Local Club Meetings
Hudson Genealogy Club, at the
Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH
http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/ every 2
nd Friday of the Month, at
1:30 PM contact Gayle St. Cyr 603-886-6030 for more information.
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 1 – 2:30
PM. Contact: 603-432-6140 for more
information.
Greater Lowell Genealogy Club,
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maglgc/ meets at the Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA
10AM to 1PM once a month.
Newton, NH Genealogy Club- Gale
Library, Newton, NH, 603-382-4691, 3PM on the third Wednesday of the
month.
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
March 2, Saturday, 8:30 am – 5pm
Ancestry
Day at the Sheraton Boston Hotel,
sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and
Ancestry.com. $30 registration fee, $19
parking at the Prudential Center.
http://ancestrydaynehgs.eventbrite.com/?o_xid=53689&o_lid=53689&o_sch=Email
or email education @nehgs.org
March 2, Saturday, 3pm,
Tea and Fashion
at the Munroe Tavern, Meet Colonel and Mrs. Munroe for a tour of the Munroe
Tavern and an exhibit of rare textiles on display this weekend only. A delicious high tea, music and raffle of
teapots will follow. Sponsored by the Lexington Historical Society. $30 members/$35 non-members. Reserve your spot by calling 781-862-1703
March 2, Saturday, 1pm
Baked Beans
and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region, at the Derry Public Library, 64
E. Broadway, Derry, NH 432-6140 A
celebration of the regional favorites, and a discussion on the many foods
distinctive to New England. FREE
March 3, Sunday, 3pm,
Tea and Fashion
at the Munroe Tavern, Meet Colonel and Mrs. Munroe for a tour of the Munroe
Tavern and an exhibit of rare textiles on display this weekend only. A delicious high tea, music and raffle of
teapots will follow. Sponsored by the Lexington Historical Society. $30 members/$35 non-members. Reserve your spot by calling 781-862-1703
March 4, Monday, 1pm
A Visit with
Queen Victoria, at the First Baptist Church of Nashua, 121 Manchester St.,
Nashua, NH 603-886-7201. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. Sally Mummey performs as her royal highness,
to reveal the personal details of a powerful yet humane woman. FREE
March 4, Monday, 2:15pm
Vanished Veteran’s-
NH’s Civil War Monuments and Memorials, at the Havenwood Heritage Heights
Auditorium, 33 Christian Avenue, Concord, NH 603-229-1185. A discussion on the earliest obelisks, to
statues, artillery, murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the
1860s through the 1920s in New Hampshire. FREE
March 6,
New Visitor Welcome Tour,
at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street,
Boston. FREE to the public. See the website
www.americanancestors.org
March 6, Wednesday, 6:30pm
If I am
Not for Myself, Who Will Be for Me?
George Washington’s Runaway Slave, at the Kimball Public Library, 5
Academy Avenue, Atkinson, NH
603-362-5234. FREE The story of
Ona Judge Staines, who ran away from Martha Washington to New Hampshire. Presented by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti.
March 8, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
The Irish
Experience at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Mass. $10 Historic New England members, $15
nonmembers, Discover the daily lives of the Phillips family’s Irish domestic
staff. Registration recommended, please
call 978-744-0440 for additional information.
March 9, Saturday, 11am – 12:30pm
Ladies
of the House Tour, at the Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, View
the Otis House through the lens of women’s history, and discover the relevant
social history of the women’s lives in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. Registration required through
Historic New England, $7 members, $15 nonmembers, call 617-994-5920 for
information.
March 9, Saturday, 10am – noon,
The
Irish Experience at Phillips House, at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut
Street, Salem, MA. Discover the daily
lives of the Irish domestic staff, their duties, living conditions, and
interactions with the family members.
Visit the servant’s work and living spaces not usually open to the
public. Registration recommended through
Historic New England, $10 members, $15 nonmembers 978-744-0440 to purchase
tickets.
March 16, Saturday,
Plimoth Plantation reopens for the season, you can find this living history museum at 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts
www.plimoth.org
March 23, Saturday, 9:30 – 12:30 joint
Irish
Genealogy Conference between TIARA and NEHGS at 99 Newbury Street, Boston,
MA Presentation by Dr. Paula de
Fougerolles on the history and archeology of medieval Ireland and
Scotland. Marie Daly will presnt
“Tracing Irish Domestic Servants” using case studies from the Boston area. Participants are welcome to conduct research
at the library in the afternoon. $20
registration fee, email
gars@naplia.com or
register at
www.americanancestors.org
March 28, Thursday, 2:30pm
The
Abolitionists of Noyes Academy, at Heritage Heights- Tad’s Place, 149 East
Side Drive, Concord, NH 603-229-1266 In
1835 the first racially integrated school was opened in Canaan, NH, but outraged
citizens raised a mob that dragged the academy off its foundation and ran the
African American students out of town. This is the story of three extraordinary
Afrian American leaders, Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander Crummell and Thomas
Sipkins Sidney. FREE
March 28, Thursday, 7 – 8pm,
Ocean
State Mementos: Jewelry from Rhode Island, at the Governor Lippitt House,
199 Hope Street, Providence, RI, An
illustrated lecture on the history of jewelry in Rhode Island, and new research
on the Ocean State’s jewelry industry.
Co-sponsored by Preserve Rhode Island and Historic New England. Registration required, call
617-994-5959. Free to members of both
organizations, $5 nonmembers.
March 30, Saturday, 2pm
Native American Genealogy, Amesbury, MA
Public Library. 149 Main St., Amesbury, MA
Chief Paul Brunnell will present a program on the Native Americans who
lived in this area. Materials to
research and migration patterns.
Registration required.
978-388-8148 or register online at
www.amesburylibrary.org
March 30, Saturday,
The New England
Family History Conference, sponsored by the Hingham Stake of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at the Franklin LDS Church, 91 Jordan Road,
Franklin, Massachusetts. For more
information see the website at
http://www.nefamilyhistory.com/index/main
March 31, Sunday, 11am – 4pm,
Salem
Women’s History Day, at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, A special guided tour for Women’s History
Month, focusing on the role of women at 34 Chestnut St. through the years. Sponsored by Historic New England, free to
members and Salem residents, $5 nonmembers.
Tours on the half hour. Call
978-744-0440 with questions.
April 6, Saturday, 10 am – 2:30pm,
New
Hampshire Society of Genealogists: Spring Meeting, at the Holiday Inn, 172
North Main Street, Concord, NH. Two
lectures “Researching your Ancestors on the Internet” and “Spinsters &
Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families” with a lunch buffet. $15 members, $20
non members, must register in advance by emailing Hal Inglis at
Hal@inglis-unltd.com or calling
1-603-0664-9080. Seating is limited so
register early.
April 13, Saturday, 1 – 4:30pm,
Two
Brothers: Stories from the Front Lines of World War I, at the Cape Ann
Museum, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA, Free to Historic New England and
Cape Ann Museum members, $5 nonmembers.
Archaeologist and curator Timothy Kendall shares the story of his
grandfather and great-uncle who were volunteer ambulance drivers in the
American Field Service during World War I.
The Boston born brothers documented their experiences in photos and journals.
Gloucester resident Abram Piatt Andrew founded the American Field service with
Beauport’s Henry Davis Sleeper.
Following the talk at 2:30 is a viewing of
Our American Boys at War in Europe, the film Sleeper used to
recruit volunteers and funds for the American Field Service. Registration recommended 978-283-0800.
April 13, Saturday, 2pm,
Irish
Genealogy, Amesbury, MA Public Library. 149 Main St., Amesbury, MA Tom
Toohey will present Irish Genealogy 404.
Registration required .
978-388-8148 or register online at
www.amesburylibrary.org
April 17 – 21,
New England Regional
Genealogical Conference, at the Raddison Hotel and Conference Center,
Manchester, NH For more information see
the website
www.nergc.org
April 21
st, Wednesday,10am
FREE Vacation Week Genealogy For
Kids Program at the National Archives,
38Trapelo Road, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Participants research their family history with volunteers and staff
available to help out. Reservations are
required, please call 866-406-2379 2379 or email
boston.archives@nara.gov
April 21
st, Wednesday, 2pm,
Behind
the Scenes at the National Archives, a 45 minute tour to see original
documents of our nation’s history.
Reservations suggested, please call 866-406-2379 or email
boston.archives@nara.gov
Coming Up:
August 4 – 9, 2013,
The 33rd
IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Boston Park Plaza Hotel
For genealogy events nationally and internationally, please see the website
Conference Keeper
http://conferencekeeper.weebly.com/index.html
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