Genealogy Events Calendar
April 29, Wednesday, 6pm, Sex,
DNA and Family History, a lecture by Shellee Morehead at the Abbey Room of
the Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts. Certified genealogist
Shellee Morehead will explain genetic genealogy- the use of DNA for defining
ancestral relationships. Free to the Public.
April 29, Wednesday, 10am, The
Court Martial of Paul Revere, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, presented by
Michael Greenburg, on his new book about Revere and “America’s forgotten
military disaster”.
May 1, Friday, 2pm, Lecture and Exhibit: Katharine Gibbs: Beyond the White Gloves, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Free to the public. Join Rose Doherty, author, for this illustrated talk and exhibit of memorabilia. She will provide a brief history of the school and graduates. Book sales and signing to follow. Click here to register: http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/katharine-gibbs-lecture?pass-through=true
May 2, Saturday, 10am - 3pm, Heifer Parade at the Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, New Hampshire. Parade at about 11am. Free admission. The heifers will parade to the pastures for their first spring grass, maypole dancing, barn dancing, may baskets and guided tours of the Shaker community for $10 per person at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heifer-parade-with-food-fiddle-tickets-15230028425
May 2, Saturday, 12 noon – 4pm, Ipswich Back in Time, Commemorating the 1657 Alexander Knight House,
A Fun Family Day of Exploring Where History Comes to Life, The Ipswich,
Massachusetts Historical Society.
May 2, Saturday, 10am – noon, Shared
Spaces: Maintaining History in Condo
Living, at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts,
$15 Young Friends and Historic Homeowner members, $20 members of Historic New
England, $25 non-members, bring pictures and info on your own home and project
for short consultations; learn about historic colors, details and furnishings;
work with your condo association on preservation issues; take home a packet of
resources. Light refreshments served.
Click here to purchase tickets: http://shop.historicnewengland.org/showproduct.aspx?ProductID=10099&SEName=shared-spaces-maintaining-history-in-condo-living
May 3, Sunday, 2pm, Meet
Louisa May Alcott – Not Such a Little Woman, at the Shirley- Eustis House
and Gardner Carriage House, 33 Shirley Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts, a living
history portrayal by Jan Turnquist. $10
per person. Call 617-442-2275 for more
information.
May 4, Monday, The 35th
Annual Marjorie Gibbons Lecture with Speaker Bill Brett, at the South
Boston branch of the Boston Public Library, free to the public with a reception
following the program. Bill Brett will
present his latest book on the Boston Irish.
May 6, Wednesday, 7pm, Unlocking
the Clues of your own Family Photos, a lecture by Maureen Taylor, the
“Photo Detective”, at the Norwood Historical Society, 93 Day Street, Norwood,
Massachusetts.
May, 6, Wednesday, Robert Love’s Warnings: Searching for
Strangers in Colonial Boston, at the Boston Public Library. Free to the public. Between 1765 and 1774 Robert Love issued
warnings in Boston to four thousand itinerants, including migrant workers,
demobilized soldiers, and other newcomers.
This program is presented as part of “Revolutionary Boston” www.bpl.org/revolution
May 6, Wednesday, 7pm, Colonial
New Hampshire, at Charlie’s Barn, 29 South Village Road, Loudon, New
Hampshire, A talk by Jere Daniell. For
more information contact Michele York at 603-396-2362.
May 7, Thursday, noon, Lunch and Learn: In Modest Attire –
Clothing the Pilgrims, at Plimoth Plantation, Free for members, $8
non-members, Speaker Kristen Haggerty will describe how the clothing of the
colonists has been portrayed throughout history, and why today’s interpreters
wear what they do!
May 7, Thursday, 7pm, A
Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar
Holes, at the Stephenson Memorial Library, 761 Forest Road, Greenfield, New
Hampshire. Adair Mulligan lectures on
the rich history behind cellar holes and how one town has created an inventory
of its cellar holes. Contact Adele Hale
for more information 603-547-3403. Free
to the public.
May 8, Friday, 7:30pm, Call
the Midwife! A Look at Colonial
Midwifery, a lecture by Dr. Abby Chandler, sponsored by the Topsfield
Historical Society, FREE to the public, at the Gould Barn, 1 Howlett Street,
Topsfield, Massachusetts.
May 9, Saturday, noon - 1pm, NEHGS Art and Architecture Tour, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public, and you are welcome to use the library after the tour. Register here: http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/nehgs-art-architecture-tour?pass-through=true
May 9, Saturday, 1:30pm, Evernote vs Zotero for Genealogists, at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, presented by Denise Picard Lindgren. Free to the public.
May 9, Saturday, 11:30am, The
Battle of Bunker Hill, at the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library,
Free to the public, a slide lecture by John Horrigan, historian.
May 9, Saturday, 10am – noon, Uncovering
Your Family History in Federal Publications, speaker Connie Reik,
professional genealogist, sponsored by the Genealogy Group at the Kennebunk,
public library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, Maine, call 207-985-2173 for more
information. Free to the public.
May 10, Sunday, 10am – noon, Women
of Beacon Hill Walking Tour, meet at the Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street,
Boston, Massachusetts, $7 Historic New England members, $15 non-members. Reservations required, click here to purchase
tickets: http://shop.historicnewengland.org/showproduct.aspx?ProductID=6558&SEName=women-of-beacon-hill-walking-tour-may-10
May 12, Tuesday, 7pm, Massachusetts Record Repositories, at the Zion Lutheran Church, 41 Whitmarsh Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Worcester County Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. Free for members, $3 for non-members. Presented by genealogist Michael Brophy, who will emphasize major genealogical resources in Eastern Massachusetts and Boston.
May 13, Wednesday, 6pm, Women
and Physical Culture in Nineteenth Century Boston, a talk by Helaine Davis
and Linda Stern at the Abbey Room of the Boston Public Library, Boston,
Massachusetts. This lecture is about how several pioneering women changed
the face of sports and recreation in Boston at the close of the 19th century.
Free to the public.
May 14, Thursday, 7pm, Espionage
in the American Revolution, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington
St, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Free, a lecture by Kenneth Daigler, retired CIA officer.
May 14 and 16. Events all day, Pirates Ashore in Plymouth, at the Mayflower Society House, 4
Winslow Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 10am, the pirates land at State Pier,
3pm Murder Trial at the Mayflower House, 7pm lecture “Caribbean Buccaneers in
Early Plymouth” at Pilgrim Hall.
Plymouth colony was attacked by privateers in May 1646, come celebrate
and learn more about pirates and privateers in early New England. Rain date May 17th. Sponsored by the Plymouth Historical
Alliance, the Mayflower Society, and the New Plimmoth Gard www.newplimmothgard.org
May 16, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting with Marcia Melnyk, open to the public, luncheon will be served. See the website http://www.csginc.org/csg_view_event.php?event=235 for more information.
May 16, Saturday, 10am – 11:30am, Those Were the Days: A Look Back
at the Historic Chestnut Street Days, at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut
Street, Salem, Massachusetts. $8 Historic New England members, $12
non-members. A lecture by Jim McAllister
about the most beautiful street in America using journals and correspondence.
Learn about the characters that lived here.
Reservations required. Click here
to purchase tickets: http://shop.historicnewengland.org/showproduct.aspx?ProductID=5755&SEName=those-were-the-days-a-look-back-at-the-historic-chestnut-street-days
May 18, Monday, 6:30pm, The
Loyalists: The Other Side of the American Revolution, at the Derry Public
Library, Derry, New Hampshire. Free to
the public. Contact the library for more
information: 603-432-6140.
May 18, Monday, 5:30pm, Evacuation
Day 1776: Enslaved Africans and the “Freeing”
of Boston, at the Dudley branch of the Boston Public Library, free to the
public, presented by Joel MacKall, a local historian and educator who will lead
an illustrated talk outlining the developments facing Africans in Boston and
abroad during the birth of the United States.
May 18, Monday, 6pm, Lost
Boston Tour: Old Scollay Square and Vicinity, led by Anthony Mitchell
Sanmarco, Author and Historian and sponsored by the Victorian Society, New
England Chapter. Meet under the Steaming
Tea Kettle at Cambridge and Court Streets, $12 or $10 members of the Victorian
Society.
May 20, Wednesday, 6:30pm, How
did Old North Become Old North?, at the Old North Church, 193 Salem Street,
Boston, Massachusetts, a presentation by Robert J. Allison of Suffolk
University, who will discuss how this Puritan meeting house became an Episcopal
church. Free to the public.
May 20, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Abraham
& Mary Lincoln: The Long and Short of It, at the Bedford Public
Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, New Hampshire. A living history
presentation by Steve and Sharon Wood set in 1861 portraying the Lincolns. Free and open to the public, with light
refreshments.
May 21, Thursday, 7pm, The
Shaker Legacy, at the Gordon-Nashu Library, 69 Main St., New Hampton, New
Hampshire, FREE lecture by Darryl Thompson about the history of the Shakers and
his personal memories of the Canterbury Shakers.
May 21, Thursday, 8pm, New
Hampshire’s Grange Movement: Its Rise,
Triumphs and Decline. At the Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Road, Hollis, New
Hampshire. Free to the public. Steve Taylor discusses the rapid social and
economic changes that forced the steep decline of the once-powerful
movement. Potluck at 7pm with program to
follow at 8pm. Contact Sharon Howe
603-465-3935 for more information.
May 23, Saturday, 8:30am, Reburial Ceremony at the African Burial Ground Memorial Park, Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The people whose remains were exhumed during site excavations downtown 7 October 2003 will be reburied at the memorial. The public is invited. 8:30 am unveiling of art work on-site, 9am Reburial Ceremony, 10:30 am Public Celebration at the Portsmouth Middle School auditorium, 7pm Blind Boys of Alabama concert at the Music Hall. For more information 603- 610-7226 or http://www.africanburyinggroundnh.org/
May 26, Tuesday, 7pm, Meet
Eleanor Roosevelt, at the Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, New
Hampshire, Elena Dodd’s living history interpretation of Mrs. Roosevelt offers
a frank and humorous look at the woman who was eyewitness to the tumultuous
events of her day. Free to the
public. Contact Donna Hammill at 603-569-1212
for more information.
May 27, Wednesday, 6pm, Finding
Living Ancestors: Being a Genealogy Gumshoe, at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, a lecture by genealogist Michael Maglio.
A discussion on how sometimes it is necessary to find a living relative
in order to track down records, get a DNA sample, return a rare photo or family
Bible, but finding the living can be as challenging as finding a dead ancestor.
Free to the public.
May 27, Wednesday, 6pm, Abraham
& Mary Lincoln: The Long and Short of It, at the Upper Valley Senior
Center, 10 Campbell Street, Lebanon, New Hampshire. A living history
presentation by Steve and Sharon Wood set in 1861 portraying the Lincolns. Free and open to the public, with light
refreshments.
May 27, Wednesday, 7pm, Meet
Eleanor Roosevelt, at the Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland Street,
Moultonborough, New Hampshire, Elena Dodd’s living history interpretation of
Mrs. Roosevelt offers a frank and humorous look at the woman who was eyewitness
to the tumultuous events of her day.
Free to the public. Contact Nancy
McCue at 603-476-8895 for more information.
May 30, Saturday, 2015
Southern Maine Genealogical Conference sponsored by the Greater Portland
Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society will be held in Portland, Maine. The keynote speaker will be Margaret Dube,
CG. For more information see www.maineroots.org
May 30, Saturday, 1pm Summer
Walking Tours of the Black Heritage Trail in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. Meet up at the Discover
Portsmouth Center, 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire from May to
September. There will be a fee
involved. Stay tuned or call for more
information.
May 31, Sunday,
Home Sweet Home Event, come celebrate some maverick Massachusetts
families North of Boston, Massachusetts on May 31st? Four locations at historic
homes, presented by the Trustees of Reservations, and learn the stories of the
Crane, Appleton, Dodge, Coolidge, and Emerson families. Click here for the
details...http://www.nobomagazine.com/2015/04/08/home-sweet-home/
June 6, Saturday, 11am – 1pm, Beacon
Hill Walking Tour, meet at the Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, $10 Historic New England members, $15 non-members. Tickets required, click here: http://shop.historicnewengland.org/p-6450-beacon-hill-walking-tour-june-6.aspx
June 6 and 7, French and Indian War Encampment at the
Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire.
http://fortat4.org/F&I.html One of the biggest re-enactment weekends
with battles at 1:30 both days, open hearth cooking, blacksmithing, textile
productions, joinery, tours of the fort, and colonial vendors.
June 10, Saturday, 10am, From
the Roots Up- The Basics of Climbing your Family Tree, at the Nevins Public
Library, Route 28/ Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Merrimack
Valley Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, and presented by
Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. Free to the public.
June 11, Thursday, 6pm, Lowell
Lecture: Joseph J. Ellis, at the
Boston Public Library, free to the public.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Joseph Ellis will discuss the years
between the end of the American Revolution and the start of the Federal Era. A
book sale and author signing will follow the lecture.
June 15 – June 20, Monday – Saturday, Program in New England Studies, $1,500 Historic New England
members, $1550 non-members, an intensive week-long learning experience with
lectures and tours on history, architecture, preservation, decorative arts,
workshops, and specialized tours of properties, museums and private homes. Purchase tickets here: http://shop.historicnewengland.org/p-6852-program-in-new-england-studies.aspx
July 11, Saturday, The
Maine Genealogical Society Fair at the Cultural Building, Home of the State
Library, Archives and Museum, Augusta, Maine, Free admission. Visit with
genealogical and historical societies from around the state of Maine.
June 20 and 21, Stark’s
Muster and Garrison at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire. Check the website for schedule and details http://fortat4.org/stark/starks_muster.html During the American Revolution, Charlestown
was an assembly point for 1,500 troops under General John Stark who will appear
again and make his call for the men of New Hampshire to fight for freedom. Drills, recruitment, dance instruction,
inspection and marches.
July 14, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm,
DNA Testing and Revolutionary Ancestors,
at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street,
Boston, Massachusetts, presented by Jennifer Zinck. Free to the public. www.bpl.org
July 26, Sunday, Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual
Meeting and Seminar, Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 11, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm,
Mustering Military Resources for Revolutionary War Genealogy Research, at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square,
700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, presented by David Allen
Lambert. Free to the public. www.bpl.org
September 3, Friday, Noon, Lunch and Learn: One Colonial Woman’s World, at Plimoth
Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts, free to members, $8 for non-members. Bring
or buy lunch and learn about Michelle Marchetti Coughlin and her book which
chronicles the life and times of Mehetabel Chandler Coit (1673-1758) and her
diary, which may be the earliest surviving diary by an American woman.
September 15, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Beyond Historical Records: The Old Colony Historical Society
Revolutionary War Collection, at the
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, presented by Andrew Boisvert.
Free to the public. www.bpl.org
September 20 and 21, Return
to No. 4: Revolutionary War Weekend at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New
Hampshire. One of the biggest re-enactments of the year with battles both days
at 1:30pm. Fortified village tours,
sutlers row for shopping, and self tours of the camps where you can see drills,
open hearth cooking and demonstrations of colonial camp life. See the website
for more information and a schedule of events http://fortat4.org/revwar/revwar.html
October 13, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Using the DAR Genealogical Research System to Find Revolutionary
Patriots and Descendants, at the
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, presented by Carolyn Holbrook.
Free to the public. www.bpl.org
November 10, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Our Ancestors in the Revolution: Telling the Story to Family, at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square,
700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, presented by Barbara Matthews. Free to the public. www.bpl.org
November 14, Saturday, 2pm, How
to Discover Your Family and Community History, part of the “Exploring the
World War One Home Front” series at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington,
Massachusetts. This workshop will
support you in exploration of family stories from the World War 1 era, and help
you find the documents and resources to uncover your family narrative. Free to the public, registration required by
November 5th, contact programs@monh.org
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