This year, we will be highlighting noteworthy statistics and moments from each month in NEDRA’s history, in honor of NEDRA’s 25^th anniversary as an organization.

In this month in NEDRA’s history:

• March 1987: NEDRA held its first official meeting at Radcliffe College on March 5th, 1987. As of that time, NEDRA had 15 members.
• March 1990: NEDRA held a mid-winter forum on “The Future of Major Donor Research: Roles and Responsibilities” at the University of New Hampshire.
• March 1992: NEDRA held its first Directors Roundtable.
• March 1995: NEDRA held a roundtable on “Researching Genealogy at the National Archives” at the Silvio Conte Federal Records Center in Pittsfield, MA.
• March 1999: As of that time, NEDRA had 319 members (having added more than 300 members in the previous 12 years!)
• March 1999: NEDRA held a roundtable, “When Research is Only One Hat on Your Rack,” at New Hampshire College.
• March 2002: NEDRA held a workshop on “Web Searching Strategies,” presented by Ran Houck, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
• March 2006: NEDRA held a workshop, “Show Me the Money – The Role of Research in Building a Major Gifts Operation,” presented by Poonam Prasad at Northeastern University.

So, did any of you attend any of these events, or remember these moments? We encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!