Thursday, June 27, 2013

July Genealogy and Local History Event Calendar

Local Genealogy Club Meetings

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 1 – 2:30 PM.  Contact: 603-432-6140 for more information.

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

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)

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

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

Calendar:

June 29, 10:30 - 11:30am The Mobile Genealogist:  Part 1, Using Dropbox and Evernote at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston.  Staff member Alice Kane introduces these helpful technology tools for information storage, organization and note-taking. To reserve your space call 617-226-1226 or email education@nehgs.org

July 5,  10am to 5pm, Free Fun Friday at the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts,  sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. www.pem.org

July 6 and 7, Saturday and Sunday, Native Heritage Weekend at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, www.fortat4.org   See the website for directions and a schedule of events.

July 9, 2pm Everything you wanted to know about Genealogy (but were afraid to ask), at the National Archives on 380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Mass. 781-663-0126.  This is intended for novice family historians, and one of the most popular workshops.  After the lecture the public is invited to stay and use the resources of the National Archives, and will be assisted by the archives staff.  To register email boston.education@nara.gov

July 12, 9:30am to 4:30pm Free Fun Friday at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/

July 18, 6pm Everything you wanted to know about Genealogy (but were afraid to ask) at NARA Waltham - see July 9

July 19, 9am to 5pm, Free Fun Friday at the JFK Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day.  http://www.jfklibrary.org/
July 20, Saturday, Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Seminar at Holy Cross College, Hogan Center, Worcester, Massachusetts featuring Judy G. Russell, CG, CGL “The Legal Genealogist” 8:30am to 4:30pm. 

July 20, Saturday, 5:30 – 8:30pm,  Baking in the William Brewster House, Plimoth Plantation Museum, Plymouth, MA,  Make dough for cheate bread- a 17th century wholegrain loaf and bake it in a wood fired oven.  The workshop includes recipes, instruction and starter to continue making bread at home.  Limited to 8 participants.  Pre-registration required, $75 non-members, $60 members.  To register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org

July 22, Monday,6pm , Digging into Derry: Genealogy Research, Derry Public Library, Derry, NH  contact Sherry Bailey 603-432-6140 or sherry@derrypl.org for more information.  Presented by former Derry reference librarian Christine Sharbrough and current reference librarian Eric Stern.  Registration requested. 

July 23, Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm, Genetic Genealogy: Adding DNA to your Toolkit, at the Nashua, NH Public Library, 2 Court Street,  Michael Maglio will introduce you to genetic genealogy, which uses DNA testing to tell just how closely we are related.  Learn about your deep ancestry or break a brick wall in your genealogy research. Free to the public, 603-589-4600.

July 26, 10am to 4pm, Free Fun Friday at the Higgins Armory Museum, 10 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.higgins.org/

July 26, 9am to 5pm, Free Fun Friday at NEHGS, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, NEHGS will open its doors FREE to visitors all day long.  Children’s events, 20 minute introduction to genealogy talks, and tours. Larger groups please call 617-226-1200 for accommodations. http://www.americanancestors.org/free-fun-friday/

July 26 and 27, 2013, Friday and Saturday, The 25th Reunion of the Felton FamilyAssociation, at the Felton Family homesteads (Nathaniel Felton, Sr. and Jr. houses built 1650) at Brooksby Farm, Peabody, Massachusetts.  Please contact Mary Kay Felton for itinerary, hotel information, etc. at feltonmk@gmail.com or see the website www.feltonfamily.org

July 27, Saturday, 9am to 4:30pm Star Island Excursion with Historic New England, discover the fascinating history of the Isles of Shoals.  Take a boat through Portsmouth Harbor and eight miles out to Star Island for a historic walking tour.  Lunch at the Oceanic Hotel.  Lunch and boat included. $60 members/ $70 non members.  Registration required 603-4326-3225.  Another tour will run on August 7, 2013.

July 30, Sunday, all day, Independence Festival, at the American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire, celebrating the July 16, 1776 reading of the Declaration of Independence to the people of Exeter -  (this copy of the Declaration is on display inside the museum)  See the website for the schedule http://www.independencemuseum.org/aim_aif.htm   FREE for events on the festival grounds, $7 admission to the museum.

July 31, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Digging into Derry: Forest Hill Cemetery, at the Derry Public Library, Derry, NH, contact Sherry Bailey at 432-6140 or sherry@derrypl.org for more information.  Presented by TJ Culane of the Friends of the Forest Hill Cemetery. 

August 2, 10am to 4pm, Free Fun Friday at the Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.wenhammuseum.org/

August 4 – 9, 2013, The 33rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Boston Park Plaza Hotel.  See the website http://www.iajgs.org/index.php for more information.

August 5, Monday, 6:30pm Digging into Derry: The Portrait of Elizabeth McGregor, contact Sherry Bailey at 432-6140 or sherry@derrypl.org for more information, Karen Blandford-Anderson of the Derry Museum of History will discuss the portrait of Elizabeth McGregor, daughter of Molly and General Reid, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Staff Faithful. Hear about the family and hw the portrait was returned to Derry.

August 7, 9am to 4:30pm Star Island Excursion with Historic New England, discover the fascinating history of the Isles of Shoals.  Take a boat through Portsmouth Harbor and eight miles out to Star Island for a historic walking tour.  Lunch at the Oceanic Hotel.  Lunch and boat included. $60 members/ $70 non members.  Registration required 603-4326-3225.

August 16, 10am to 6pm, Free Fun Friday at the USS Constitution Museum, Bldg. 5 Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/

August 17, 10:30 - 11:30am The Mobile Genealogist:  Part II, Imaging on the Go at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston.  Staff member Alice Kane introduces these helpful technology tools including digital cameras and the Flip-Pal scanner for recording documents. To reserve your space call 617-226-1226 or email education@nehgs.org

August 23, 9am to 5pm,  Free Fun Friday at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.whalingmuseum.org/
August 23, 10 am to 4pm, Free Fun Friday at the Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Massachusetts sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum will be FREE all day. http://www.fruitlands.org/

August 24 and 25, Saturday and Sunday, Revolutionary War Weekend at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, www.fortat4.org  The Fortified village will be open for tours, sutlers will sell trade goods, and there will be a muster and battle re-enactment.  See the website for the schedule of events.

August 30, 9am – 5pm, Free Fun Friday at Plimoth Plantation, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, the museum, grist mill and Mayflower II (open until 7pm) will be FREE all day. http://www.plimoth.org/

September 21, Saturday, Wyman Family Association Meeting and Reunion, at the Francis Wyman House, built in 1666, at 56 Francis Wyman Road,  Burlington, Mass., see www.wyman.org for more information

September 28, Saturday, American Canadian Genealogical Society’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.  Speakers will be Dick Eastman, Lucie LeBlanc Consentino, Joe Manning. Stay tuned for details.  www.acgs.org

October 19, 2013, Family History Day, LDS church, Concord, New Hampshire

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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for such an informative post. I hope to see you at some of the events.

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  2. New England genealogists take the prize for the entire nation. So much activity! I am wildly impressed.

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