Genealogy Events Calendar
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December 1, Thursday, 7pm, Finding
Cousins Using DNA, at the McCarthy Meeting Room of the Chelmsford Public
Library, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, sponsored
by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club and presented by Pam Holland. http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.com/programs/programs/genealogy_club.html
December 2, Friday, noon, From Ginger to Jell-O: An Unexpected Christmas History, part of the First Friday series at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston. Free to the public. Presented by Clara Silverstein, she traces the authentic history of popular foods of the 1770s, 1850s and 1930s.
December 3, Saturday, 10am, Genealogical Software Choices, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, presented by Richard Reid. Both Windows and Mac programs will be covered. Attendees are encouraged to bring friends, as well as a nonalcoholic beverage. Snacks will be provided. Contact Nancy Schultzberg at 774-573- 9529 for more information. Visit msoginc.org
December 3, Saturday, 2pm, A Re-Awakened Boston Public Library: Geenalogical Resources and Services at the BPL and Map Center, at the Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club. Presented by Linda MacIver, retired BPL genealogy specialist with Evan Thornberry, reference and geospatial librarian at the Leventhal Map Center.
December 3, Saturday, 10am, The History of United States Immigration Policies, the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Northern Essex Community College, and presented by Dr. Ligia Domenech of NECC. Free to the public.
December 3, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of NEHGS, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. No registration necessary.
December 3, Saturday, 1 – 3pm, A Plentiful Country: Letters from Maine’s Thomas Gorges, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. A discussion led by UMass Lowell associate professor Abby Chandler. Free to the public, please register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-plentiful-country-letters-from-maines-thomas-gorges-tickets-27085368065 Contact or questions? phbostons@gmail.com or call 917-553-4486
December 4, Sunday, 3:30 pm, Fall 2016 Genealogy Series: Canada: That Big Place Up North, at the Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Free to adults. No signup needed. Questions? Please email drone@noblenet.org or call 978-921-6062
December 5, Monday, 6pm, A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, $10 registration cost for non-members. Presented by author Jane Kamensky, who will discuss the book by the same title.
December 7, Wednesday, 7pm, Beginning the Journey of Genealogy, at the Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts, presented by genealogist Jake Fletcher. Free to the public.
December 7, Wednesday, 7pm, The Old Colony at Pearl Harbor: 75 Years since “Infamy”, at the Old Colony History Museum, 66 Church Green, Taunton, Massachusetts. Free to the public, refreshments at 6:30pm. Presented by the curator of collections, Brian Miskell, about some of the men from the Old Colony region who were serving in Hawaii on 7 December 1941.
December 8, Thursday, 5:30pm, The Launch of Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Artillery, at the Newport Historical Society, 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island, $5 per person, $1 for members, free to military with ID. presented by author J.L. Bell, who wrote The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War.
December 9, Friday, 5pm, Three Centuries of Christmas Preview Party, at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut. Food, wine, ale, holiday music and chat with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Deane, Mrs. Claus, and guides in period dress. $30 members, $35 non members. Tickets at this website http://webb-deane-stevens.org/celebrate-three-centuries-of-christmas/
December 10, Saturday, 2pm, Workers at the Old Schwamb Mill: Their Lives in Detail, at the Old Schwarmb Mill, 17 Mill Lane, Arlington, Massachusetts. A talk by Dermot Whittaker. At 3pm there will be an opening reception for the Annual Schwamb Mill History Exhibit. Free to the public.
December 10, Saturday, 10am, Hearth Cooking: Christmas Fare, at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove Street, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Free with museum admission. Learn how to cook like the 1830s.
December 10, Saturday, 10am – 4pm, Coolidge Holiday Open House, at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, Vermont, Visit the Coolidge birthplace decorated for Christmas as it would have been in 1872 when Calvin was born. Sleigh or wagon rides, music, crafts, food and a special cancellation at the historic Plymouth post office. Free to the public.
December 10, Saturday, 11am, Flying for Uncle Sam – Aviators in the Great War, at the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire. Presented by Byron O. Champlin. Free with admission.
December 10, Saturday, 7:30 – 11:30pm, Denholms for the Holidays, at the historic Denholms department store building in Worcester, Massachusetts. See the former store all decorated and lit up for the first time in over 40 years. Refreshments, Vintage Fashion Show, Valet Parking. $65 members, general public $75. RSVP to Preservation Worcester 508-754-8760 to reserve a ticket. www.preservationworcester.org
December 14, Wednesday, 10am - noon, Mill Girls, at the Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by Peg Fargo. Members of OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Granite State College) $15, additional fee of $20 for non-members. Please see the online catalog http://olli.granite.edu/uploads/OLLI_Fall_2016_Catalog.pdf for more information and registration – pages 64 -65 for course description.
December 14, Wednesday, 6pm, Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Tamara Plakins Thornton, author of the book by the same name. Free to the public.
December 16, Friday, 6:30pm, The 243rd Anniversary Boston Tea Party Reenactment, at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Join Sam Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock for a firey debate, then follow the Sons of Liberty to the Boston Harbor to make salt water tea! $30 – tickets sell out fast, call 800- 838-3006.
December 17, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of NEHGS, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. No registration necessary.
January 6, Friday, noon, First Friday Lecture: Unexpected Genealogy Adventures in the Czech Republic, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Presented by Alex Woodle.
January 18, Wednesday, 7:30pm, A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Presented by author Jane Kamensky, who will discuss the book by the same title.
January 19, Thursday, 1pm, Strategies for Tackling Your Genealogy Brickwall presented by Jake Fletcher, at the Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Road, Wayland, Massachusetts. Free to the public.
January 24, Tuesday, 7pm, Stories of Sacrifice: Researching your Veteran Ancestors, at the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society, 22 Elm Street, Gardner, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist Jake Fletcher.
Looking to the future:
April 2017, NERGC 2017, at the Mass Mutual Center, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "December 2016 Genealogy and Local History Calendar", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 28, 2016, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/11/december-2016-genealogy-and-local.html: accessed [access date]).
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