July 1 to 5, The Boston Harborfest 2015 http://www.bostonusa.com/harborfest/
This festival includes historical re-enactments, concerts, fireworks,
historical tours, and much, much more.
Over 200 daily events in Boston’s historic downtown and waterfront
districts. Check the website for
schedules and more information.
July 3, Friday, 3pm, A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, at the Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, New Hampshire, a living history presentation by Steve Wood. Free to the public, call 603-279-1500 for more information.
July 3 to 5, Independence
Day Celebration at Sturbridge Village Museum, at Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Old fashioned family fun, parade, a patriotic
reading of the Declaration of Independence, crafts, drill with the militia,
learn dances from the 18th century, and play 19th century
“base ball”. See this link for more
information: https://www.osv.org/event/independence-day-celebration-2015
July 4, Saturday, 10am – 5pm, An
American Celebration! At Strawbery
Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
An old-fashioned 4th of July celebration with children’s bike
and wagon parade at 2:30pm, a visit by Abraham Lincoln, traditional games and
crafts, garden tours, live music by Bedford Big Band, living history exhibits,
hands on activities, food and fun for all! Active military families FREE.
July 7, Tuesday, 6:30pm Family
Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, at the Plaistow, New
Hampshire Public Library, 85 Main Street, Plaistow, New Hampshire. Contact Brianna Sullivan at 603-382-6011 for
more information. Free to the public
July 9, Thursday, 7pm, I can't but die once - Harriet Tubman's Civil War - a living history performance, at the Amherst Town Public Library, Amherst, New Hampshire. Presented by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti. Free to the public thanks to the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
July 9, Thursday, 2:30pm Big House, Little House, Back House,
Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of
New England, at Tad’s Place, Heritage Heights, 149 E. Side Drive, Concord,
New Hampshire. Contact Ruslyn Vear at
603-673-2288 for more information. Free
to the public.
July 10, Friday, 8:30 am- Taste
of Haymarket, a 2 hour tour of
historic Haymarket in Boston. This tour
departs from the corner of Congress and Hanover Streets, and is $25 for members
of Historic New England, and $35 for non members. Learn the history of the
Haymarket, how it has changed over time, visit vendors, sample fruits,
vegetables, cheese and pizza.
Registration required at 617-994-5920.
July 11, 1pm, Discover
Mount Auburn – A Walking Tour, at Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A 1.5 mile walking tour will focus on the
history, monuments and lives of those buried here. Register online at this
link: http://mountauburn.org/2015/discover-mount-auburn-a-walking-tour-41/
This tour will be repeated August 1st.
July 11, Saturday, 10am, Walking
Tour- The Irish and the Acre, at the Lowell National Historic Park Visitor
Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, a 90 minute FREE walking tour.
July 11, Saturday, 10am, Walking
Tour: Our Franco-American Pioneers, a tour of Mount Calvary Cemetery,
Goffstown Road, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Meet at the Mausoleum/Office parking lot on Goffstown Road, opposite the
cemetery. $5 Manchester Historic Association members, $10 general public,
please pre-register at 603-622-7531.
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.
July 11, Saturday, 1pm, Abigail
Adams: Life, Love, Letters, at the
North Bridge, Visitor Center, Buttrick Garden, Concord, Massachusetts,
sponsored by the Minuteman National Park Service, Join Abigail Adams as she
reflects on her courtship and marriage.
Bring a lawn chair. Free to the
public.
July 11, Saturday, 6 – 8pm,
Prohibition Repealed! A celebration
of the repeal of the 18th amendment on the grounds of the Roseland
Cottage, 556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut.
For those ages 21 and over, historic cocktails and hor d’oeuvres,
dancing, costumes encouraged but not required.
Proceeds to support the preservation of Roseland Cottage, $35 Historic New England members, $35
non-members. Registration required at
860-928-4074.
July 11, Saturday, 10am – noon, Historic Curb Appeal: Style and
Color for your Old House, at the Quincy House, 20 Muirhead Street, Quincy,
Massachusetts, A walking tour to learn the history and architecture of Quincy’s
Wollaston neighborhood, and tips on adding curb appeal to your old house
through historic paint color combinations.
$5 Historic New England members, $10 non-members. Registration required at 617-994-5930.
July 10, Friday, 9am - 5pm FREE Fun Friday at NEHGS, The New England Historic Genealogical Society will participate in the Free Fun Fridays program sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation with a FREE day, with free lectures, tours, and 15 minute consultations at their library at 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
July 11, Saturday, 8:30pm, July Evening Lantern Walk, at Colonial
Pemaquid in Maine. Step into the past as you tour a 17th century
village, meet some of the inhabitants and be challenged by an 18th
century soldier on guard duty at Fort Frederick. Rain date is Sunday, July 12. www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org
July 12, Sunday, 10am – 3pm Vintage Base Ball Quadruple Header, at the
Spencer Peirce Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts. Free to Historic New England members, $5
non-members. Four games played with
1860s rules. Snacks, baseballs, and
cards sold. Grass field seating, bring
blankets and lawn chairs. Weather
permitting, please call 978-462-2634 for more information. Come for all four
games or just stay for one or two!
July 12, Sunday, 3pm,
Historic New England Wallpaper Workshop, at the Nickels Sortwell House, 121
Main Street, Wiscasset, Maine, $5 Historic New England members, $10
non-members. Registration required at
207-882-7169.
July 14, Tuesday, 6:30 pm, A Soldier's Mother Tells Her Story, at the Richards Free Library, 58 North Main Street, Newport, New Hampshire. A Civil War living history presentation by Sharon Wood as Betsey Phelps. Free to the public. Call 603-863-3105 for more information.
July 14, Tuesday, 7pm, Crosscut: The Mills, Logging and Life on the
Androscoggin, , at the Salem Historical Museum, 310 Main
Street, Salem, New Hampshire. Contact
Beverly Glynn at 603-893-8862 for more information. Free to the public.
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 14, Tuesday, 7pm, Vanished
Veterans – NH’s Civil War Monuments and Memorials, at the Nashua Public
Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua, New Hampshire.
Contact Carol Eyman at 603 – 589-4610 for more information. Free to the
public.
July 15, Wednesday, 6:30pm, World
War Two New Hampshire, a documentary film that tells the story of life in
NH during the second World War through interviews, film shorts, photos, and
radio reports. at the Lane Memorial
Library, 2 Academy Avenue, Hampton, New Hampshire. Contact Darrell Eifert at
603-926-3368 for more information. Free
to the public.
July 15, Wednesday, 7pm New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones,
at the Freedom Town Hall, 12 Elm Street, Freedom, New Hampshire. Contact David Trook at 603-539-1051 for more
information. Free to the public.
July 18, Saturday, 10am – 4pm, American Independence Festival, at the Gilman Garrison House, 12
Water Street, Exeter, New Hampshire, this is a town wide event celebrating the
reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Free to the public. Call 603-436-3205 for more information.
July 18, Saturday, 10am to noon, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, at the Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453
Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut. Join researcher Mary A. Falvey in a
walking tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery as she shares the stories of residents and
veterans of the Civil War era. http://cedarhillfoundation.org/
July 18, Saturday, 1pm and 3pm. Pirates at Pemaquid! At Colonial Pemaquid in Maine. Living history presenter and local author
James Nelson re-creates the infamous Dixie Bull who attacked and sacked
Pemaquid in 1632. Rain date Sunday July 19th. www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org
July 20, Monday, 7:30pm Our 18th Century Heroes and
Hellraisers and How they Affect us Today. At Colonial Pemaquid in Maine. Historian Chip Griffin reflects on the
profound influence and legends surrounding Maine’s early Scots-Irish
settlers. $5 donation. www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org
July 20, Monday, 6:30pm Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She? A review of the case, and connections to New
Hampshire are discussed. At the Derry
Public Library, 64 East Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire. Contact Sherry Bailey at 603-432-6140 for
more information. Free to the public.
July 22 – 26, Sail
Portsmouth 2015, Fish Pier on Peirce Island opposite Prescott Park,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A parade of
tall and small ships through Portsmouth.
Good views at Four Tree Island, Great Island Common, Ft. Foster in
Kittery and Portsmouth Yacht Club in New Castle. There will be deck tours, day sails,
exhibits, food, music and souvenirs. See the website for more details http://www.sailportsmouth.org/july-22nd-26th-2015
July 23, Thursday, 10am to noon, Every Dish has a Past: Historic Recipe Research Mini-Workshop, at
the Castle Tucker, 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset, Maine. $25 for Historic New England members, $35
non-members. Learn how recipes develop
and about nineteenth century ingredients and cook techniques. Registration required at 207-882-7169.
July 25, Saturday and July 26, Sunday, 17th Century Encampment on the Grounds of Colonial Pemaquid,
at the Pemaquid State Historic Site, New Harbor, Maine, 9am to 5pm. An outdoor interpretive weekend showcasing
civilian and military aspects of 17th century life. Free to the
public.
July 26, Sunday, Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual
Meeting and Seminar, Mansfield, Massachusetts http://massgencouncil.org/
July 26, Sunday, gates open at 10am - 4pm, 92nd Annual Nipmuc Nation Powwow, at the Hassanamisco Indian Reservation, Grafton, Massachusetts. For more information see the website http://nipmucnation.org or the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/events/923410607705447/
July 26, Sunday, 10am – 3pm, Vintage
Base Ball Quadruple Header, at the Spencer Peirce Little Farm, 5 Little’s
Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts. Free to
Historic New England members, $5 non-members.
Four games played with 1860s rules.
Snacks, baseballs, and cards sold.
Grass field seating, bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather permitting, please call 978-462-2634
for more information. Come for all four games or just stay for one or two!
July 27, Monday, Beginner Genealogy Classes - Class 1: Getting Started, at the Londonderry Historical Society, Parmenter Barn, 140 Pillsbury Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire, taught by certified genealogist Amylynne Murphy, register at info@NHGenealogist.com or call 603-820-6706. $20 per class, $50 for all 4 classes (July 27, August 3, August 10, and August 17th). Proceeds to benefit the Londonderry Historical Society.
July 28, Tuesday, 1:30pm, Intro to Genealogy, at the Haverhill, Massachusetts Public Library. Learn to use the special collections room, which has a wealth of genealogy and local history resources. Advance registration required, call 978-373-1586.
August 1, Saturday and August 2, Sunday, 9am – 5pm 17th
Century Encampment, an outdoor interpretive weekend at Colonial Pemaquid in
Maine. Re-enactors showcase civilian and
military life with equipment, crafts, cooking, games, etc. Sponsored jointly by the Friends of Colonial
Pemaquid and the State of Maine.
August 1, Saturday, 1pm, Discover
Mount Auburn – A Walking Tour, at Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A 1.5 mile walking tour will focus on the
history, monuments and lives of those buried here. Register online at this
link: http://mountauburn.org/2015/discover-mount-auburn-a-walking-tour-42/
This tour will be repeated September 5th.
August 1, Saturday, 10am Walking Tour: Abolitionists in Lowell,
a 90 minute walking tour of Lowell with Bob Forrant, Professor of History at
UMass Lowell. Free to the public. Meet
at the Lowell National Historic Park Visitor Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
August 1 and 2, Saturday and Sunday, Redcoats and Rebels, At Sturbridge Village Museum, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts. This is the largest
military re-enactment in New England with nearly 1,000 soldiers playing
British, Irish, Spanish, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. Events and
activities including extended hours until 8pm are all listed
August 3, Monday, Beginner Genealogy Classes - Class 2: Basic Records and Resources, at the Londonderry Historical Society, Parmenter Barn, 140 Pillsbury Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire, taught by certified genealogist Amylynne Murphy, register at info@NHGenealogist.com or call 603-820-6706. $20 per class, $50 for all 4 classes (July 27, August 3, August 10, and August 17th). Proceeds to benefit the Londonderry Historical Society.
August 6, Friday, Noon, Lunch
and Learn: The Yale Indian Papers
Project, at Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Free to members, $8 non-members, bring or buy
a lunch and learn about the cultural significance and potential historical
impact of the Indian Papers Project.
Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-the-yale-indian-papers-project-speaker-paul-grant-costa-tickets-15617038984
Click here for the Indian Papers Project http://www.library.yale.edu/yipp/
August 8, Saturday, 10am, Walking
Tour: Honoring Manchester’s Greek Community, a tour of the Greek section of
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Meet at the chapel. $5 Manchester
Historic Association members, $10 general public, please pre-register at
603-622-7531.
August 8, Saturday, 10am – 12:30pm, Preparing Your Own Home Remedies, at the Watson Farm, 455 North
Main Road, Jamestown, Rhode Island, join herbalist Kristin Minto to for a
workshop to learn the historic ways to make teas, tinctures, medicinal oils,
and to correctly prepare plants to use in oils. $15 Historic New England
members, $20 non-members. Register at
401-423-0005.
August 10, Monday, Beginner Genealogy Classes - Class 3: Sourcing and Organization, at the Londonderry Historical Society, Parmenter Barn, 140 Pillsbury Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire, taught by certified genealogist Amylynne Murphy, register at info@NHGenealogist.com or call 603-820-6706. $20 per class, $50 for all 4 classes (July 27, August 3, August 10, and August 17th). Proceeds to benefit the Londonderry Historical Society.
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
August 15, Saturday, 1 – 5pm, Fletcher’s
Scouting Company Re-enactment at Colonial Pemaquid, New Harbor, Maine.
Historical re-enactors will set up camp on the grounds of the state park and
demonstrate 17th century activities such as cooking, wood working,
military drills, weaponry, etc. Rain
date is Sunday, August 16. Free to the public.
August 15, Saturday, 11am to 4 pm, Living History Event at Former World War II Coastal Artillery Fort,
Fort Stark State Historic Site, 211 Wild Rose Lane, New Castle, New
Hampshire. Living historians will bring
the World War II era to life with camp set-ups, military vehicles, field
offices, home front and militaria displays.
Re-enactors will be dressed in period military and civilian attire. Free
to the public. Not handicapped accessible. http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks/fort-stark-state-historic-site
August 16, Sunday, 11:30 am Runaway
Wives: When Colonial Marriages Failed,
at the Deering Community Church, 736 Deering Center Road, Deering, New
Hampshire, contact Don Johnson at 603-529-7764 for more information. Free to the public.
August 17, Monday, Beginner Genealogy Classes - Class 4: Discussion & Sharing, at the Londonderry Historical Society, Parmenter Barn, 140 Pillsbury Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire, taught by certified genealogist Amylynne Murphy, register at info@NHGenealogist.com or call 603-820-6706. $20 per class, $50 for all 4 classes (July 27, August 3, August 10, and August 17th). Proceeds to benefit the Londonderry Historical Society
August 22, Saturday, 10am, Walking
Tour: Manchester Hebrew Cemetery,
meet inside the entrance to the cemetery chapel on Beech Street, Manchester,
New Hampshire. $5 Manchester Historic
Association members, $10 General Public, please pre-register at 603-622-7531.
August 29, Saturday, 10am Walking
Tour: Lowell Monuments a 90 minute
walk visiting some of the city’s most interesting monuments with Richard Howe,
the Register of Deeds of the Middlesex North District and the official tour
guide of Lowell Cemetery. Free to the
public. Meet at the Lowell National Historic Park Visitor Center in Lowell,
Massachusetts.
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 19, Saturday, The
Maine Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference and Membership Meeting, in
Brewer, Maine. Keynote speaker will be
Michael Strauss. See http://www.maineroots.org/
for more information
September 19, Saturday, 7:30 pm, Talking Baseball with Doris Kearns Goodwin and Ken Burns, sponsored
by the Concord Museum, at the Fenn
School, Concord, Massachusetts. Join Doris Kearns Goodwin, curator for the Art
of Baseball exhibit, and filmmaker Ken Burns for a lively conversation about
their shared love of baseball moderated by Jeff Idelson, President of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Registration required. www.concordmuseum.org
priority seating for members opens on July 15th.
September 19 and 20, 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
September 26 and 27, Saturday and Sunday, from 11am – 3pm both days, rain or shine, The 11th Annual Portsmouth Fairy
House Tour, the world’s largest fairy house tour, held in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire’s historic South End at the Governor John Langdon House, Strawbery
Banke Museum, Prescott Park and Peirce Island.
More than 100 handcrafted fairy houses made by local artists,
florists, garden clubs, and businesses
on display. A great way to expose your
children to historic homes and gardens.
Advanced tickets are highly recommended.
For more information and to purchase tickets click at this link: http://www.portsmouthfairyhousetour.com/
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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