Board members, acting on the business of the organization. 2. Shall meet before the General Membership meeting and at other times as needed. 3. Authorize disbursements of the organization's funds. 4. Organize and administer the activities and properties of the corporation per the By-Laws. |
Want to Join the PCGI Board of Directors?
Our Board is always looking for fresh ideas about what we can do to make our gatherings better for the community. Are you interested in joining our Board? Contact us below or talk to one of our board members!
Our Board is always looking for fresh ideas about what we can do to make our gatherings better for the community. Are you interested in joining our Board? Contact us below or talk to one of our board members!
