Through May 7, Manchester’s Immigrants: Then and Now, at the Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. This exhibit showcases photographs documenting the lives of immigrants from all ethnic backgrounds, including images of current refugees as documented by photographer Becky Field. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10am – 4pm. $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $4 children 12 – 18, free for children under 12. Please call 603-622-7531 for more information.
April 3, Sunday, 1pm to 3pm, Gleanings from Ireland’s Griffith’s Valuation, at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, on the corner of State and Gray Streets, Portland, Maine. This valuable resource for Irish family history contains information for genealogy research. Learn how to tap into this data set. $5 for members, $10 for non-members. For more information call 207-232-2001 or www.maineirish.com or email vinnyomalley@gmail.com
April 4, Monday, 6:30pm, Getting into Genealogy, at the Georgetown Peabody library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts, presented by Seema Kenney and sponsored by the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. See MSOGinc.org for handouts and additional materials. Please preregister at 978-352-5728. FREE to the public.
April 4, Monday, 7pm, A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes, at the Hill Library, 1151 Parker Mountain Road, Strafford, New Hampshire, Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in cellar holes, and how one town has set out to create an inventory of cellar holes. Free to the public.
April 5, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Jewish Genealogy, at the Worcester Public Library, Computer Lab, 3rd Floor, Main Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. Contact librarian Cynthia Bermudez for more information.
April 5, Tuesday, 5:15 – 7:30pm, Constructing Castle William: An Intimate History of Labor and Empire in Provincial America, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Jared Hardesty of Western Washington University. Free with RSVP at this link seminars@masshist.org
April 5, 12, 19 and 26, Tuesdays; OR April 7 and 21, Thursdays, Researching Your Family History, presented by researcher Carroll N. Holmes, at the SeniorsPlus Education Center, 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston, Maine. These one-on-one, one hour class times are 9am, 10:15am, noon or 1:15pm. Registration is required at 207-795-4010
April 6, Wednesday, 7pm, Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, at Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, Tamworth, New Hampshire. Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants will practice finding, developing and telling their own tales. Free to the public.
April 6, Wednesday, 7pm, The Manchester- Milford Railroad, at the Bedford Public Library, Bedford, New Hampshire, sponsored by the Bedford Historical Society and presented by Randy Barnhart. Free to the public.
April 6, Wednesday, 6pm, Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region, at the Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham, New Hampshire, Presented by Edie Clark, and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
April 6, Wednesday, 7pm, Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, at the Enfield Community Building, 308 US Route 4, Enfield, New Hampshire. Presented by Steve Taylor and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
April 6, Wednesday, 7pm, A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes, at Charlie’s Barn, 39 South Village Road, Loudon, New Hampshire, Presented by Adair Mulligan and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
April 7, Thursday, 7pm, The Music History of French Canadians, Franco-Americans, Acadians and Cajuns, at the Madison Library Chick Room, 1895 Village Road, Madison, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by Lucie Therrien, who follows the migration of French Canadians and the evolution of their traditional music. Free to the public.
April 9, Saturday, 10:30am, Liberty Pole Capping, at the Wilson Park, Bedford, sponsored by the Minuteman National Park Service. Colonial troops will parade from Bedford Common to Wilson Park. A Bedford Minuteman will climb the pole, and in defiance of King George, place a red cap over the top. Free to the public.
April 9, Saturday, 11am, A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, at the Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library, 151 Main Street, Epping, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library and the NH Humanities Council. Presented by living historian Steve Wood. Also a bookswap and kid’s activities for the library’s 52nd birthday. Free to the public.
April 9 and 10, Saturday and Sunday, Sleep in the 17th Century: A Bi-Cultural Overnight at Plimoth Plantation, at the Henry Hornblower Visitor Center, Plimoth Plantation Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This program is for Girl Scouts only. Please register through the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. www.girlscoutseasternmass.org
April 12, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. One on one assistance with a librarian. Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics. Please register online at the library website.
April 13, 5:30 – 7pm, Manchester Historic Association Annual Meeting, with a special talk “Two All Beef Patties…” by MHA executive director John Clayton, highlighting Manchester’s role in McDonald’s founding. The event will begin with a short business meeting. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP 603-622-7531.
April 14, Thursday, 1-3pm, Genealogy 101 with Gerry Savard, at the American Canadian Genealogical Society Library, 4 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. A class geared towards family history researchers just starting out. Offered through OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Granite State College) and to ACGS members. Register by email acgs@acgs.org with OLLI in the subject line and include your member ID number, or register with OLLI http://olli.granite.edu/uploads/OLLI_Spring2016_Web.pdf
April 14, Thursday, 1pm, The Other Side of the Midnight Ride: A Visit with Rachel Revere, at the Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Road, Rye, New Hampshire, Free to the public, sponsored by the Town of Rye Recreation Department, and presented by living historian Joan Gatturna who tells the remarkable story of tea, trouble and revolution by the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Meet the woman who kept the home fires burning while her husband fanned the flames of Revolution!
April 14, Thursday, 7pm, , Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, at Rochester Historical Society Museum, 58 Hanson Street, Rochester, New Hampshire. Steve Taylor will present how paupers were treated in these facilities and how reformers eventually succeeded in closing them down. Free to the public. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the Rochester Historical Society.
April 15, Friday, 10:15am, I Can’t Die But Once: Harriet Tubman’s Civil War, at the Community Church of Durham, 17 Main Street, Durham, New Hampshire. Sponsored by Durham Newcomers Unlimited and the NH Humanities Council. Presented by living historian Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti. Free to the public.
April 16, Saturday, 7am to 11:30am, “Armed as According to Law”: Captain David Brown’s Company of Minutemen at the North Bridge, and also at the Concord Museum from 1pm – 5pm, see a nearly full strength recreated minute company demonstrate maneuvers and musket firings. Learn about militia duty in colonial Massachusetts. Free to the public, sponsored by Minuteman National Park.
April 16, Saturday, 9am – 4pm, Battle Green Guided Tours, on the Lexington Battle Green, Lexington, Massachusetts. Free tour by guides in colonial clothing. By the Lexington Tourism Committee.
April 16, Saturday, 10am, Parker’s Revenge, at the Lexington Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts. The Minutemen will gather on the green to reenact the second call to arms from Captain Parker with additional dialogue from Rev. Jonas Clarke. Following this event the Minutemen will march to Parker’s Revenge on Route 2A to lay a wreath at 1pm. Free.
April 16, Saturday, 4pm, Tower Park Battle Reenactment, in Lexington, Massachusetts at Massachusetts Avenue opposite Pelham Road. Free reenactment of a Revolutionary War battle featuring His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot.
April 16, Saturday, 10 am – 4pm, Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster & Parade, at Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts, activities included with General Admission. Open hearth cooking, powder horn carving, horse drawn wagon rides, tours of historic homes, parade, and self guided “Liberty Walk” tours. http://www.historic-deerfield.org/event/miscellaneous-events/patriots-day-revolutionary-muster-parade-2-2/?eID=20103
April 16 and 17, Massachusetts Genealogical Council 2016 Seminar, at the Courtyard Hotel, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Register online, see the website http://massgencouncil.org/index.php/2016seminar/register
April 17, Sunday, 9am – 4pm, Battle Green Guided Tours, on the Lexington Battle Green, Lexington, Massachusetts. Free tour by guides in colonial clothing. By the Lexington Tourism Committee.
April 17, Sunday, 10am, Parker’s Revenge, at the Lexington Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts. The Minutemen will gather on the green to reenact the second call to arms from Captain Parker with additional dialogue from Rev. Jonas Clarke. Following this event the Minutemen will march to Parker’s Revenge on Route 2A to lay a wreath at 1pm. Free.
April 17, Sunday, 11:30pm, Paul Revere Ride Reenactment, at the Hancock-Clarke House, 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, Massachusetts. Free. A Reenactment of the arrival of Paul Revere, by the Lexington Historical Society.
April 17, Sunday, 2 – 4pm, Getting More Organized: Genealogy 101, at the Hilton Garden Inn Room of the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by Marcia Melnyk, former reference librarian for NEHGS. She will share expert tips on gathering information and keeping track of it all. Free to the public.
April 18, Monday, 5:30am, The Alarm at the Old Belfry, at Belfry Hill, Massachusetts Avenue at Clarke Street across from the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts. Free. Come ring the bell that sounded the Alarm that the British were coming.
April 18, Monday, 5:30am, The Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington on the Battle Green, at Lexington, Massachusetts. Rain date, Saturday, April 23 at 5:30am. Free. Dress rehearsals on Sunday, April 3 at 2mp and Saturday, April 9 at 2pm. Held by the Lexington Minute men. Bring your cameras and warm clothing!
April 18, Monday, Patriot’s Day at Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Bells will peal, drums will beat, men will march off to war! Young visitors will be invited to become minutemen and women, learn to drill and march (“Muskets” will be provided) Watch how to make musket balls, learn songs, and more. Included with museum admission. https://www.osv.org/event/patriots-day-0
April 18, Monday, 8:45am, Commemoration of the North Bridge Fight, and Concord Parade, at the North Bridge, Concord, Minuteman National Park. British and colonial re-enactors will commemorate the “Shot heard ‘round the world” with a restaging of the North Bridge fight featuring marching and musket fire. The Concord parade will arrive at the North Bridge around 9:30am with ceremonies featuring minuteman companies. Note: all the roads in the center of town are closed to vehicles at 8:30am. Free to the public.
April 19, Tuesday, 6am, Dawn Salute at the North Bridge, Concord, The Concord Minutemen and the Concord Independent Battery will observe the opening battle of the American Revolution with a 21 gun musket and cannon salute. Free to the public.
April 19, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. One on one assistance with a librarian. Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics. Please register online at the library website.
April 19, Tuesday, 7pm, Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, at John O’Leary Adult Community Center, 5 Church Street, Merrimack, New Hampshire. Steve Taylor will present how paupers were treated in these facilities and how reformers eventually succeeded in closing them down. Free to the public. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the Merrimack Historical Society.
April 20, Wednesday, 10am, The Other Side of the Midnight Ride: A Visit with Rachel Revere, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 Route 101, Amherst, New Hampshire, Free to the public, sponsored by the Amherst Village Questers and the NH Humanities Council, and presented by living historian Joan Gatturna who tells the remarkable story of tea, trouble and revolution by the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Meet the woman who kept the home fires burning while her husband fanned the flames of Revolution!
April 21, Thursday, 7:30pm, Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, at Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Road, Hollis, New Hampshire. Steve Taylor will present how paupers were treated in these facilities and how reformers eventually succeeded in closing them down. Free to the public. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the Hollis Historical Society.
April 23, Saturday, American Canadian Genealogical Society Spring Conference. Save the date and watch their website for details www.acgs.org
April 23, Saturday, 10am, Taken with a Large Grain of Salt: Verifying Family Stories, at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts, presented by Erica Voolich and sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. Free to the Public.
April 23, Saturday, 7 – 8:30pm, Battle Road Heroes, at the Harwell Tavern Parking Area, tours leave every 15 minutes. Listen to the personal stories of residents who lived along the Battle Road on 19 April 1775. Join the Guild of Historic Interpreters for a special evening of theater and history. For ages 8 and up. Admission $5 per person, $10 per family. Children wearing Junior Ranger badges from the National Park service attend for free.
April 23, Saturday, Maine Genealogical Society Conference, keynote and workshops on “DNA Genetic Genealogy” with genealogist Blaine Bettinger, blogger at http://ww10.geneticgenealogist.com/ at the Elks Club in Augusta, Maine, $40 members, $50 non members, lunch included. Send checks by April 1 to Maine Genealogical Society, c/o Deborah Nowers, 72 Achorn Road, Belfast, Maine 04915. Register online or find more info at www.maineroots.org
April 23, Saturday, 1pm, Update on Revolutionary and Civil War Records, sponsored by the Essex Society of Genealogists, , at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, LyLynnfield, Massachusetts, presented by Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk, a professional genealogist. There will be a brown bag luncheon prior to the lecture.
April 24, Sunday, 2pm, Winter Lecture Series: In Harm’s Way: Conflict and Captivity Before the French and Indian War, at the Deerfield Community Center, Deerfield Massachusetts, Free to the public. Today’s lecture will be “The Line of Forts: And Eighteenth Century DEW line” by Michael Coe, Professor Emeritus, Yale University.
April 25, Saturday, 6:30pm, Nathan Whiting, 1757 Garrison Commander, at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire. Historian John-Eric Nelson will lead a discussion about the 1757 campaign season at the Fort No. 4and the Garrison Commander Lt. Col. Whiting. $3 donation suggested. For more information see this link: http://www.fortat4.org/presentations/april_archaeology/whiting.html
April 26, Tuesday, 7pm, History of Route 2, at the Masonic Temple, 19 Academy Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. Route 2 is an interesting part of transportation history from end to end – indeed the western section is one of America’s oldest roads constructed specifically for automobile travel. Free to the public, sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society.
April 26, Tuesday, 7pm, Mining the Rich Genealogical Resources of Western Massachusetts, sponsored by the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society, at the American Legion Hall, 22 Elm Street, Gardner, Massachusetts, Dave Robison will present his lecture. He is the owner of "Old Bones Genealogy of New England". Guests are welcome for a $2 donation, which is applied to membership if you join the same evening. Fore more information contact queenkatt64@yahoo.com
April 27, Wednesday, 6pm, The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands: Securing Freedom During and After the Civil War. At the Commonwealth Salon, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Diane M. Boucher, a lecturer in History at the US Coast Guard Academy. These Bureau documents can provide invaluable genealogical information. Free to the public.
April 28, 6:30pm, Boston’s Market District and Haymarket: Yesterday and Today, at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Historic New England’s Kenneth Turino. Book sales and signing to follow the lecture. Free, but registration is required at this link: http://osmhapril28-16.bpt.me/
April 29, Friday, 7pm, Having a Fine Time in Manchester: Vintage Post Cards and Local History, at the Weare Town Hall, 16 North Stark Highway, Weare, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities council. Free to the public.
April 30, Saturday, The 2016 New England Family History Conference.at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 91 Jordan Road, Franklin, Massachusetts. Keynote Speaker will be Meg. L. Winslow of Mount Auburn Cemetery “Stories of Life in Records of the Dead: Discovering Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Historical Collections”. For details on the schedule and the educational sessions see the website http://nefamilyhistory.com/
May 2, Monday, 12:45pm, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: The Long and the Short of It, at the Moultonborough Lions Club, Old Route 109, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Presented by living historians Steve and Sharon Wood. Sponsored by the Moultonborough Women’s Club and the NH Humanities Council. Free to the public.
May 2 and 3, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm, Outlanders and Highlanders, at the opening weekend at the Fort at No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire. Step back in time to the 18th century as Highlanders and Outlanders encamp at the fort. Please visit in your favorite family friendly “Outlander” or highlander costume and we will offer you 20% discount on your admission fee! Activities, crafts and craft demonstrations, workshops and more. See the link for more information and schedule: http://www.fortat4.org/outlanders_highlanders/outlanders_highlanders.html
May 21, Saturday, 11am – 3:30pm, Connecticut Society of Genealogists 48th Anniversary Celebration, at the Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth Street, Hartford, Connecticut. More info at http://www.csginc.org
May 21, Saturday, Southern Maine Genealogical Conference, featuring genealogists D. Joshua Taylor, at Keeley’s Banquet Center, 178 Warren Avenue, Portland, Maine, For more information: http://gpcmgs.brakeley.net/SMEConference.html
Planning ahead:
June 24 - 26, New England at Sea: Maritime Memory and Material Culture, a three day conference sponsored by Historic Deerfield, at the Deerfield Community Center, 16 Memorial Street, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Nineteen lectures on the maritime history of New England and the adjacent areas of New York and Canada from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. Keynote address historian W. Jeffrey Bolster. See this link for more information: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101098178317&ca=2e412b0a-efd2-49b4-9f2c-2c6793f0b846
June 25, Saturday, 1pm to 4pm, French Canadians in the Granite State, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. This is a workshop on advanced genealogy for those with specific interest in New Hampshire’s largest ethnic group, the French Canadians. It will be led by the experts at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. For more information and pricing for members and non-members, visit nhhistory.org or call Wendy Olcott at 603-856-0621 to register by phone using a credit card.
September 9 – 10, Western Massachusetts Genealogical Conference, details coming soon.
September 15 – 17, New York State Family History Conference, at the Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, New York.
September 17, Saturday, Maine Genealogical Society, 40th Anniversary Conference, Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, Maine, for more information see this link www.maineroots.org or MGS, Box 2062, Waterville, Maine, 04903
October 15, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Seminar. Details to come at http://www.csginc.org
October 22, Saturday, all day, The Battle of Red Horse Tavern, at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This is an annual one-day Revolutionary War era battle re-enactment and fair.
April 2017, NERGC 2017, at the Mass Mutual Center, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
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