Monday, February 26, 2018

2018 March Genealogy and Local History Event Calendar


Genealogy Events Calendar

For last minute updates, see the “Nutfield Genealogy” Facebook page at this link:  https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/   Please send new events to me by commenting here at the end of this post, or email vrojomit@gmail.com 

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February 28 - March 3, 2018, RootsTech, in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The largest family history conference in the world. If you can't be there in person, watch sessions via live streaming video at https://www.rootstech.org/  

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 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 1, Thursday, 7pm, Genealogy Research: How-to Basic Tools, at the Westford Museum, 2 Boston Road, Westford, Massachusetts.  Local genealogists Bob Oliphant, Patti Mason and Dave Welsh will present lectures on family history research. Free to the public.  Please register at https://museum.westford.org/events/genealogy-research-how-to-basic-tools/   for part two, see March 8th.


March 2, Friday, noon, The 1919 Boston Police Strike Project, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Margaret R. Sullivan, records manager and archivist at the Boston Police Department Archives.  Free to the public, register here:  https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/the-1919-boston-police-strike-project-with-boston-police-archives-umass-boston-and-volunteer-genealogists


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 10thwww.connecticutancestry.org 



March 3, Saturday, 12:30 - 2pm, Tracing Irish Ancestors in Maine and Finding Place of Origin, at the First Congregational Church UCC, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland, Maine.  Presented by Don Taylor.  


March 3, Saturday, 9 am - 9pm, Boston Massacre Commemoration, at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  The massacre is re-created at 7pm outside the museum and is FREE.  The museum events are included with museum admission.  See this link for a schedule of events http://www.bostonhistory.org/massacre/  

March 4, Sunday, 2pm, Find Ancestors in 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.  

March 5, Monday, 9:30am to 4 pm, Researching Your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, Part of the Ulster Historical Foundation North American Lecture Tour, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt.  $85 includes breakfast and lunch.  More information and registration here:  https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/researching-your-irish-and-scots-irish-ancestors  

March 6, 13, 20 and 27, Tuesdays, 2pm and 5:15pm  Hands-On Genealogy with Alan Doyle Horbal, at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Wendall Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  Open to the public, sign up at www.pitssfieldlibrary.org or call 413-499-9480 ext. 6.  Class is limited to 12, with a waiting list. 

March 7, Wednesday, The Orphan Train Movement: History, Genealogy, Legacy, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by genealogist Michael Brophy.  Free to the public.

March 7, Wednesday, noon, Songs of Emigration:  Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the First Baptist Church, 122 Main Street, Plaistow, New Hampshire.  Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Free to the public.  Presented by Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki.  There will be a brunch at 11am open to the public.


March 7, Wednesday, 7pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Paul Memorial Library, 76 Main Street, Newfield, New Hampshire.  Presented by lighthouse historian and author, Jeremy D’Entremont.  Free to the public.


March 5, Monday, 9am – 4:30pm, Researching Your Irish and Scots Irish Ancestors with the Ulster Historical Foundation, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Join Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Foundation.  Details and registration at www.americanancestors.org 

March 7, Wednesday, 9:15am, New Hampshire Francophonie Flag Raising Ceremony at the State House, 107 N. Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Free event sponsored by the Franco-American Centre.  Proclamation by Gov. Sununu.  Family Friendly


March 7, Wednesday, 7pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Paul Memorial Library, 76 Main Street, Newfields, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Free to the public.  Presented by Jeremy D’Entremont.


March 8, Thursday, 7pm, Genealogy Research:  How-to Going Deeper, at the Westford Museum, 2 Boston Road, Westford, Massachusetts.  Part Two of a series that started on March 1.  Local genealogists Bob Oliphant, Patti Mason, and Dave Welsh will present lectures for people interested in researching their family history.  Free to the public.  Please register at this link:  https://museum.westford.org/events/genealogy-research-how-to-going-deeper/ 


March 10, Saturday, 9am – 3:30, Telling Your Family Story, at the Nackey Loeb School of Communications, 749 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire.  $60 includes lunch, register online at this link: http://www.loebschool.org/application-form.asp  or call 603-627-0005.  Presented by storyteller Fritz Wetherbee, John Clayton director of the Manchester Historic Association, Meg Heckman reporter for the Concord Monitor, archivist Lori Fisher, and videographer John Gfroerer. 


March 10, Saturday, 1pm, Genealogy Workshop: Immigration and Naturalization: Tracing Your immigrant Ancestors, at the New Hampshire Historical Society,  30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by Rhonda McClure of NEHGS.  Tickets available online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-and-naturalization-tracing-your-immigrant-ancestors-workshop-registration-39258474153?aff=eac2  $35 for members, $50 non-members.


March 10, Saturday, 9am – 4pm, An 18th Century Flair: Caps and Hair, hosted by the Fort at No. 4, 267 Springfield Road, Charlestown, New Hampshire.  A one day class in the art of styling your hair 18th century style, presented by Angela Murphy and Jennifer Roy.  Coffee, tea and lunch included. Proceeds to benefit The Fort at No. 4.  $45 class fee. Preregistration required at this link: http://fortat4.org/workshops/caps-and-hair/18thcwoman-cap-hair.html   


March 10, Saturday, 9am - 4pm, WWI Centennial: Doughboy Roadshow, at the Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, Rhode Island.  Sponsored by the Rhode Island World War One Centennial Commission.  Bring your WWI artifacts, documents, and militaria (no firearms) and receive help on identifying and preserving these heirlooms.  Meet with genealogists to learn how to research your veteran ancestors.  For more information contact riww1cc@gmail.com.  No registration needed.


March 10, Saturday, 10am, NEHGS New Visitor Tour, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free, no registration needed.  Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour.


March 10, Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm, DNA in Genealogy: How Genetic Testing Can Enrich your Family History, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by NEHGS genealogist Tom Dreyer and NEAPG member Shellee Morehead. $25 per person.  Register here https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/dna-in-genealogy   


March 10, Saturday, 2pm, Images of America: The House of Seven Gables Book Panel, at the House of Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts.  Free to members, non-members $10.  To reserve a spot for this panel discussion, email groups@7gables.org Ryan Conary, David Moffat, and Everett Philbrook discuss their findings while writing the Images of America book on the House of Seven Gables.  Learn the new information the team discovered about the house, and the stories behind some of the photographs.  Copies of the book will be available in the museum store before and after the lecture.



March 11, Sunday, 2pm, From Water to War – A Murch Family History, 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 the author of the 2017 book by the same name, Dana Murch.  Free to the public.  Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.  

March 11, Sunday, 2pm, Rosie’s Mom:  Forgotten Women of the First World War, at the Kensington Public Library, 126 Amesbury Road, Kensington, New Hampshire.  Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Free to the public.  Presented by historian Carrie Brown.

March 13, Tuesday, 10:30 – noon, Researching Your Family Tree, at the Wilmington Memorial Library, 175 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington, Massachusetts.  A six week course:  March 13, 27, 29, April 3, 5, 10.  Registration at the library main desk starting Monday, February 12.  Presented by educator, lecturer and genealogy researcher Linda MacIver.  The first two classes are mandatory.  Must have basic computer skills to participate.


March 13, Tuesday, 6:30pm, How Plymouth Women's Work Saved Plymouth Colony, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by David Furlow and Lisa Pennington.  Free to the public. 

March 13, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Baker Free Library, 509 South Street, Bow, New Hampshire.  Free to the public. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki. 


March 14, Wednesday, 10am, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Amoskeag Mills Questers.  Free to the public. Presented by lighthouse historian Jeremy D’Entremont.


March 14, Wednesday, 1pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Goodlife Center, 245 North State Street, Concord, New Hampshire.  Free to the public. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki.  This program above will be repeated at 6pm at the Nesmith Library, 8 Fellows Road, Windham, New Hampshire. 


March 14, Wednesday, 1pm, “If I am Not For Myself, Who Will Be for Me?” George Washington’s Runaway Slave, at the Chesterfield Town Hall, 520 Route 63, Chesterfield, New Hampshire.  Presented by living historian Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti who will portray Oney Judge Staine, the slave who ran away to New Hampshire.  Free to the public.


March 14, Wednesday, 6pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Newsmith Library, 8 Fellows Road, Windham, New Hampshire.  Free to the public. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki.  This program above will be repeated at 1pm at the Goodlife Center, 245 North State Street, Concord, New Hampshire. 


March 15, Thursday, 6:30pm, Evacuation Day Lecture, at 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts and hosted by the Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and Boston 1775. Presented by historian J. L. Bell to present “Myths and Realities of Henry Knox’s Mission”.  Space is limited, so reserve your spot by calling 617-876-4491 or email reservationsat105@gmail.com


March 17, Saturday, 9:30 - noon, Anti-Irish Sentiment in 19th Century America, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  In partnership with the Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) and presented by Peter Drummey of the Massachusetts Historical Society and Eileen Pironti of NEHGS.  Cost $25 per person.  Morning refreshments included.  Register here:  https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/anti-irish-sentiment-in-19th-century-america  


March 17, Saturday, Historical Exercises at Dorchester Heights Monument for Evacuation Day,  commemorating the day the British left Boston Harbor in 1776.  The historic re-enactors will begin the ceremony following the 9am mass at St. Augustine's Chapel, weather permitting.  Sponsored by the South Boston Citizens Association.  Parade on Sunday, March 18th in South Boston.  


March 17, Saturday, noon – 3pm, Sharing Your Research Results, at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Essex County Society of Genealogists, and presented by Seema-Jayne Kenney.  Bring your own lunch and social at noon, lecture at 1pm.  www.esog.org 

March 18, Sunday, 12:30 – 1:20, Alan Shuchat – Life Under the Tsars: Registration, Residence and Exit Routes, at the Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, Massachusetts.  Sponsored by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Boston. Free to members, $5 to non-members.  Prelecture Special Interest Group 12:30 Belarus and Litvak, and at 3:30 Poland and Ukraine.


March 18, Sunday, 2 – 4pm, Using Colony and State Records to Trace Your Native Ancestors in New England, at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Public Library, Levenson Room.  Presented by Cheryll Toney Holley, the current chief of the Hassanamisco band of the Nipmuc Nation, a Native American tribe recognized by the state of Massachusetts. Free to the public.



March 18, Sunday, 2pm, A Family Lineage Connection to Fort Western, 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 Paul Lessard, who will discuss his own family lineage.  Free to the public.  Recommended donation of $5 for nonmembers.  

March 20, Tuesday, 6:30pm, A Visit with Queen Victoria, at the Hampton Falls Free Library, 7 Drinkwater Road, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.  Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. Free to the public.  Presented by living historian Salley Mummy in proper 19th century clothing resplendent with Royal Orders.

March 20, Tuesday, 7pm, Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State from Colonial Times to the Present, at the Gordon Nash Library, 69 Main Street, New Hampton, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the New Hampton Historical Society.  Free to the public. Presented by Glenn Knoblock.


March 20, Tuesday, 7:30pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Spear Museum of the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott Street, Nashua, New Hampshire.  Free to the public. Presented by lighthouse historian and author Jeremy D’Entremont. 


March 21, Wednesday, 10am, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 3030 Route 101, Amherst, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Nipmugs Chapter of Questers and the NH Humanities Council.  Free to the public.  Present by expert Pam Weeks.  Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and story telling.  Coffee will be held at 9:30 with the program to follow at 10am.


March 21, Wednesday, 6pm, Discovering Irish Ancestors with the Townland Valuation Translator, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by John Schnelle.  Free to the public.


March 21, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Poor Houses and Town Farms:  The Hard Row for Paupers, at the Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Bedford Historical Society and the NH Humanities Council. Free to the public.  Presented by historian Steve Taylor. 


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


March 22, Thursday, 7:30pm, The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of a Nation, at the Berwick Academy Arts Center, Berwick, Maine.  Presented by Dr. Colin Calloway, author of his forthcoming book with the same title.

March 22, Thursday, 7pm, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, at the Hancock Town Library, 25 Main Street, Hancock, New Hampshire.  Free to the public.  Presented by Glenn Knoblock.


March 22 - 24, Genealogical Skills Boot Camp, at the New England Historical Genealogical Society Library, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. $550 per person.  Lectures, small group discussions and activities, hands on exercises, homework assignments, etc.  For more information and registration see this page online:  https://shop.americanancestors.org/products/genealogical-skills-boot-camp  


March 24 and 25, Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 5pm, Old House and Barn Exposition, Presented by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, at the Manchester Downtown Hotel (formerly the Radisson) on Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. Featuring vendors, resources, demonstrations, and lectures about old houses and barns.  For more information: https://nhpreservation.org/old-house-barn-expo/


March 24, Saturday, 9am – 5pm, New England Colonial Trade & Craft Fair, at the Redhook Brewery, 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Historical reproductions, artisans $5 admission, door prizes.  For more info email jsat@myfairpoint.net

March 24, Saturday, 11am, Putting Faces on the Textile Industry:  The Workers of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, at the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, 1 Nelson Common Road, Nelson, New Hampshire.  Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Free to the public.  Presented by Robert Perraualt.

March 24, Saturday, 1pm, Women's History Walk:  "Nethertheless She Persisted", at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  A walking tour of the cemetery to visit the graves of admirable women.  $7 members, $12 non-members.  Click here for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-history-walk-nevertheless-she-persisted-tickets-37705505181?aff=efbeventtix 

March 24, Saturday, 2pm, New Hampshire Heritage Lecture:  The Company That Built Manchester, free with admission, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire.


March 24, Saturday, 2pm, Roxbury Fort Hill and Standpipe, a walking tour sponsored by The Old South Meeting House, Boston, Massachusetts.   $8 for OSMH members, who may bring a guest.  Email members@osmh.org or call 617-482-6439 x23 to register.


March 24, Saturday, 4:45pm, Welcome to Our Home Living History Tour at Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, 399 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts.  An expert, costumed guide portraying one of the Alcott family members will take you on an interactive tour.  Hear anecdotes, learn about their lives, play a 19th century game, participate in a treasure hunt, and sing period songs. Adults $12, Students $10, Youths (6 – 17 years) $8, Children 2 – 6 years $4.  Family rate $30.  Space limited to 15 participants.  Reservations and pre-payment strongly suggested.  Phone 978-369-4118 ext. 106. 


March 24, Saturday, 6pm, 18th Century Tavern Dinner, at the Red Barn at Outlook Farm, 310 Portland Street, South Berwick, Maine.  Tickets sold from January 29 to March 9.  Period attire encouraged.  http://www.oldberwick.org/   for more information contact info@oldberwick.org 


March 25, Sunday, noon, Salem Women’s History Day at the House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Free to members and Salem residents.  Tickets reserved by emailing jarrison@7gables.org or call 978-744-0991 ext. 152.  Noon women’s history tour, 1pm presentation “My Patriotic Duty” Women and the preservation of the Old South Meeting House Boston, 2pm “The Tireless Traditionalist: Mary Harrod Northend and Old Salem, 1904 – 1926”, 3pm Women’s history tour.  Events also ongoing at the Salem Witch House and the Phillips House Museum.  See their websites for details.


March 25, Sunday, 1pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, New Hampshire.  Free to the public. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki. 


March 25, Sunday, 2pm – 4pm, Logan Kleinwaks Historic Polish Directories and Other Sources Searchable at GenealogyIndexer.org, at the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, Massachusetts.  Sponsored by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Boston and the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts. Free to members, $5 to non-members.  A reception will follow the lecture.


March 25, Sunday, 2pm – 4:30pm, Historic Polish Directories Searchable at GenealogyIndexer.org , at the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts and the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Boston. Presented by Logan Kleinwaks, founder of GenealogyIndexer.  A reception will follow the lecture.


March 25, Sunday, 1 - 2:30pm, The Sentimental Symbolism of Mount Auburn, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $7 members, $12 non-members.  A tour led by volunteer docent Nancy Callan.  Click for tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sentimental-symbolism-of-mount-auburn-tickets-37854867929?aff=efbeventtix 

March 26, Monday, 5:30pm, Making Beer Along the Powwow, at the Brewery Silvaticus, 9 Water Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Learn about beer brewing in a historical mill building on the edge of the Powow River.  No admission fee, cash bar.


March 26, Monday, 7pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Piermont Old Church Building, 131 NH Route 10, Piermont, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Piermont Historical Society.  Free to the public. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. 

March 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 31, Saturday, 9am – 12 noon, History Comes Alive at the Boston Tea Party Shops and Museum, 1 Black Falcon Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.  More info https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/


Looking ahead!

April 7, Saturday, 2018 New England Family History Conference, at 91 Jordan Road, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Blackstone Valley and Hingham Stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Free to the public. http://nefamilyhistory.com/   This conference has been continuing for 40 years with nationally recognized speakers and presenters.  The keynote speaker will be Brian Moncur, Founder and CTO of BillionGraves.com. 


 April 7, Saturday, 9am – 5pm, Indoor Scottish Festival, at Nashua High School South, Nashua, New Hampshire.  Tickets for $10 on sale starting at February 3rd. Bagpipe competition, Highland dancing, fiddle competitions, Pipe Bands, Scottish vendors, clan booths.  Kid friendly. Sponsored by Scottish Arts. http://nhssa.org/ 


April 7-8, Massachusetts Genealogical Council 2018 Seminar, at the Courtyard by Marriot, Marlborough, Massachusetts.  DNA track with Jennifer Zinck on Saturday, and an all day track on genealogy with Dr. Thomas Jones on Sunday.  Register online for one or both days. http://www.massgencouncil.org/2017/2018-seminar/ 


 April 21, Saturday, 9 am – 4pm, 2018 Spring Workshop of the Maine Genealogical Society:  Writing Your Family History, at the Elks Lodge, 397 Civil Center Drive, Augusta, Maine.  Guest Speaker, Joseph C. Anderson, II FASG.  Registration includes lunch.  Members $45, non members $55.  To register and for more information https://maineroots.org/2018-spring-workshop-writing-family-history/


April 21, Saturday, 1:30 pm, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Program, at the CSG Library, 175 Maple Street, East Hartford, Connecticut.  Register for one workshop:  French Canadian presented by Diane Lenti, Irish presented by Nora Galvin, Polish or Eastern Europe presented by Jonathan Shea, or Italian presented by Monique Heller.  Preregistration due by April 16.  http://www.csginc.org/csg_view_event.php?event=275 

 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. 


April 28, Saturday, 9am – 4pm,  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.  


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

May 19, Saturday, Blaine Bettinger (Genetic DNA expert) at the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists in Concord, New Hampshire.  More information coming soon.


May 19, Saturday, 11am, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Program, at the Casa Mia Restaurant at the Hawthorne Inn, 2421 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, Connecticut.  Come celebrate our 50th anniversary.  Registration a 11am, brief business meeting and lunch, and a presentation by Walter Woodward.  Call the CSG office at 860-569-0002 or email csginc@csginc.org  

July 7, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts.  and History Camp Weekend http://historycamp.org/boston 


 August 14 – 16 Scots Irish Reunion:  Bringing the Ulster Diaspora To Life, at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Hosted by the St. Andrews Society of Maine and the Maine Ulster Scots Project. Visit www.maineulsterscots.com for more information.


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.

August 10 – 16, 2019, Founders, Fishermen and Family History Cruise, On Holland America’s ms Veendam, departing Boston on August 10 for a 7 night trip to Canada, ports include Boston, Portland (Maine), St. John, Halifax, Sydney, and Bar Harbor, Maine.  Speakers include the genealogists Gena Philibert-Ortega, Tami Osmer Mize, and David Allen Lambert. See the website for more information: http://www.oconnelltravel.com/rw/view/38994  



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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "2018 March Genealogy and Local History Event Calendar", Nutfield Genealogy, posted February 26, 2018, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/02/2018-march-genealogy-and-local-history.html: accessed [access date]). 

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