Fall Genealogy Calendar

Genealogy Club Meeting, 1:30 PM every second Friday of each month at the Rodgers Memorial Public Library at 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH 603-886-6030 or http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/  No meeting on September 9, 2011. 

Genealogy Club Meeting, 1 p.m. every 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Kelley Library, 234 Main St., Salem, N.H. in the Beshara Room. The ongoing group explores genealogy topics and use of the library's online resources. 603-898-7064 or http://www.salem.lib.nh.us/

Fire on the Water: Portsmouth’s Kearsarge Sinks the Deadly Confederate Raider Alabama  curated by Richard Adams at the Portsmouth Athenaeum, in observance of the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War.  Through September 17^th.  For more information call the Athenaeum at 431-2538 or www.portsmouthathenaeum.org   The Athenaeum is a nonprofit membership museum and library founded in 1817.

John Paul Jones: American Naval Hero, Real & Imagined (1747-92), through Oct 31st, Portsmouth Historical Society focuses on their famous historical character for the first time and hosts several Gallery Talks and a fall Symposium to consider aspects of the actual career and folk culture symbolism of John Paul Jones. Adults $6. Seniors/AAA $5, children 12 and under free. John Paul Jones House Museum, 43 Middle St., Portsmouth, Open 7 days 11-5. 436-8420, www.portsmouthhistory.org.

Portsmouth Sillouettes, through Oct. 31^st.   John Paul Jones House, 43 Middle St., Portsmouth, The popularity of silhouette images peaked in the early 19th century. Several traveling artists, among them William King and William Bache set up shop in Portsmouth for brief periods and offered their services. 436-8420, sandrarux@comcast.net.

Icons of History: Objects that Define New Hampshire, through December 31, 2011 at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 6 Eagle Square, Concord, NH. An exhibition of objects reflecting NH’s rich history, character and culture.   Museum admission required, please see the website www.nhhistory.org or call 603-228-6688.  

Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day,  5 September 2011, Statewide program commemorating the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.. Highlights around Portsmouth include a salute by the Navy at the Naval Shipyard followed by bell ringing throughout the area and beyond at 3:47PM.  A talk on Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize and the citizen diplomacy of the people of New Hampshire in 1905.  Phone 603-226-2312 www.portsmouthpeactreaty.com

Autumn Muster in the Mountains, September 8 – 11, 2011 at the Mount Washington Auto Road, Pinkham Notch, NH  An annual re-enactment of the Revolutionary War, Native American and Mountain Men.  This event includes a demonstration day for school children and the general public, competitions with period weapons, period crafts and cooking.  For more information contact Bob Ross, 603-466-5062 or email rfrossjr@gmail.com

Family Research Day, Saturday, September 10, 2011, 8:30 – 4 PM, Lynnfield Family History Center, 400 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA.  FREE, a full day of workshops, lectures and well known speakers.  ESOG and MSOG will have tables, and several speakers will bring books for sale.  Tickets required, proceeds to benefit local non-profit organizations.  Registration is required, please see the website  www.familyresearchday.org    This is a wildly popular event, and tickets sell out!  Register early!

2011 Tour of Fairy Houses of Portsmouth, Saturday and Sunday, September 17 – 18, noon – 4PM, Portsmouth, NH, sponsored by the Friends of the South End.  A self guided walking tour of whimsical fairy houses in historical house gardens inside Strawbery Banke, Prescott Park, the Gov. Langdon House and the Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses.  See http://www.fairyhouses.com/events/tour-of-fairy-houses-in-portsmouth-nh/ for more information.

Maine Genealogical Society’s 2011 Family History Conference, Saturday, 24 September 2011, at Spectacular Event Center in Bangor, Maine. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~megs/index.html  $40 for MGS members, $50 for others, $15 for the luncheon.  Send registration to Maine Genealogical Society, c/o Celeste Hyer, 69 Loop Road, Otisfield, Maine, 04270  

New Hampshire Society of Genealogists, 1 October 2011, Holiday Inn, Concord, NH, 10AM - 2:30 PM, a presentation by genealogist Milli Knudsen on her cold case file work, with buffet of build your own sandwiches.  $15 members, $20 non-members.  Register in advance to Hal Inglis at hat@inglis-unltd.com or call 1-603-664-9080  

Colonial New Hampshire, October 3, 2011, 7PM A lecture by Professor Jere Daniell at Stevens Memorial Hall, 1 Chester St., Chester, NH, for more information contact Web Anderson 603-887-4911

Front Row Seat on the New Hampshire Primary, Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 7:30 PM at the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott Street, Nashua, NH, FREE, Mike Pride, Editor Emeritus of the Concord Monitor outlines the history of the NH Primary with stories of the 8 presidential primaries he covered while a reporter.  For information email nashuahistorical@comcast.net or call 603-883-0015

Family History Day, “What’s YOUR Ancestral Story?”  22 October, 2011  9AM – 1PM, Concord LDS Church, 90 Clinton, Street, Concord, NH This workshop is FREE, open to the public, over 16 classes to choose from!  Please pre-register since there is limited seating.  For more information see the website http://concordfhday.crossett.net/Whats_YOUR_Ancestral_Story/Welcome.html

FREE!

Sign up for a free Research Account at the New England Historic Genealogical Society at this link: http://www.americanancestors.org/Free/

Free webinars from the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree Extension Series of lectures by well known genealogists.  Check out the list at this schedule http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/JamboreeExtensionSeries2011.htm

More free genealogy webinars at these websites
http://blog.geneawebinars.com/p/calendar.html
 http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=webinars

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