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November 30, December 1 and 2, Friday – Sunday, 39th Annual Christmas in Salem House Tour. View historic houses in the House of Seven Gables and Historic Derby Street Neighborhoods all decked out in full holiday regalia, as well as special events like walking tours and wine tastings. See the website www.christmasinsalem.org
December 1, Saturday, 10am - noon, Merrimack Valley DNA Special Interest Group Meeting, at the Georgetown Peabody Library, Georgetown, Massachusetts. Hosted by Diane Brooks-Sherry of the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. Come explore the Leeds method of color coding and the Icicle method that adds 4th cousins to the Leeds Method. Free to the public.
December 1, Saturday, 10am to 4pm, Holiday Open House: Colonial Arts and Crafts, at the Old South Meeting House, Boston, Massachusetts. Musical performances, try writing with a quill pen, and more crafts! Free to the public, and family friendly.
December 1, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour. No membership needed. No registration. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.
December 1 and 8, Saturdays, 2pm, Capturing Family Stories with your Cell Phone: A Two Part Workshop, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Bob Craigue, cost $30. Register at www.americanancestors.org
December 3, Monday, 6pm, Rochambeau: The French Military Presence in Boston, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Robert Selig of the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail. $10 per person fee) Call 617-646-0576 or register online at www.masshist.org/events
December 4, Tuesday, 5:15pm, “Attend to the Opium”: Boston’s Trade with China in the Early 19th Century, at the Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Gwenn Miller, College of the Holy Cross with comments by Dael Norwood, University of Delaware. Free to the public, please RSVP seminars@masshist.org or call 617-646-0579.
December 4, Tuesday, 7pm, Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors, at the Chelmsford Library, 25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Chelmsford Genealogy Club, and presented by David Dearborn, retired Senior Genealogist from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
December 5, Wednesday, 6pm, The History of the Four Western Massachusetts Counties (Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin), at the Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main Street, Agawam, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Western Mass. Genealogical Society, presented by Cliff McCarthy.
December 6, Thursday, noon, Washington and Rochambeau in Connecticut, at the Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Presented by Robert A. Selig. Bring a lunch to enjoy during the talk. RSVP by December 5 860-236-5621 x238 or email rsvp@chs.org Free with admission.
December 6, Thursday, 6pm, The Orphan Train Movement: History, Genealogy, Legacy, at the Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist Michael Brophy. Free to the public.
December 6, Thursday, 6pm, Boston in the Great War: Manuscripts & Artifacts of World War I, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Bruce J. Schulman, Boston University. Free to the public. RSVP required https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=2725
December 6, Thursday, 7pm, All in the Family: One Hour Genealogy Class, at the Andover Public Library, 2 North Main Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Led by reference and local history librarian Stephanie Aude. Registration required by calling 978-623-8430.
December 7, Friday, noon, Bound to Sell: Nineteenth Century American Commercial Bookbindings, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public as part of the First Friday Lecture series. Presented by Todd Pattison. Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=966
December 7, Friday, 12:30pm, Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, at the USS Cassin Young, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Presented by the National Parks of Boston, the USS Constitution, the Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston, and the USS Constitution Museum. A wreath will be laid from the stern of the USS Cassin, and a lunch will follow in the museum, courtesy of the City of Boston's Veteran's Services Department.
December 8, Saturday, 1:30pm, Impact of the 1918 Flu Epidemic, at the Wayland Public Library, 5 Concord Road, Wayland, Massachusetts. Presented by Lori Lyn Price and sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists http://www.msoginc.org Free to the public.
December 9, Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Lexington Tea Burning, at the Lexington Visitor's Center, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts. Free to the public. The 18th century soldier encampment opens at 10am, followed by musket drills, 18th century cooking demonstrations, parades, music and it all culminates with the burning of the tea at 1:30pm. The Historic Buckman Tavern, decorated for the holidays, will be open for free tours.
December 9, Sunday, 2pm, The film "Wolyn" with lecture by Dr. Tadeusz Piotrowski, at Elms College Library Theater, 291 Springfield Street, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Presented by the Polish Center of Discovery and Learning along with the Department of Social Sciences at Elm College. There will be a discussion/ question and answer period directly following. Warning: because of the depiction of extreme violence, this film is not recommended for younger audiences.
December 11, Tuesday, 2pm, One Family's History - from 1840 to 1940, at the Berkshire Atheneum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Join the Western Massachusetts Roots Events team for this two hour session using the US Census and Ancestry in a class presented by Cathi Iuliano. Registration required, please call 413-499-9486, extension 6 to sign up. Bring your own laptops. This class is FREE.
December 11, Tuesday, 6pm, American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Presented by author and historian Victoria Johnson. Book sales and signing to follow the talk.
December 11, Wednesday, 7pm, A Brief History of Old Newbury, at the Newburyport Public Library, Newburyport, Massachusetts. This talk is expected to exceed capacity. Free tickets will be handed out starting at 6:30. Presented by author and local historian Bethany Groff Dorau.
December 12, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free orientation and tour. No membership needed. No registration. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.
December 12, Wednesday, 6pm, No More, America, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. A short film by Peter Galison, co-directed with Henry Louis Gates reimagines the 1773 Harvard debate about slavery and including the voice of Phillis Wheatley, the acclaimed poet. Film screening followed by discussion between Galison and Gates. $10 entrance fee, please register online at www.masshist.org/events
December 12, Wednesday, 6pm, Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Presented by author Christian Di Spigna.
December 12, Wednesday, 7pm, Long Story Short: Family Ties, at the 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Ticked $5 each. An ongoing storytelling series. See the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LSSat3S/
December 14, Friday, 1:30pm, Irish Genealogy before 1800, at the Rogers Public Library, Hudson, New Hampshire. Presented by genealogist Tom Toohey. Free to the public.
December 16, Sunday, 2pm - 5pm, Boston Area Chantey and Maritime Sing, at the USS Constitution Museum in the Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Family friendly, free with admission. Open to anyone who would like to participate.
December 16, Sunday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, The 245th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Reeenactment, at the Old South Meeting House (6:30 for a town meeting to protest the tax on tea, ticketed), or join the rabble outside (free to the public), a 7:30 parade through the financial district to the waterfront (free to the public) following the original route the patriots marched, and at 8pm the public is invited to line the shores of Boston Harbor and watch the Sons of Liberty storm the Brig Beaver to destroy the chests of tea (free to the public, some reserved seats for ticket holders).
December 28, Friday, 7pm, Huzzah! Tavern Night!, at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. Revel with Sam Adams, John Hancock, Dorothy Quincy and other prominent Bostonians as they lift their glasses in celebration. Doors open at 6:30, show begins at 7pm. Family Friendly. Sample rustic tavern fare, with beverages offered at an additional charge. Tickets at this link: https://www.trustedtours.com/store/tavern-nights-at-boston-tea-party-ships.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0Gqls6oLh6FWzufQPzFKehjmUFcK3HZK89fh6ynF65DayJ9LNKiAK9yHs
Future events:
March 11, 2018, Telling Your Family Story, at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, 749 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire. $60 fee for the workshop, including lunch. Instructors include media professionals who tell New Hampshire stories, historians, videographers, and an archivist to offer tips on preserving and protecting photos and family papers. Register online http://www.loebschool.org/application-form.asp or call for information 603-627-0005
March 16, 2019, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School, across from the Old Granary Burying Ground, in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. See the website for more information and registration. http://historycamp.org/boston?fbclid=IwAR1iGXontgxTK4ogaN7xfy46sifH8I-RJrljRcAR2YKeBRdCwWq9tjKkJs8
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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