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August 2, Wednesday, 7pm, Digging into Native History in New Hampshire, at the Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland Street, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Presented by Robert Goodby. Free to the public, sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. 603-476-8895.
August 2 and 23, Wednesdays, 10am, Ancestry.com Classes, at the Wolfeboro, New Hampshire public library, taught by Alan Francis. Free to the public. Call Dee Ide at 603-630-8497 with any questions.
August 3, Thursday, noon, Lunch and Learn: Ecological Pilgrims: How New England’s Ecology has been Shaped by Colonists. At Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Present by Caitlin Fisher-Reid. Bring a bag lunch! Free to members, $8 for not yet members. Click here for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-learn-ecological-pilgrims-how-new-englands-ecology-has-been-shaped-by-colonists-speaker-tickets-32687511226
August 4, Friday, noon – 1pm, Using AmericanAncestors.org, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Claire Vail and Don LeClair. Free. Register here: https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/using-americanancestors-org?pass-through=true
August 4, Friday, 9am - 6pm, FREE Friday at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Discover why the Revolution began here. Activities for the whole family. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. http://www.bostonhistory.org/events/2017/8/4/free-fun-friday
August 4 - 5, Friday - Saturday, Archaeology, Barrel Making and More at the Alden House Reunion, Duxbury, Massachusetts. The 117th annual reunion of the Alden Kindred of America, Inc. Friday night party 7 – 9pm, Saturday presentation at 2pm with a talk by UMass graduate student Caroline Gardiner who has been researching artifacts from the Alden site. Cooper Ron Raiselis will demonstrate barrel making from noon to 4pm. Alden House open for tours from noon to 4pm. www.alden.org
August 5, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at NEGHS, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour. You do not need to be a member. Free. No registration necessary. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour.
August 5, Saturday, 10am – noon, Fashions of Their Times, 1805 – 1925: A Historical Fashion Workshop, at the Nickels Sortwell House, 121 Main Street, Wiscasset, Maine. $25 non-members, $15 members of Historic New England. Registration is limited, please call 207-882-7169 for more information.
August 5, Saturday, 1pm, Vanished Veterans – New Hampshire’s Civil War Monuments and Memorials, at the Kingston Town Hall, 163 Main Street, Kingston, New Hampshire. This event is part of “Kingston Days” and Kingston will be celebrating its 323rd anniversary this weekend. Presented by George Morrison who has located, inventoried and photographed the Civil War monuments of NH from the 1860s to the 1920s. Free to the public, hosted by the Kingston Historical Museum. 603-702-2021.
August 5, Saturday, 1pm, Burial Hill Tours: History in Progress: Plymouth and the Great War (tour begins at the top of Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts). 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the entry of the USA into World War I. This is a guided walking tour of the cemetery by Dr. Anne Reilly, Executive Director of the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. For more information email pasm@verizon.net or call 508-746-0012
August 5-6, Redcoats and Rebels, at The Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. New England’s largest military re-enactment with nearly 1,000 soldiers portraying British, Irish, Spanish, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. Mock battles, skirmishes, tour the camps, listen to martial music, and much more.
August 7, Monday, 3pm, New Hampshire’s One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality, at the Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, New Hampshire. Presented by Steve Taylor, sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
August 8, Tuesday, 10am, Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, at the Belmont Senior Center in Belmont Mill, 14 Mill Street, Belmont, New Hampshire. Presented by storyteller Jo Radner. Participants will practice finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
August 10, Thursday, 7:15pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Road, Francestown, New Hampshire. Business meeting at 7p, with program to follow at 7:15. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. FREE to the public.
August 11, Friday, 11am, Walk with Washington, at the Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A guided walking tour through Portsmouth in the footsteps of George Washington. $8 Historic New England members, $12 non-members. Registration required at 603-436-3205.
August 11, Friday, FREE Friday at the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Activities for the whole family. http://www.worcesterhistory.org/programs/free-fun-fridays/
August 12, Saturday, 10 am - noon, Walking Tour of St. Augustine Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire, South Beech Street, next to the Hebrew Cemetery. Sponsored by the Manchester Historic Association. $5 members, $10 general public. Pre registration required 603-622-7531. This tour will be led by local historians Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe. Learn about local Franco American pioneers, Mayor Moise Verrett, Lt. William Jutras, Edmond Pinard, and Tancred Pariseau, among others.
August 12, Saturday, noon – 4pm, Herbs for Hearth and Home, at the Alden House Historic Site, Duxbury, Massachusetts. www.alden.org Historian Leslie Evans will present an on-going demonstration on the uses for both common and lesser known herbs. The Alden House will also be open for tours.
August 12, Saturday, 9am – 4pm, Fiber Revival and Vintage Base-Ball Double Header at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts. Lowell Base Ball Club vs. Newburyport Clamdiggers starting at noon. Hand dying, hand-spinning, weaving, metalwork, alpaca and sheep husbandry, rug making, kitting, as well as washing, combing, and spinning demonstrations. Vendors, workshops, and more. $6 non-members, $4 Members of Historic New England. For more information 978-462-2634.
August 13, Sunday, 2:15pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Newbury Town Office Building, 937 Route 103, Newbury, New Hampshire. Presented by Glenn Knoblock, FREE to the public. Hosted by the Newbury Historical Society. 603-763-4746. The Historical Society business meeting will take place at 2pm with the program to follow at 2:15 pm.
August 15, Tuesday, 6:30pm, New England Lighthouses and the People who Kept Them, at the Fuller Public Library, 29 School Street, Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Presented by lighthouse historian Jeremy D’Entremont. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. Free to the public. 603-464-3595.
August 15, Tuesday, 6pm, Twilight Talks: From Lockup to Luxury Hotel: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Charles Street Jail, at the Otis House, Boston, 141 Cambridge Street, Massachusetts. 5:30 reception. $12 non-members, $10 members of Historic New England or the Victorian Society. Registration recommended at 617-994-5920.
August 15, Tuesday, 7pm, Robert Rogers of the Rangers: Tragic Hero, at Alumni Hall, 75 Court Street, Haverhill, New Hampshire. Presented by George Morrison. Hosted by the Haverhill Historical Society. Free to the public. 603-787-2446.
August 15, Tuesday, 7pm, A Soldier’s Mother Tells Her Story, at the New Castle Historical Society, 120 Main Street, New Castle, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Sharon Wood who will portray Betsey Phelps, the mother of a Union soldier from Amherst, New Hampshire who died heroically at the Battle of Gettysburg. Free to the public. 603-436-4132.
August 16, Wednesday, noon, Lunch and Learn: Collecting John Paul Jones: America’s First Action Hero, at the American Independence Museum, Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter, New Hampshire . Free to the public. Presented by historian J. Dennis Robinson, made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Bring a lunch to enjoy during the lecture.
August 16 and 30, Wednesdays, 10am, Fundamentals of FamilySearch.org, at the Wolfeboro, New Hampshire public library. Taught by Dee Idle. Bring a laptop please. Free to the public. Call Dee Ide at 603-630-8497 with any questions.
August 17 – 19, World Quilt Show New England, at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire. Learn from instructors from all around the world, lectures on quilt history and preservation, and shop for quilt supplies and fabric. 215-862-5828.
August 17, Thursday, 6pm, Genealogy Workshop: Got Your DNA Test Results Back? Now What?, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by Jennifer Shoer. Free to the public.
August 18, Friday, Free Fun Friday at Sturbridge Village Museum, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Activities for the whole family, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. https://www.osv.org/event/free-fun-friday
August 18, Friday, FREE Fun Friday at the Freedom Trail Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/plan-trip/FreeFunFridays.shtml On this day the Freedom Trail Foundation will offer walking tours at no coast all day long. Also, the Foundation will set up a table by the Brewer Fountain on the Boston Common and give away 60 tickets for tours.
August 19, Saturday, 10am - 4pm, The Green Corn Festival, at Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Native Wampanoag celebrate the corn harvest with singing, dancing, games and other traditional festivities. Free with Museum admission. http://www.plimoth.org/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D124488322&mc_cid=4aa8d3bade&mc_eid=8cf6024ba3
August 19, Saturday, 9am – 4:30pm, Preservation Roadshow: Save Your Family’s Files and Photos for Future Generations, at the DCU center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. $65 per person. Register online https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/preservation-roadshow-keep-for-your-family-s-memories-for-generations-to-come
August 19, Saturday, 2pm, The Shaker Legacy, at the Lane Memorial Library, 2 Academy Avenue, Hampton, New Hampshire. Presented by Darryl Thompson who will explore the contributions, legacies, and personal memories of the Shakers at Canterbury, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. Free to the public. 603-926-3368.
August 21, Monday, 7pm, New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses and their Impact on American Society, Campton Historical Society, Campton, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by Paul Wainwright. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Contact information 603-536-3982.
August 23, Wednesday, 7pm, Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State from Colonial Times to the Present, at the Alvirne Hills House, Hudson Historical Society, 211 Derry Road, Hudson, New Hampshire. Presented by Glenn Knoblock, and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
August 25, Friday, FREE Fun Friday at the Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Boston, Massachusetts. http://maah.org/
August 25, Friday, FREE Fun Friday at the USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Hands on activities for the whole family, next door to the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides). https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
August 25, Friday, FREE Fun Friday at Plimoth Plantation, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Fun activities all day long for the entire family. See the Pilgrim village, Wampanoag homestead, the Grist Mill and more! www.plimoth.org
August 26, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at NEGHS, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour. You do not need to be a member. Free. No registration necessary. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour.
August 26, Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Lineage Society Summit, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Meet with representatives from a number of national and local hereditary societies to learn more about the application process and requirements. A FREE, drop-in activity open to the public with a brief presentation at 11am and repeated at 2pm. Register today! https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/lineage-society-summit
August 26, Saturday, 10am, Faces and Families: Folk Art Portraits at Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring Street, Essex, Massachusetts. $5 Historic New England members, $15 nonmembers. Registration required at 978-768-3632.
August 29, Tuesday,5pm, A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes, at the Chapin Senior Center, 37 Pleasant Street, New London, New Hampshire. Presented by Adair Mulligan and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public. Contact information 503-526-6368.
September 2, Saturday, 1pm, Burial Hill Tours: History in Progress: Gravestone Conservation (tour begins at the top of Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts). A close look at individual stones to reveal changing techniques and highlights the philosophy of modern day historic preservation. Led by Dr. Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum, and Dr. Anne Reilly, Executive Director of the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. For more information email pasm@verizon.net or call 508-736-0012
September 2, 3, and 4, Militia Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This weekend will feature all the sights and sounds of the training days that 1830s companies took part in at least twice a year. You will experience everything from cannon and musket demonstrations, to martial music and sham battles. Included with museum admission. www.osv.org
Looking ahead:
September 16, Saturday, 2017 Annual Maine State Genealogical Society Fall Conference, at the Point Lookout Resort, 67 Atlantic Highway, Northport, Maine. www.maineroots.org
September 23 and 24, Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 3pm, Thirteenth Annual Portsmouth Fairy House Tour, starting at the Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and continuing throughout the historic South End neighborhood including Strawbery Banke and Prescott Park. Please call 603-436-3205 for more information. Advance tickets recommended. http://www.portsmouthfairyhousetour.com/ and on Facebook.
October 14, Saturday, 1 – 3pm, French Canadian Genealogy Society Fall General Membership Meeting. Coffee, a brief business meeting, followed by guest speaker Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. Open to non-members.
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "August 2017 Genealogy and Local History Calendar", Nutfield Genealogy, posted July 31, 2017, (https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/07/august-2017-genealogy-and-local-history.html: accessed [access date]).
