Genealogy Events Calendar
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January 31, Wednesday, noon, Indian Doctresses: Race, Labor, and Medicine in the 19th Century United States, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Angela Hudson of Texas A&M University. Free to the public.
February 1, Thursday, noon, Literary Lunch Lecture: Records of Writers, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Curator of Historical Collections Meg. L. Winslow will share a cross section of materials from the archives and library relating to Harriet Jacobs, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Fanny Fern and others. Free to the public. Tickets available at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/literary-lunch-lecture-records-of-writers-highlights-from-the-historical-collections-tickets-37953202049?aff=efbeventtix
February 1, Thursday, 4pm, , Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire’s State Dog, the Chinook, at the University of New Hampshire, Dimond Library Special Collections, 18 Library Way, Durnham, New Hampshire. Presented by Bob Cotrell. Hosted by UNH. Free to the public. Sponsored by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
February 2, Genealogical Resources at the Massachusetts Historical Society, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Catherine Allgor and Peter Drummey. Free to the public as part of the First Friday Lecture Series.
February 3, Saturday, 10am, NARA Boston: Why, When and How, at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Worcester Regional Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. www.msoginc.org
February 3, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. No registration necessary. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.
February 3, Saturday, 1pm, Greater Portland Genealogical Society Meeting at the First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland, Maine. Free to the public, donations accepted. Refreshments at 12:30. http://gpcmgs.brakeley.net/
February 4, Sunday, 1 – 3pm, Cathedral Tour, Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Led by the diocesan archivist, Jim O’Connell, and learn more about the history and art of the Cathedral. Free to the public.
February 4, Sunday, 2pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Wilmot Community Association Red Barn, 64 Village Road, Wilmot, New Hampshire. Pam Weeks presents how quilting not just told stories, but weaves in world history, women’s history, and industrial history. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and story sharing. In case of bad weather, the snow date will be February 11th. Free to the public.
February 4, Sunday, 1 – 4pm, American Canadian Genealogical Society BrickWall Meeting, Please email your brickwall challenge a few days prior to acgs@acgs.org In case of inclement weather call to confirm 603-622-1554. See https://acgs.org/
February 4, Sunday, 2 – 4pm, Black Heritage Trail of NH – Tea Talk, Reclaiming Native American Culture, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Levenson Community Room, Portsmouth , NH. Presented by Paul Pouliot, Chief Speaker for the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook & Abenaki People; Siobham Senier, Professor of English, UNH; and Liz Green Charlebois.
February 6, Tuesday, noon, “Why is Fitz Henry Lane’s Lithographs so Special?”, at the Boston Athenaeum, 10 ½ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. No registration required. Presented by Georgia Barnhill.
February 7, Wednesday, 6pm, People Before Highways: Boston Activists, Urban Planners, and a New Movement for City Making, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Karilyn Crockett. Free to the public.
February 7, Wednesday, 6:30pm, New Hampshire on Skis, at the Hill Library, 1151 Parker Mountain Road, Strafford, New Hampshire. Professor E. John B. Allen presents a unique part of New Hampshire history. Sponsored by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Free to the public.
February 8, Thursday, 6pm, Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race and Nation after the Civil War, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by author Kendra Taira Field. Free to the public.
February 8, Thursday, 2:30pm, Poor Houses and Poor Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers, at Tad’s Place Cultural Arts Center at Heritage Heights, 149 East Side Drive, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by Steve Taylor. Free to the Public. Sponsored by Heritage Heights Retirement Community.
February 8, Thursday, 6:30pm, New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses and their impact on American Society, at the Seabrook Public Library, 25 Liberty Lane, Seabrook, New Hampshire. Paul Wainwright tells the story of the society that built meetinghouses, and used them, and the lasting impact on American culture. Free to the public. Hosted by the Historical Society of Seabrook.
February 9, Friday, noon, Black Dolls in the Wenham Museum Collections, at the Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. Presented by retired museum doll curator, Dianne Buck. Bring a lunch from home and enjoy this during our fifth installment of our “Brown Bag Lunch Series”. Free to the public.
February 9, Friday, 7pm, Where the Bolt of Cupid Fell, at the Salem Witch House, 301 ½ Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Tickets $10 each. Presented by Dr. Alexander Cummins. Learn the occult theories and magical practices, folk magic and hoodoo of love potions.
February 10, Saturday, 9:30am – 4:30pm, For Those Who Served: Researching Veteran Ancestors from Colonial Conflicts to World War II, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by David Allen Lambert. Cost $125 includes five lectures, breakfast and lunch. Register here: https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/researching-veteran-ancestors
February 10, Saturday, 10am – 11:30am, History Hike – Garrisons in the Colonial Landscape, meet up at the Raymond and Simone Savage Wildlife Preserve, South Berwick, Maine. Limited to 25 people, and reservations are required. Call the Great Works Regional Land Trust at 207-646-3604 or email info@gwrlt.org Explore Shorey’s Brook, restored by dam removal in 2011.
February 10, Saturday, 10:30am, Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club: Research Like a Pro! Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard, at the Prospect Library, 17 Center Street, Prospect, Connecticut. Speaker Marian Wood. http://naugatuckvalleygenealogyclub.webs.com/
February 10, Saturday, 10:30am, Connecticut Ancestry Society DNA Roundtable, at the Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut. Lead by certified genealogist and former biology teacher Nora Galvin. Bring your questions and your relatives who are reluctant to test! Free to the public. www.connecticutancestry.org
February 10, Saturday, 1:30pm, Be a Good Ancestor – Because a Descendant is Going to Have Questions, at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. Presented by Seema-Jayne Kenney. www.msoginc.org
February 10, Saturday, 2pm, Italian Genealogy Program, at the Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Discover Your Past Genealogy Club and Friends of Memorial Hall Library, and presented by professional genealogist Jenny Tonks. Free to the public.
February 10, Saturday, 1 – 5pm, Images from the past: History of Photography in New England, at the Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts. An introduction to the photo collections at the Historic New England Library and Archives by Lorna Condon, senior curator, and Sally Pierce, curator emerita of prints and photographs. $30 Historic New England members, $45 non-members.
February 10, Saturday, 6pm, Dearest Dove: The Love Letters of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, at the House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Tickets available at www.store.7gables.org Members $15, General public $20. The love letters will be read by reenactors, and joined by local playwrite Anne Lucas. A wine and chocolate reception before the performance is included. Kid Friendly.
February 11, Sunday, 2pm, The Genealogical Resources of the Maine State Archives, at the Augusta City Center, in the City Council Chambers, 16 Cony Street, Augusta, Maine. Part of the lecture series "Bring Out Your Dead! The Art of Researching Maine & New England Ancestry” hosted by the Fort Western living history museum. Presented by Samuel Howes, archivist at the Maine State Archives. Free to the public. Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.
February 11, Sunday, 2pm, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: The Long and the Short of It, at the Lawrence Barn, 28 Depot Road, Hollis, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Hollis Social Library. Presented by Steve and Sharon Wood who will portray President and Mrs. Lincoln. Free to the public thanks to a grant by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
February 11, Sunday, 2pm, Finding My Irish Roots, at the Felton-Smith Historic Site, Felton Street, Peabody, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist and historian Ellen Alden. Free to members, non-members $5. Call 978-531-0805 for more information.
February 17, Saturday, noon – 3pm, Breaking Down Brick Walls with Collateral Research, at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, hosted by the Essex County Society of Genealogists, and presented by Marian Pierre-Louis. Bring your own lunch and social hour at noon, lecture at 1pm.
February 17, Saturday, 2 – 3pm, Gadgets and Gizmos, at the Phillips House, 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Phillips House exploring the inventions and innovations necessary for running a “modern” early twentieth century household. $5 Historic New England members, $10 non-members.
February 17, Saturday, 7 – 10pm, The Jane Austen Ball, at the Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, Massachusetts. Tickets available https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eetf4dbna09779ef&oseq=&c=&ch= Dress of the Regency period is not required. All dances will be taught throughout the evening. No partner required. Live music and refreshments.
February 18, Sunday, 2pm, Maine Cemeteries and Court Records, at the Augusta City Center, in the City Council Chambers, 16 Cony Street, Augusta, Maine. Part of the lecture series "Bring Out Your Dead! The Art of Researching Maine & New England Ancestry” hosted by the Fort Western living history museum. Presented by Cheryl Willis Patten of the Maine Old Cemetery Association, and Richard Bridges, title attorney. Free to the public. Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.
February 21, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. No registration necessary. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.
February 22 – 24, Thursday – Saturday, Winter Weekend Research Getaway, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Three days of research, consultations, lectures and social events while exploring the rich offerings at the NEHGS research library. Register soon, it fills up fast! https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/winter-research-getaway
February 22, Thursday, 6:30pm, Life on the Home Front, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Local author Linda Shenton Matchett will present how Americans coped during World War II at home with the workforce, ration coupons, lack of clothing and other goods.
February 22, Thursday, 7 -9pm, Climbing Your Family Tree Genealogy Classes, at the Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside, Greenwich, Connecticut. Sponsored by the Greenwich Adult & Continuing Education in three two part units: February 22 and March 1 7 – 9pm, March 15 and 22 7 – 9pm, March 29 and April 5 7 – 9pm, $49 for each unit. Open to all ages and levels. See page 11 of this online document http://view.flipdocs.com/html5/?id=10022693_729272&P=0#10
February 22, Thursday, 7:30pm, Taverns, Ales and Alcohol on the Piscataqua’s Forgotten Frontier. At the Berwick Academy Arts Center, in Berwick, Maine. Presented by historian Dr. Emerson Baker.
February 24, 10am – 11am, Saturday, Henry Longfellow Birthday Celebration, at the Longfellow House, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lecture by Susan Maycock and Charles Sullivan, cake and refreshments. Weather permitting we will visit the Longfellow tomb, too.
February 25, 11:45 am, Leslie’s Retreat Community Reenactment, to be held at 9 North Street, Salem, Massachusetts. An informal reenactment of Colonel Leslie’s 1775 march to Salem, where the townspeople taunted him. To be part of the British Army meet at 11:30 at Hamilton Hall and be ready to walk a mile. Townspeople to hurl colonial insults meet at the First Church UU in Salem at 11:45am. Or stand your ground with the militia and meet at 11:50 at the corner of Federal and North Streets. All are invited back to First Church for drinks and refreshments. Kid Friendly. Hosted by the Salem Historical Society and Historic Salem, Inc.
February 25, Sunday, 2pm, DNA Research, at the Augusta City Center, in the City Council Chambers, 16 Cony Street, Augusta, Maine. Part of the lecture series "Bring Out Your Dead! The Art of Researching Maine & New England Ancestry” hosted by the Fort Western living history museum. Presented by Nancy Milliken Mason, DNA research consultant. Free to the public. Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.
February 27, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Ingalls Memorial Library Genealogy Workshop, at 203 Main Street, Rindge, New Hampshire. Presented by Karla McLeod. Free access to Ancestry in the library. http://www.rindgenh.org/towncloud/calendar/entity-6
February 27, Tuesday, 7 -9pm, Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society Meeting, at the American Legion Post #129, 22 Elm Street, Gardner, Massachusetts. Guests are welcome for a $2 donation. See www.cmgso.org
March 3, Saturday, 10:30am, Autosomal DNA Workshop, at the Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut. Led by Nora Galvin, certified genealogist. Free and open to the public. Snow date: March 10th. www.connecticutancestry.org
March 4, Sunday, 2pm, Town Records: Hog Reeves, Fish Cullers, Tithing Men and More, at the Augusta City Center, in the City Council Chambers, 16 Cony Street, Augusta, Maine. Part of the lecture series "Bring Out Your Dead! The Art of Researching Maine & New England Ancestry” hosted by the Fort Western living history museum. Presented by Carol P. McCoy, President of the Maine Genealogical Society. Free to the public. Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.
Looking Ahead:
March 22 – 24, The New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Genealogical Skills Boot Camp, at the NEHGS library, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Take your research skills to the next level! This intensive three day program will teach you how to tackle genealogical problems like a pro. Lectures, small group discussions and activities, hands on exercises, and homework assignments. Registration and information: https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/genealogical-skills-boot-camp
April – American Canadian Genealogical Society Spring Conference, Manchester, New Hampshire. Three sessions with speakers. Time to research in the library. $5 at the door. $10 prepaid bag lunch orders.
April 27, Friday, Genealogy Lock-In, at the Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Spend an uninterrupted evening using MHL’s genealogy resources. Reference librarians will be on hand to help your research. A dinner of sandwiches, chips and cookies is included. $10 per person.
May 18, 19, 20, Roots 2018: An International Conference on Family History, presented by the Quebec Family History Society at McGill University, New Residence Hall, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more information www.qfhs.ca
July 7, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts. and History Camp Weekend http://historycamp.org/boston
13 September, Thursday – Saturday, The 2018 New York State Family History Conference, at Tarrytown, New York. More information coming soon.
September 22, Saturday – The Fall Conference of the American Canadian Genealogical Society, to be held at the Puritan Back Room, Manchester, New Hampshire.
September 28 – 30, Old Planters Reunion, at Historic Beverly, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Save the date! More information soon!
April 3-6, 2019, New England Regional Genealogical Conference NERGC in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Radisson Hotel on Elm Street. http://www.nergc.org/2019-conference/ for more information.
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