Monday, December 30, 2013

Genealogy and Local History Events for January 2014

Local Genealogy Club Meetings

Amesbury, MA – A new genealogy club has started, every last Monday of the month.  No registration, come to as many meetings as you would like.  For info contact Margie Walker, Local History Librarian, Amesbury Public Library, Amesbury, MA  978-388-8148 or mwalker@mvlc.org

Barrington, NH Genealogy Club, meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm at the Barrington Public Library, 105 Ramsdell Lane, Barrington, NH http://barringtongenealogy.weebly.com/  or email Wendy at genealogyclub@gmail.com

Chelmsford Genealogy Club, at the Chelmsford, MA Public Library, first Tuesday night of the month at 7PM in the McCarthy Meeting Room, contact Judy Sylvia http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/programs/programs/genealogy_club.html 978-256-5521

Genealogy Roundtable, at the Derry Public Library, 64 East Broadway, Derry, NH  http://www.derry.lib.nh.us/  every first Tuesday of the Month, at 7pm to 8:15pm in the downstairs meeting room.  Contact: Alan Howard at 603-432-6140 for more information.

Hudson Genealogy Club, at the Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/  every 2nd Friday of the Month, at 1:30 PM contact 603-886-6030 for more information.  (on summer hiatus until September)

Littleton Genealogy Club, at the Couper Room in the Littleton, Massachusetts Reuben Hoar Public Library, third Monday of the month. For more information see the website at http://www.littletonma.org/content/19459/19471/26579/26595/default.aspx

Greater Lowell Genealogy Club,  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maglgc/  meets at the Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA 10AM to 1PM once a month. 

Meredith NH, Genealogy Club  http://www.meredithlibrary.org/genealogy.html

Newton, NH Genealogy Club- Gale Library, Newton, NH, 603-382-4691, 3PM on the third Wednesday of the month. 

North Hampton, NH Genealogy Club, at the North Hampton Public Library, 237A Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton NH 603-964-6326   http://nhplib.org/?p=1386
Rye Genealogy Club, at the Rye Public Library, first Tuesday of the month at 2PM.  http://ryepubliclibrary.org/

RISE Genealogy Group at the Nashua Public Library, Hunt Room, on the first Friday of the month at 1pm http://www.nashualibrary.org/  (Rivier College Institute for Senior Education, see http://www.rivier.edu/rise/default.aspx?id=1619 )

Southborough, MA Genealogy Club, at the Southborough Library, 25 Main Street, Southborough, MA  508-485-5031 or info@southboroughtlib.org   Third Thursday of the Month.  See the website www.southboroughlib.org for a schedule

South Shore Genealogical Society, at the John Curtis Free Library, Rt. 139, Hanover, Mass at 1:30pm ever second Saturday of the month from September to June.

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Genealogy Club, meets third Monday of the month at the Shrewsbury Public Library, contact George C. Brown at 508-841-8531 or gbrown@cwmars.org

Wednesday Night Jewish Genealogy, Every 3rd Wednesday at NEHGS, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. http://www.americanancestors.org/Event.aspx?id=29156

January 7, Tuesday, Starting your Family History, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public.  This workshop will provide you the strategies for collecting and organizing what you have found, and the methodology for embarking on this meaningful and engaging pastime.

January 13, Monday, 6:30pm Derry’s Medal of Honor Winners, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, New Hampshire, in the main meeting room,  presented by TJ Cullinane, contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for more information. Free to the public.

January 14, Tuesday, New Hampshire’s One Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality, at the Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, New Hampshire, Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school house and how they echo today.  Contact the library at 603-329-6411 for more information.

January 15, Wednesday, 6pm Ethic Enclaves, Edge Gateways, and the Global Boston, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon presented by James Madden, free to the public. 

January 16, Thursday, 11am Desteenation for Teens:  Library Tour and Beginning Genealogy, at the Boston Public Library, a tour and a focus on those areas of the library that are helpful when working on family trees.  For ages 12 - 18.  See the website http://www.bpl.org/programs/calendar.htm#/?i=2   Free to the public.

 January 16, Thursday, 5:30pm, When Subjects Talk Back:  Oral History, contemporary Biography, and the Runaway Interview, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, a conversation with Joyce Antler of Brandeis University, Clair Potter Professor of History at the New School, and Ted Widmer, senior advisor to former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Free to the public.

January 22, Wednesday 6 -7pm, Can’t Make it to Hartford?  Power Researching Connecticut Genealogy Online, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 -101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Genealogist Barbara J. Matthews on Connecticut genealogy resources that are accessible from home.  Free and open to the public.  Registration is required.  Please email education@nehgs.org or call 617-226-1226 to reserve a space.  Space is limited.

January 25, Saturday, 10am - 12pm,  Research at the Concord National Guard Museum & Archives sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists- Merrimack Valley Chapter Meeting in the Great Room, upstairs at the Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts. Keith Vezeau, Archivist at the Concord National Guard Museum and Archives will be the speaker.  For more information contact merrimackvalley@msoginc.org or see this link: http://www.msoginc.org/merrimackvalleynews.php 

January 29, Wednesday, 6pm, Researching Your Ancestral Homesat the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon presented by Kim Tenney, Henry Scannell, and Gail Fithian, library staff members. Free to the public. 

February 5, 12, and 19, at 6 – 8pm, Getting Started in Genealogy, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Genealogist Rhonda McClure will share her knowledge in this three part course.  Sessions held on three consecutive Wednesdays.   $30 for all three sessions.  Click here for registration information http://www.americanancestors.org/Event.aspx?id=29746&utm_source=twgnewsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=664

February 8, Saturday, 1:30pm, The Underground Railroad in New England, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, New Hampshire, presented by Eleanor Strang in honor of Black History month. Contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for more information.  Free to the public.

February 10, Monday,  6:30pm, Local History Series: The Day that Made Robert Frost, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, New Hampshire, presented by the Derry Town Historian Rick Holmes. Contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for more information.  Free to the public.

February 12, Wednesday, 6pm, History of People, Places and Plans that Shaped East Boston, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon presented by  Antonio Di Mambro.  Free to the public.  

March 10, Monday, 6:30pm,  Local History Series: Houses of Derry, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, New Hampshire, presented by Karen Blandford Anderson of the Derry Heritage Commission and Director of the Derry Museum of History. . Contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for more information.  Free to the public.

April 1, Thursday, Researcher Forum, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public. Researching original records has changed in recent years, no longer are you winding the microfilm, and the resources and strategies have expanded.  Learn about the new and exciting initiatives for researchers, and use this open forum opportunity to tell the National Archives how researching can be made better for you.

April 5, Saturday, Maine Genealogical Society Spring Workshop, at the Elks Club, 397 Civic Center Drive, Augusta, Maine, Featuring Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, co-hosted by the Maine Historical Society.

April 14, Monday, 6:30pm, Local History Series: A History of Derry, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, New Hampshire, presented by Elizabeth Ives, Library Trustee and retired theater professional.  Contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for more information.  Free to the public.

May 31, Saturday,  9am to 4pm. Southern Maine Genealogy Conference, to be held at Keeley’s Banquet Center, 178 Warren Avenue, Portland, Maine, the keynote speaker will be Joe Anderson.

July 8, Tuesday, Passenger Lists, Censuses and Naturalizations: The Big 3 Sources for Family History, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public.  Learn how to locate and use these resources, and there will be assistance from archives staff and volunteers.


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6 comments:

  1. Heather, would you please add the MSOG's Merrimack Valley Chapter meeting:
    When: Saturday, January 25, 2014 10AM-12PM
    Where: Great Room (upper level of library), Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway, Methuen, MA
    What: Research at the Concord National Guard Museum & Archives
    Who: Keith Vezeau, Archivist, Concord National Guard Museum & Archives
    For more information contact at merrimackvalley@msoginc.org & http://www.msoginc.org/merrimackvalleynews.php

    A flier will be up at msoginc.org soon! Thanks!

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    1. OK, Karen, I have edited this blog post to show the event.

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  2. Heather,

    Have you thought about creating a Google+ Calendar for these events, like the GeneaWebinar Calendar that is available.

    And like the GeneaWebinar calendar, you could invite your contacts to update their events. For example, providing Karen access to update the calendar and she would do this work herself.

    There are certainly enough Genealogical Activities in New England that one stop shopping Google Calendar would be awesome. That way I can compare that calender t mine, then copy that event to my Google Calendar.

    Just a thought.

    Thank you for this list.

    Russ

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    1. No, I haven't thought of that before, Russ. I don't use any online calendars.

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  3. I was exploring NEHGS this past Saturday and came upon two people who were there for the monthly Irish Genealogy group, which apparently meets on the 4th Saturday of the month, sometime around 10 AM, I guess. I think it was the 2nd floor. I don't know if you have to be a member or pay the $15 daily fee - just to attend this meeting; find out first or plan to spend the rest of the day getting your money's worth in research. The facilitator is very knowledgeable. She described the West Roxbury facility that houses the Boston archives. By the way, I asked if there were other similar groups like hers that met at NEHGS, and she didn't think so; kudos to her. She said most of her relatives in Ireland had died out, so it was her pleasure to help others.

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    1. Yes, the Irish Genealogy Study Group meets from 9:30 to noon and it is FREE to the public. It is hosted by Mary Ellen Grogan. I'll add it to the calendar starting next month. Thanks for the reminder. Also, see the top of the calendar section for the Jewish Genealogy Group that meets also at NEHGS every 3rd Wednesday every month.

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