October 31, Saturday, 9am, NEHGS
Irish Genealogy Study Group, at the New England Historic Genealogical
Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Irish Study group meets on the last
Saturday of the month to discuss research problems and share solutions. www.americanancestors.org
October 31, 2015, 10am - 3pm, New Hampshire Society of Genealogists, annual meeting, at the Holiday Inn, Concord, New Hampshire, with guest speaker Nancy Charest to present twice, first on Civil War Papers and then after lunch on advanced online research techniques. A continental breakfast will be available in the morning and a lunch buffet. $15 members, $20 non-members. You must register in advance by emailing Hal Inglis at hal@inglis-unltd.com or call (603) 664-9080. Seating is limited so please register early.
November 1, Sunday, 6:30 pm, Cradle to Grave: Lamplight Tour of the Coffin House and First Parish Burying Ground, at the Coffin House, 14 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. Tour the 1678 Coffin House, and then the burial ground. Hear tales of murder, heroism, and heartbreak. $15 Historic New England members, $30 non-members. For more information 978-462-2634.
November 3, Tuesday, 7pm, Brick Walls? Try This, at the Chelmsford Public Library's McCarthy Meeting Room, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, presented by Peg Plummer and sponsored by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club. Free to the public.
November 1, Sunday, 6:30 pm, Cradle to Grave: Lamplight Tour of the Coffin House and First Parish Burying Ground, at the Coffin House, 14 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. Tour the 1678 Coffin House, and then the burial ground. Hear tales of murder, heroism, and heartbreak. $15 Historic New England members, $30 non-members. For more information 978-462-2634.
November 3, Tuesday, 7pm, Brick Walls? Try This, at the Chelmsford Public Library's McCarthy Meeting Room, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, presented by Peg Plummer and sponsored by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club. Free to the public.
November 3, Tuesday, 7pm, Poor
Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for
Paupers, at the Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library, 7 Forest Road,
Wilton, New Hampshire. A presentation by Steve Taylor. Free to the public. Contact Mary Ann Moran at 603-654-7415 for
more information.
November 4, 11, and 18, 6 -9pm, Picture It: Publish a Family Keepsake, at the New England Historic
Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Cost
$125, A three week workshop to walk you through the steps of creating an 8” x
11” annotated photo book. The experts at
NEHGS will guid you as you define the scope of your project, scan and organize
photos, layout your story and images, and print a one-of-a-kind
publication. Students are encouraged to
bring a laptop. Questions 617-226-1226.
Register today at http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/picture-it-publish-a-family-keepsake?pass-through=true&utm_source=twgnewsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=twg761
November 4, Wednesday, Stirring
Up the Past: Puritan Beliefs About Food,
at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street,
Boston, Massachusetts. FREE. Presented
by Judy Lucey and Dr. Lori Stokes. This event is co-sponsored by the
Partnership of Historic Bostons and NEHGS as part of the 2015 Charter Day
celebrations. Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/stirring-up-the-past-puritan-beliefs-about-food-registration-18114986412
November 4, Wednesday, 11am, Mary
Todd Lincoln: Wife and Widow, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39
West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire, presented by living historian Sally
Mummey. Contact Andrea Lee for more information 603-434-4073. Free to the
public.
November 4, Wednesday, 7pm, Researching the History of Your House, at the Watertown Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room, 123 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, Free to the public, presented by House Historian Marian Pierre-Louise of Fieldstone Historic Research.
November 4, Wednesday, 7pm, Researching the History of Your House, at the Watertown Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room, 123 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, Free to the public, presented by House Historian Marian Pierre-Louise of Fieldstone Historic Research.
November 5, Thursday, 5:30pm, Film
Screening of “America’s Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light”,
at the Newport Historical Society, 127 Thames Street, Newport, Rhode Island,
$5, www.newporthistory.org
This historical documentary focuses on the life of the country’s most
famous lighthouse keeper and unlikely heroine. Please RSVP as seating is
limited.
November 6, Friday, noon - 1pm, Mapping Your Ancestors, part of the First Friday Lecture Series at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Evan Thornberry, Cartographic Reference Librarian of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library. Free and open to the public. Register here: http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/mapping-your-ancestors?pass-through=true
November 6, Friday, noon - 1pm, Mapping Your Ancestors, part of the First Friday Lecture Series at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Evan Thornberry, Cartographic Reference Librarian of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library. Free and open to the public. Register here: http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/mapping-your-ancestors?pass-through=true
November 6, Friday, 7pm Our
National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at
the Claremont Opera House, 58 Opera House Square, Claremont, New Hampshire,
Call 603-542-4433 for more information.
Steve and Sharon Wood present a living history program about Sarah
Josepha Hale’s 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday
and the proclamation by Lincoln that made her dream a reality. Free to the public.
November 6 and 7, Tide
Mills Institute 11th Annual Conference: “Tide Mill Archaeology and
Heritage” to be held in the Cummings Center, Beverly, Massachusetts (site
of a 17th century tide mill). For more information see the website http://www.tidemillinstitute.org/44.html
November 7, Saturday, , 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. Annual Meeting &
Program, at Marlborough Country Club, 200 Concord Rd., Marlborough, MA.
Join us for our 40th anniversary, with great speakers, Barbara Mathews, Drew
Bartley, Thomas MacEntee (via webinar), exhibitors, door prizes, networking.
Our raffle prize is three DNA test kits. Registration opens Tuesday, September
8. http://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/events-2/annual-meeting/
November 7, Saturday, 1pm, Discover
Mount Auburn – Walking Tour, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $5 members, $10 nonmembers. This tour will focus on stories of history,
monuments and the lives of those buried here.
November 8, Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30pm, Road to Independence Live Wax Museum, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Local children, dressed in period costume, will act as historical figures in a live exhibit. Presented by the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution.
November 8, Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30pm, Road to Independence Live Wax Museum, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Local children, dressed in period costume, will act as historical figures in a live exhibit. Presented by the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution.
November 8, Sunday, 2 pm, Welcome
to the Graveyard ~ Focus on Ashland Cemeteries, at the Ashland Historical
Society, 2 Myrtle Street, Ashland,
Massachusetts, hosted by The Gravestone Girls, and sponsored by the
Ashland Cultural Council. Free to the public.
November 9, Monday, 6 - 7:30pm, The Value of Open Public Records, at the Commonwealth Room of the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Massachusetts Genealogical Council and the Boston Public Library. This is a panel of experts (Robert Ambrogi, Melinde Lutz Byrne, and Leah McGrath Goodman) who will discuss how open public records benefit our society. Free to the public.
November 9, Monday, 6 - 7:30pm, The Value of Open Public Records, at the Commonwealth Room of the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Massachusetts Genealogical Council and the Boston Public Library. This is a panel of experts (Robert Ambrogi, Melinde Lutz Byrne, and Leah McGrath Goodman) who will discuss how open public records benefit our society. Free to the public.
November 9, Monday, 7pm 12,000
Years ago in the Granite State, at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court
Street, Nashua, New Hampshire, sponsored by the NH Humanities Council, Free to
the public, Presented by Robert Goodby, this talk is about how the depth of
Native history was revealed when tan archaeological dig in Keene discovered
traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age.
November 10, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Our Ancestors in the Revolution: Telling the Story to Family Members, at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square,
700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, presented by Barbara Matthews. Free to the public. www.bpl.org
November 10, Tuesday, 7pm, Paddy
on the Net: Irish Genealogy Databases
with Michael Brophy, at the Andover, Massachusetts Memorial Hall Library. Contact 978-623-8401 x 31 for more
information. Sponsored by the Friends of
MHL.
November 10, Tuesday, 6pm, (light refreshments at 5:30) Jordan Marsh – Boston’s First Department
Store, at the Old South Meetinghouse, 310 Washington Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, $12 general admission, $10 for members of Old South Meeting
House, VSA/NE, or the Boston Preservation Alliance. A raffle is included with price of admission. Co-sponsored by the Victorian Society of
America, New England Chapter and the Boston Preservation Alliance. This will be a “sneak peek” at author Anthony
Mitchell Sanmarco’s upcoming book on Jordan Marsh. Also, a special opportunity to see
memorabilia from Sanmarco’s extensive archive documenting Jordan Marsh’s
colorful history.
November 11, Wednesday, Veteran’s
Day at Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, Special activities celebrating the nation’s military history.
Free to all active and retired veterans and their families, see the webpage for
more information: https://www.osv.org/
November 12, Thursday, 7pm, Colonial Midwifery, at the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union Street, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Presented by Dr. Abby Chandler, she will discuss the role of the midwife as medical assistant, and also as a legal representative in Puritan society which closely scrutinized births for impropriety. She will present her extensive research on the training, professional and personal lives of many Essex County midwives, including Wenham residents, Elizabeth and Mary Kimball. Free to the public.
November 12, Thursday, 8:30 am to 5pm, Reimagining the Cemetery as Museum, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Free, registration closes on October 23rd. This program is designe for professionals and students working with or for historic cemeteries and landscapes http://mountauburn.org/2015/cemetery-as-museum/
November 12, Thursday, 8:30 am to 5pm, Reimagining the Cemetery as Museum, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Free, registration closes on October 23rd. This program is designe for professionals and students working with or for historic cemeteries and landscapes http://mountauburn.org/2015/cemetery-as-museum/
November 14, Saturday, 9am - 12:30pm, Taking Your Family History Hobby to the Next Level, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 1010 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented jointly with staff from NEHGS and the New England Association for Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). Learn how to hone your genealogical skills, write for a journal, and even begin your own study project. $25, Free to NEAPG members. Register online http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/taking-your-family-history-hobby-to-the-next-level?pass-through=true
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
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
November 14, Saturday, 11am, Second
Saturday @ Museum, at the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society, 27
Navigator Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire, www.nhahs.org A video presentation of Robert Fornam’s
experiences in WWII to be shown for the first time. Bob, a B-17 copilot, was
shot down on his second mission, captured and spent 19 months in a German
prison camp. Included with regular
admission.
November 14, Saturday, 4pm, Musical Concert at the Newent Congregational Church, 12 South Burnham Highway, Lisbon, Connecticut, featuring the vocal group Nrembega Harmony led by Professor of Religion at Wellesley College Stephen Marini. He will also speak about the history of early hymnody in Connecticut. The music will feature music by Daniel Read and other Connecticut composers of the late 1700s. It will be the "world premiere of several unpublished tunes from Daniel Read. $10 per ticket, please call and reserve tickets by calling Rev. Carboni at 860-639-9444. There will be a dinner in the Parish Hall following the concert $10 per person, please make a dinner reservation in advance with Rev. Carboni.
November 14, Saturday, 4pm, Musical Concert at the Newent Congregational Church, 12 South Burnham Highway, Lisbon, Connecticut, featuring the vocal group Nrembega Harmony led by Professor of Religion at Wellesley College Stephen Marini. He will also speak about the history of early hymnody in Connecticut. The music will feature music by Daniel Read and other Connecticut composers of the late 1700s. It will be the "world premiere of several unpublished tunes from Daniel Read. $10 per ticket, please call and reserve tickets by calling Rev. Carboni at 860-639-9444. There will be a dinner in the Parish Hall following the concert $10 per person, please make a dinner reservation in advance with Rev. Carboni.
November 15 -20, Sunday – Friday,
Uncovering Your Family History- A Genealogical Immersion, at the Kripalu
Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Join in at a genealogical retreat with Joshua
Taylor. See this webpage for
details: http://kripalu.org/program/view/UCFH-151/uncovering_your_family_history_a_genealogical_immersion
November 15, Sunday, 2 - 4pm, Genealogy Workshop: The Unofficial Family Archivist, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this is a monthly meeting on a variety of genealogical and family history topics. Today's topic will be "A Guide for Creating and Maintaining Family Papers, Photographs, and Memorabilia" presented by Melissa Mannon.
November 15, Sunday, 2pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at the St. James Masonic Lodge, 77 Tide Mill Road, Hampton, New Hampshire, Call 603-929-0781 for more information. Steve and Sharon Wood present a living history program about Sarah Josepha Hale’s 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday and the proclamation by Lincoln that made her dream a reality. Free to the public.
November 15, Sunday, 2pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at the St. James Masonic Lodge, 77 Tide Mill Road, Hampton, New Hampshire, Call 603-929-0781 for more information. Steve and Sharon Wood present a living history program about Sarah Josepha Hale’s 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday and the proclamation by Lincoln that made her dream a reality. Free to the public.
November 17, Tuesday, 7pm – 8:30pm, Genealogy,
at the Peter Rice Homestead, 377 Elm Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts,
presented by the Marlborough Historical Society.
November 18, Wednesday, 1pm, The
Great Salem Fire of 1914: Stories within the Story, sponsored by the
Peabody Historical Society, at the Smith Barn, Felton Street, Peabody,
Massachusetts. $5 non members, free for
members. http://events.salem.org/event/the_great_salem_fire_of_1914_stories_within_the_story#.VfG69RFVhBc
November 18, Wednesday, 7pm 12,000
Years ago in the Granite State, at the at the Milford Town Hall, 3rd
Floor, 1 Union Square, New Hampshire, sponsored by the NH Humanities Council,
Free to the public, Presented by Robert Goodby, this talk is about how the
depth of Native history was revealed when tan archaeological dig in Keene
discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age.
November 19, Thursday, 7pm, Family
Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, at the First Presbyterian
Church, 73 Main Street, Antrim, New Hampshire. Free to the public, contact
Stephen Ullman 603-588-2005. Presented
by storyteller Jo Radner, who will share some foolproof ways to mine memories
and interview relatives for meaningful stories and oral history.
November 20, Friday, 1pm, Terra Firma: From Bunker Hill to Yorktown, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, a lecture by Ronald Grim, curator of maps at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library. Free to the public.
November
23, Monday, 6pm, Lucy Stone, at the
Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
A talk by Sally McMillen, a history professor from Davidson College about this
famous American woman suffragist, to go along with her book, “Lucy Stone: An
Unapologetic Life”. $10 fee. To register
call 617-646-0578 or visit www.masshist.org/events. There is a
pre-talk reception at 5:30pm.
November
24, 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.
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November 26, Thursday, HAPPY
THANKSGIVING:
It’s not too early to plan for a Thanksgiving
dinner in New England.This is the link for Thanksgiving feasts at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Reservations REQUIRED. Choose between the two a buffet feast or the classic “America’s Thankgiving Dinner” (many are already sold out!) visit this link below:
http://www.plimoth.org/dining-functions/thanksgiving-dining-special-events/thanksgiving-dining or call 1-800-262-9356 ext. 8353, 8364, 8365
OR
This is the link for the two different Thanksgiving feasts at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. https://www.osv.org/events/upcoming-events/ Again, reservations are required for a Traditional Thanksgiving feast at the Bullard Tavern (call 508-347-0285), or a buffet at the Oliver Wight Tavern (11am to 6pm call 508-347-0285).
ALSO
Salem Cross Inn, Route 9, 260 West Main Street, West Brookfield, Massachusetts holds a traditional thanksgiving dinner, with hearth cooking. Call 508-867-2345 for reservations. $10 non-refundable deposit per person to hold your spot. http://salemcrossinn.com/events/events-holiday-calendar/
Other famous landmark restaurants that serve Thanksgiving Dinner (all prix-fixe, reservations required):
Legal Seafood, most locations open for Thanksgiving, choice of roast turkey or stuffed lobster and other delicious offerings.
Top of the Hub, 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower in Boston, 4 course Thanksgiving menu, call 617-536-1775
Omni Parker House Hotel, 60 School Street, Boston, Thanksgiving buffet, with seatings at 12 noon and 2:30pm call 617-725-1660
Concord’s Colonial Inn, Concord, Massachusetts, call 978-369-9200
Longfellow’s
Wayside Inn, 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts 978-443-1776
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November 28, Saturday, 9am, NEHGS
Irish Genealogy Study Group, at the New England Historic Genealogical
Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Irish Study group meets on the last
Saturday of the month to discuss research problems and share solutions. www.americanancestors.org
December 1, Tuesday, 7pm, Finding Cousins Using DNA, at the Chelmsford Public Library's McCarthy Meeting Room, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, presented by Pam Holland and sponsored by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club. Free to the public.
December 2, Wednesday, 7pm, Family History Research Workshop, at the Watertown Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts. Free to the public, but please register- space is limited to 8 people. Call (617) 972-6436. Presented by local genealogical researcher Liz Kolster.
December 2, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, at the Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Stree, Plaistow, New Hampshire. Free to the public, contact Brianna Sullivan 603-382-6011. Presented by storyteller Jo Radner, who will share some foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories and oral history.
December 3, Thursday, noon,
Lunch and Learn: Victorian Era Nutrition, at the Visitor Center at Plimouth
Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts, speaker Tani Mauriello will explain how
families 150 years ago made healthy food choices. Free to members, $8 non members. Register
here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-victorian-nutrition-speaker-tani-mauriello-tickets-15617325842
December 4-6, 11- 13, 18 – 20, Friday to Sunday, 5pm – 10pm, Christmas by Candlelight, at Old
Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. An enchanted evening of
gingerbread, roasted chestnuts, music, dance and a slight ride (weather
permitting). Meet Father Christmas and
Santa Claus. $15 admission for entrance,
see the website https://www.osv.org/events/upcoming-events
December 5, Sunday, 12pm – 2pm, Music in the Meetinghouse, at the Rocky Hill Meeting House, 4 Old
Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, Massachusetts.
UMass Lowell’s Connexion singers bring the meetinghouse alive with
holiday music from the period in which it was built. No restroom.
Building is unheated. Call with
concerns or for more information 978-462-2634. Free to Amesbury residents and Historic New
England members, $5 nonmembers.
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