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June 27 – July 1, St. Peter’s Fiesta, in the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts. A five day festival in honor of the patron saint of fishermen, St. Peter. Parades, carnival, concerts, boat races, greasy pole contest and a blessing of the fleet in celebration of the Italian and Portuguese heritage of the city.
July FREE Fun Fridays – sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. For a full listing see http://www.highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays
July 6 Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis, MA
Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA
Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA
Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, MA
New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA
July 13th Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA
The Telephone Museum in Waltham, MA
Venfort Hall, Gilded Age Museum in Lennox, MA
July 20th Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA
New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, MA
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, Weston MA
July 27th JFK Hyannis Museum in Hyannis, MA
Old Colony History Museum in Taunton, MA
Boston Athenaeum in Boston, MA
July 1, Sunday, 9am – 2pm, Carriagetown Car Show – Carriage Museum Display, at the Amesbury Carriage Museum, 5 Market Square, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Amesbury made carriages and automobile bodies will be on display in the Market Square. Downtown Amesbury will be filled with classic cars, antiques, hot rods and rat rods. Many food vendors and stores will be open. Donations benefit the Carriage Museum and Amesbury Days. Rain date, July 8th.
July 1, Sunday, 10am – 5pm, Timeline of American History, at the Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Included with regular admission, three will be special living history displays and reenactors showcasing American history from the 1600s to the 1900s.
July 1, Sunday, at 1pm and 3pm, The British Redcoat, at the Minute Man National Park Visitor Center, 174 Liberty Street, Concord, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Join Park Ranger Roger Fuller to explore why the Regulars were in Massachusetts, why they came to Concord, and what happened on April 19, 1775 from the perspective of the King’s Army.
July 3, Tuesday, 8:30pm, The Boston POPS Spectacular, at the historic Hatch Shell on the Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts. This is the complete concert without the fireworks. Free event, first come first serve, but not as crowded as the concert on July 4th.
July 3 and 4, The Bristol Fourth of July, held in Bristol, Rhode Island. This is the longest running and longest Forth of July parade – with a concert series, beauty pagent, carnival, parade, drum and bugle corps competition and fireworks. https://fourthofjulybristolri.com/
July 4, Wednesday, New Boston 4th of July Celebration, at New Boston, New Hampshire. http://www.newboston4thofjuly.org/ 10am parade with the firing of the Revolutionary War era Molly Stark Cannon, and activities all day until the 9:15 fireworks.
July 4, Wednesday, 9am, City of Boston Official Independence Day Commemoration (Flag Raising and Parade). From City Hall Plaza to the Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts.
July 4, Wednesday, 10am – 5pm, An American Celebration, at Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free admission thanks to BAE Systems. US Naturalization Ceremony at 11am, Old Fashioned Field Day 10am – 2pm, Parade at 2pm.
July 4, Wednesday, 10am, Reading of the Declaration of Independence, at balcony of the Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts. Will be read by the current captain commanding of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, just as it was read to the citizens of Boston on July 18, 1776. Free to the public.
July 4, Wednesday, 1pm, The Declaration of Independence, at the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts. Join the National Park Rangers and volunteers as they read the Declaration of Independence. Free.
July 4, Wednesday 2 – 6pm, Celebrate Independence Day, at the Adams National Historical Park, 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. 4pm A stage play celebrating John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Abigail Adams. 3:30 A reading of the Declaration of Independence. 2pm A recreation of the Continental Congress. Free and open to the public. Family friendly. A free trolley from the Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center will be available.
July 3, Tuesday, 8:30pm, The Boston POPS Fireworks Spectacular, at the historic Hatch Shell on the Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts. This is the complete concert with all the fireworks. Free event, first come first serve (opens to the public at 9am), and this event will be televised.
July 5, Thursday, noon, Lunch and Learn: Lessons from Living History- Finding Meaning in the Past and Fostering Empathy in the Present, at Plimoth Plantation, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Bring a lunch or buy one in the café. $8 non-members. Presented by public historian Hilary Goodnow. http://www.plimoth.org/learn/programs-adults
July 6, Friday, noon, First Friday Lecture: Prince Edward Island Repositories and Records, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 1010 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. This session will focus on Irish immigrants and the records they left behind.
July 6, Friday, 3pm, A Visit with Queen Victoria, at the Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Sally Mummey in proper 19th century clothing. Free to the public.
July 6, Friday, 7pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling through Traditional Irish Music, at the Chichester Grange/Town Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki on fiddle and guitar. Free to the public. Hosted by the Chichester Town Library.
July 7, Saturday, 10am, Jill Morelli, Certified Genealogist: “Finding Dirk: Insanity in the 19th Century”, will speak for the Falmouth Genealogical Society in Falmouth, Massachusetts. At the Falmouth Public Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, Massachusetts.
July 7, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts. and History Camp Weekend http://historycamp.org/boston
July 7, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour. No need to be a member. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the archive after the tour. No registration necessary.
July 7, Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Summer Encampment at Fort Sewell, Marblehead, Massachusetts, hosted by Glover’s Marblehead Regiment. This is an 18th century encampment with sutlers, crafts, 18th century medicine, music and sea chanteys. There will be skirmishes between the colonial rebels and the forces of the Crown. Family Friendly.
July 7, Saturday, 10:30am, "Black Suitcase Mystery: A World War II Remembrance" by Gail Downs, presented by the author at the Manchester Historic Association's Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Free with admission. This book tells the story of George Elliott Rich, who was sent to live with his grandparents in New Hampshire in 1930. The mother and son communicated only by cards and letters. In 1942 George was killed over German occupied Poland on his 50th mission with the Army Air Corps. The author possessed all the letters his mother saved, and used them to acquaint her fifth grade class with genealogy research, American History and it developed into a four year study. Books will be available for purchase.
July 8, Sunday, The New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Boston Open House, at 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Learn about resources and services from the staff, special discounts on memberships and merchandise, raffle, family history themed games and activities. On Open Newbury Day the street will be closed to vehicular traffic so pedestrians can roam. No registration is necessary.
July 8, Sunday, 1:30pm, Authoring a Nation: A Hawthorne Neighborhood Walking Tour, at the Wayside in Concord, Massachusetts. Explore the neighborhood where Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau lived and worked. Free. Led by rangers from the Minute Man National Park.
July 10, Tuesday, 10am (every Tuesday this summer) Tales of New Hampshire Family Story Time, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. A free program for the whole family.
July 10, Tuesday, 1pm, Dick Eastman Genealogy Lecture, at 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, Massachusetts. This is Dick Eastman’s seventh lecture in Wayland for the Wayland council on Aging.
July 10, Tuesday, 7pm, A Tribute To Sarah Josepha Hale, at the Old Town Hall Museum, 310 Main Street, Salem, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Sharon Wood, and sponsored by the Salem Historical Society. Free to the public. Light refreshments.
July 11, Wednesday, noon, Using AmericanAncestors.org, at NEHGS, 99 -101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Learn what online resources exist, how to navigate the website, perform database searches, browse collections online, and more.
July 11, Wednesday, noon, Federalism, Religion & New England Women Writers, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. A Brown Bag Lunch program to allow MHS research fellows to present and discuss their work. Free to the public, bring lunch. No registration required.
July 11, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, at the Bennington Historical Society, 38 Main Street, Bennington, New Hampshire. Presented by author Thomas Hubka. Free to the public.
July 11, Wednesday, 7:30 pm, New Hampshire on High: Historic and Unusual Weathervanes of the Granite State, at the Holderness Historical Society, Rout 3 (Curry Place), Holderness, New Hampshire. Presented by author Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
July 12, Thursday, 6pm, Book Talk: Maine Roads to Gettysburg, at the Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. Author Tom Huntington discusses soldiers from Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg, and his new book. Free for members, $5 general admission.
July 12, Thursday, 6:30pm, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, at Auburn Historical Association, 102 Hooksett Road, Auburn, New Hampshire. Presented by author Thomas Hubka. Free to the public.
July 12, Thursday, 7:15, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Madison Historical Society, 19 East Madison Road, Madison, New Hampshire. Presented by quilt expert Pam Weeks. Participants may bring one quilt for identification or story telling. Free to the public.
July 13, Friday, noon, Phyllis Wheatley & the Science of the Human, 1761 – 1800, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Brown Bag Lunch programs allow MHS research fellows to present and discuss their work. Free to the public. Bring a lunch. No registration required.
July 14, Saturday, 10am – 4pm, 28th Annual American Independence Festival, hosted by the American Independence Museum, 1 Governor’s Lane, Exeter, New Hampshire. Battle re-enactments, colonial artisans, children’s activities, cannon firings, crafts, music, food and more. Check out the website for more information: https://www.independencemuseum.org/american-independence-festival/
July 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 5pm, 19th Annual Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Powwow, at the Mt. Karsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, New Hampshire. Singing, dancing, vendors, food. Saturday night Eastern Social Dancing with James Moreis. On site camping available.
July 16, Monday, 7pm, World War II in New Hampshire, at the Northfield Town Hall, 21 Summer Street, Northfield, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Northfield Historical Society. Presented by John Gfoerer, a new documentary that chronicles how the nation and the state of New Hampshire mobilized for war. Free to the public.
July 17, Tuesday, 6:30pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Gilford Public Library 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, New Hampshire. Presented by quilt expert Pam Weeks. Participants may bring one quilt for identification or story telling. Free to the public.
July 17, Tuesday, 7pm, Robert Rogers of the Rangers, at the Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland Street, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Presented by George Morrison. Free to the public.
July 18, Wednesday, 4pm – 5:30pm, World War Women: The Unsung Heroines of WWII, at the Foxborough Council of Aging, 75 Central Street, Foxborough, Massachusetts. A theatrical performance presented by History at Play. Suitable for ages 13 and up. Running time approximately 75 minutes.
July 18, Wednesday, 7pm, Stories, Stones & Superstitions of New Hampshire, at the Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Road, Newton, New Hampshire. Author Roxie Zwicker will give a virtual tour of New Hampshire’s most curious burial grounds. Free to the public.
July 19, Thursday, 6:30pm, Colonial Stories: The Tangled Lives of Native Americans and English Settlers, at the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith, New Hampshire. Presented by storyteller/historian Jo Radner. Free to the public.
July 19, Thursday, 7pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the 3rd Congregational Church, 14 River Road, Alstead, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Alstead Historical Society. Presented by quilt expert Pam Weeks. Participants may bring one quilt for identification or story telling. Free to the public.
July 20, Friday, 6pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Deerfield Town Hall, 6 Church Street, Deerfield, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Philbrick-James Library. Presented by author Jeremy D’Entremont. Free to the public.
July 21, Saturday, 9am (also August 11, September 15 and October 8) John Adams, Esq. Is Open for Business, at the Adams National Historical Park, 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. Micheal lepage will portray John Adams while touring the Adams National Historic Park as part of the guided tour. Family Friendly. Free to the public.
July 21, Saturday, Historic Homes and Summer Gardens Tour, in Hancock, New Hampshire. Tour six distinctive homes and six gardens in this classic New Hampshire village. https://www.hancockwomansclub.org/
July 21, Saturday, 9am – 9:30pm, 25th Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, at 300 North Main Street, Florence, Massachusetts. Pipe and drum competition, dance competition, haggis tasting, athletic competitions, and so much more! Admission fees apply.
July 21, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour of the research facility. No need to be a member. Tour attendees are welcome to stay after the tour and use the library. No registration is necessary.
July 21, Saturday, 10am to noon, Walking Tour: The Victorian North End, meet up at the Goodwin Funeral Home parking lot (607 Chestnut Street, corner of Harrison Street, Manchester, New Hampshire). Sponsored by the Manchester Historic Association. $5 members, $10 general public. See the North End’s elegant Straw mansion, the fairgrounds, trotting park and the site of Webster General Hospital with local historians Dick Duckoff and Matt Labbe.
July 21, Saturday, 1pm, Rendezvous with Rachel Revere, at the Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston, Massachusetts. A theatrical performance about the wife of Paul Revere, hosted by History at play. Kid Friendly.
July 21, Saturday, at 1:30pm and 3pm, Town Meeting: Let Your Voice Be Heard! At the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts. Debate the revolutionary issues with Concord residents of 1774 (portrayed by the Guild of Historic Interpreters). You are encouraged to take part and let your voice be heard! Free to the public.
July 21 and 22, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am - 4pm, A Victorian Summer on Bakers Island, hosted by the Essex National Heritage Area and Commonwealth Vintage Dancers. A first ever living history event on Bakers Island to recreat a sense of what life was like during the days of the Winne-Egan Hotel in the late 19th century. Meet Victorian dressed interpreters, play croquet, enjoy the views, and learn the history of the island. This encampment will take place at the Light Station. Tickets to get on the ferry to the island can be purchased at https://essexheritage.org/boat Family friendly. Free with boat ticket.
July 24, Tuesday, 6:30 pm, New Hampshire on High: Historic and Unusual Weathervanes of the Granite State, at the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith, New Hampshire. Presented by author Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
July 24, Tuesday, 7pm, The Catholic Church Database and the Archdiocese Digitization Project, at the American Legion Post #129, 22 Elms Street, Gardner, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society, Inc. Presented by Rachel Adams, the database services volunteer coordinator for the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
July 25, Wednesday, 6pm, Analyzing an Early American Family Tree: the Phippen Genealogical Chart of 1808, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Richard C. Fipphen. Free to the public.
July 25, Wednesday, 7pm, Indian Wars of New England, at the Old Cheshire County Court House, 33 Winter Street, Keene, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Horatio Colony House Museum. Presented by author Michael Tougias. This program is held in conjunction with an exhibit titled “Two Sides of the Coin: Native American and European Settler’s Approach to Land and Resources” through October 14th at the Horatio Colony House Museum. Free to the public.
July 25, Wednesday, 7pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Music, at the Quincy Bog Nature Center, 131 Quincy Bog Road, Rumney, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordon Tirrell-Wysocki on his fiddle and guitar. Free to the public. Hosted by the Quincy Bog Natural Area.
July 26, Thursday, 7pm, A Visit with Queen Victoria, at the Mary E. Bartlett Memorial Library, 22 Dalton Road, Brentwood, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Sally Mummey in proper 19th century clothing. Free to the public.
July 27 – 29, Friday to Sunday, Annual LHA International Timeline, at the Dover Forge Restaurant, 183 Route 100, West Dover, Vermont. https://www.facebook.com/events/227192157848665/
July 27 and 28, Felton Family Reunion, at the Nathaniel Felton Homesteads, on Felton Road in Peabody, Massachusetts. See the website www.feltonfamily.org for more information and the schedule of events.
July 27, Friday, noon, Albery Allson Whitman and the Place of Poetry, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Brown Bag Lunch Programs allow MHS research fellows to present and discuss their work. Programs are free and open to the public. Bring a lunch and no registration is required.
July 28 and 29, World War I Living History Weekend, at Fort Devens, 94 Jackson Road, Devens, Massachusetts. Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 10am – 3pm, suggested donation $5/$10. Guided tours of Devens with a focus on WWI sites, and the museum will be open, too.
July 29, Sunday, at 1pm and 3pm, The British Redcoat, at the Minute Man National Park Visitor Center, 174 Liberty Street, Concord, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Join Park Ranger Roger Fuller to explore why the Regulars were in Massachusetts, why they came to Concord, and what happened on April 19, 1775 from the perspective of the King’s Army.
August 1, Wednesday, noon, Partisanship & the Origins of the American Revolution in NYC, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Brown Bag Lunch program allows MHS research fellows to present and discuss their work. Free to the public, bring a lunch. No registration required.
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Future Events:
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.
September 22, Saturday, 8am – 4pm – The Fall Conference of the American Canadian Genealogical Society, to be held at the ACGS, 4 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Annual meeting, raffles, three speakers – David Vermette, Pierre Gendreau Hetu, and Robert Perrault.
September 28 – 30, Old Planters Reunion, at Historic Beverly, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Save the date! More information soon!
September 29, Saturday, 9am – 1pm, Family Research Day – Mini Conference, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 400 Essex Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts. 12 different presentations in four tracks: Beginning Research, Technology, DNA and Records. More information coming 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 Zaandam, departing Boston on August 10 for a 7 night trip to Canada, ports include Montreal, Quebec City, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island), Sydney, Halifax, Bar Harbor, and Boston, Massachusetts. 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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