March 2019 Genealogy and Local History Calendar

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February 28, Thursday, 7pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Madbury Town Hall, 13 Town Hall Road, Madbury, New Hampshire. Presented by lighthouse historian and author Jeremy D’Entremont.  Free to the public.  Snow date of March 7 if necessary.

February 28, Thursday, 7:30pm, Picturing Maine: Life, Labor, and Landscape, 1840 – 1940, at the Berwick Academy Arts Center, Berwick, Maine. Hosted by the Old Berwick Historical Society. A richly illustrated lecture by Dr. Libby Bischof.  Free to the public.

March 2, Saturday, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Interpreting the American Revolution: 1769 - 1775, Hosted by Minute Man National Historical Park and Revolution 250 at the Minute Man Visitor Center, 250 North Great Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts.  Prepare for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.  This symposium will feature a discussion of the events of the year 1769 with Professor Bob Allison, Suffolk University, and Don Hagist, managing editor of the Journal of the American Revolution.  They will also cover the basics of living history interpretation, and will be officially introducing the new Minute Man/Battle Road clothing standards.  Free, but registration is required.  Contact Ranger Jim Hollister at Minute Man NHP jim_hollister@nps.gov or phone (inquiries only) 978-318-7829.  

March 2, Saturday, 10:30am, Genealogy 401: Answering Your Tech Questions, at the Danbury Library, 170 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut.  Hosted by the Connecticut Ancestry Society. Presented by Robert A. Locke, Jr. Free to the public.  For genealogists of all levels.

March 2, Saturday, 11am, Book Signing:  Spanning Time: New Hampshire’s Covered Bridges, at the Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire.  Included with regular admission. Free to Manchester Historic Association members.  Presented by author Irene DuPont.

March 4, Monday, 1pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Nashua First Baptist Church, 121 Manchester Street, Nashua, New Hampshire. Presented by lighthouse historian and author Jeremy D’Entremont.  Free to the public. Hosted by the Nashaway Women’s Club. 

March 5, Tuesday, 2pm, Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories, at the Pease Public Library, 1 Russell Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire.  An interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil.  Free to the public.

March 5, Tuesday, 6:30pm, The Capitol Crime of Witchcraft, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Free to the public.  Presented by Margo Burns.  Refreshments at 6:30, the program begins at 7pm.

March 5, Tuesday, 7pm, Local History Talk: Isles of Shoals: The Tragedy of the Watitresses and other Historical Vignettes, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Presented by Melissa Saggerer, who was curator of Star Island's Vaughn Cottage library and arhives for five years.  Free to the public. 

March 5, Tuesday, 7pm, Sharing Your Research Results, at the Chelmsford Genealogy Club which meets in the Chelmsford Library, 25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Presented by Seema Kenney.  She is going to talk about sharing your genealogy research with friends and family without having to write a book. 

March 6, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free tour, no registration required.  No membership needed. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.

March 6, Wednesday, 10am, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Amoskeag Mills Questers.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 6, Wednesday, 3pm, The Shaker Legacy, at the Meredith Bay Colony Club Bistro, 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, Meredith, New Hampshire. Free to the public.  Presented by Darryl Thompson.  Free to the public.

March 6, Wednesday, 6pm, Family Tree Maker – The Dash Connection with Russ Worthington, at the Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main Street, Agawam, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society.

March 7, Thursday, noon, Lunch & Learn: “Aren’t You Hot in Those Clothes” and other Wardrobe Malfunctions, hosted by Plimoth Plantation, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by the museum’s manager of historical clothing and textiles Kayla Grossman and public historian Hilary Goodnow.  Bring a bag lunch to enjoy during the presentation.

March 7, Thursday, 6pm, Author Event: Jefferson’s Daughters by Catherine Kerrison, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. $30 Tickets at https://my.americanancestors.org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=1020&fbclid=IwAR3mEdlWbj16sAdI9XMh1xNIOXxgGLjWEJf33xM_yAdtE8_ahaYlnO9Kb-4     Cosponsored with the English Speaking Union.  Book signing and reception will follow Dr. Kerrison’s talk.

March 7, Thursday, 6pm, Genealogy Gathering, at the Montague Public Library, 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls, Massachusetts.  Join the monthly drop-in session to talk about your genealogy research.  The library and the computers are available for genealogy research.  

March 8, Friday, 1:30pm, Genealogy Club:  Ellis Island Records, at the Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, New Hampshire.  Genealogist Seema Kenney will provide a historical presentation on the history of Ellis Island and the records available for genealogical research.  Free to the public. 

March 9, Saturday, 9am – 4:30pm, Genealogy Workshop:  The Scots Irish in New England, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. A day long program with guest speakers from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, Ireland.  Time for Q&A, and tips for overcoming brick walls in your research. The Shute Petition will be on display for one day only.  Space is limited, and registration is required.  $75 for members, $125 nonmembers. Register online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genealogy-workshop-the-scots-irish-in-new-england-registration-53395677910 or by phone 603-856-0621. 

March 9, Saturday, 9am – 3pm, Annual Museum Clean-Up Day at Plimoth Plantation, Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center, Plimoth, Massachusetts.  Join with staff raking, painting, setting up exhibits, and much more. Please register at www.plimoth.org 

March 9, Saturday, 9:30am – noon, Immigrant Irish Communities and Settlements in Boston and Beyond, at the NEHGS library, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  $20, please register at https://my.americanancestors.org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=1043    In partnership with the Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) Breakfast refreshements, and access to the library until 5pm is included. Speakers Mike and Carina Collins, and Eileen Pironti. 

March 9, Saturday,  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 9, Saturday, 10am, Workshop – Making Moccasins and Candles, at Brunswick, Maine, hosted by the Colonial Maine Living History Association. 

March 9, Saturday, 1:30pm, Finding Ancestors with Old Maps: Where to Find Them, How to Use Them, and Why Old Maps Can Be Fun, at the Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Middlesex Chapter, and presented by genealogist Sara Campbell.  Free and open to the public.  http://www.msoginc.org

March 10, Sunday, 2pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Avenue, Henniker, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by Pam Weeks. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story telling.

March 10, Sunday, 2pm, 1620: The First Year, at the Felton-Smith Historic Site, Smith Barn, 38 Felton Street, Peabody, Massachusetts.  A lecture by historian Christopher Daly, presented by the Peabody Historical Society 978-531-0805.  Members free, non-members $5. 

March 11, Monday, 12:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Suncook Senior Center, 8 Whitten Street, Allenstown, New Hampshire.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 12, 26 and April 9, 16, 23 and May 7,  Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Introduction to Genealogy (Series),  optional drop-in session in April.  This will be held at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Presented by Linda B. MacIver.  Free to the public. Space is limited. Attendance at first two classes is mandatory. Pre-registration required at https://tinyurl.com/y9yca9db  

March 12, Tuesday, 7pm, Bridging the Past – How the 1918 Flu Impacted New England, at the Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts.  Presented by Lori Lyn Price.  Free to the public.

March 12, Tuesday, 7pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Hampstead Public Library, 9 March E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, New Hampshire.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 14, Thursday, 6:30pm, When John and Abigail Met George, at the Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Presented by historian J. L. Bell. Free to the public. 

March 14, Thursday, 1:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the First Congregational Church 2718 Wakefield Road, Wakefield, New Hampshire.  Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 15, Friday, 6:30pm, A Tribute to Sarah Josepha Hale, at the Divine Mercy Church, 171 Wilton Road, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Monadnock Quilter’s Guild. Free to the public. Presented by Living Historian Sharon Wood portraying Ann Wyman Blake, a Hale admirer.

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     

March 16, Saturday, 9am – 5pm, Deerfield-Wellesley Symposium 2019: New England Travels, at Historic Deerfield, 80 Old Main Street, Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Free day-long symposium explores the art and material culture of New England travel from 1700 – 1950.

March 16, Saturday, 9am - 4pm, Keeping Warm in the 18th Century: Cloaks and Mitts for Women, at the Fort at No. 4, 267 Springfield Road, Charlestown, New Hampshire. More information and registration at http://www.fortat4.org/events/classes/cloak-and-mitts.php?fbclid=IwAR2SRljhVGtmlBFeJ9gF8gDSCqXiFwIFbNXiN_ZjvEVmGq_2fzJ3JfSBxAk  $55 per student includes lunch, a pattern for mitts, a cloak, and comprehensive directions to complete construction of both your mitts and your cloak.  

March 16, Saturday, 2pm, African American Submariners in World War II and Beyond, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by Glenn Knoblock, based on hundred of interviews with WWII veterans and years of research. 

March 16, Saturday, 7pm, An Irish Evening in Old York’s Tavern featuring SoMe Brewing Co., at the Old York Historical Society, 3 Lindsay Road, York, Maine.  Old York’s Jefferds Tavern will be transformed into an Irish pub.  Beer tasting, food, music and more. 

March 17, Sunday, 10am, Evacuation Day in Boston, Massachusetts.  There will be a Memorial and Historical military exercises at the Dorchester Heights Monument, followed by a ceremony awarding the essay and poster competition winners. Parade at 1pm from West Broadway to Old Colony Avenue.  Evacuation Day Memorial Mass at St. Augustine's Chapel at 9am. 

March 17, Sunday, 2pm, A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes, at the Old Church Building Meeting Room, NH Route 10, Piermont, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Piermont Historical Society. Free to the public. Presented by Adair Mulligan.

March 18, Monday, 1pm, Robert Rogers of the Rangers, at the Bow Mills Methodist Church, 505 South Street, Bow, New Hampshire. Hosted by State Employees Association Chapter 1, presented by George Morrison. Free to the public.

March 19, Tuesday, 7pm, Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State from Colonial Times to the Present, at the Griffin Free Public Library, 22 Hooksett Road, Auburn, New Hampshire. Presented by author Glenn Knoblock, Free to the public.

March 20, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free tour, no registration required.  No membership needed. Tour attendees are welcome to stay and use the library following the tour.

March 20, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State from Colonial Times to the Present, at the Newmarket Public Library, 1 Elm Street, Newmarket, New Hampshire. Presented by author Glenn Knoblock, Free to the public.

March 21 and 28, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30am, Mining for Genealogical Gold in Federal Records (two part series) at the Lynnfield Public Library, 18 Summer Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts.  Presented by Linda B. MacIver. Free to the public. Pre-registration required at https://tinyurl.com/y3fwnywn  

March 23 and 24, 9am – 5pm, New England Colonial Trade and Craft Fair (also known as Red Hook), at Cisco Brewers, 35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Ellis River Knife Works.  Pre 1840 Historical reproductions, artisans and traders. 

March 23, Saturday, 9:30am, The Bradford House Symposium: Hidden Figures in American History at the Duxbury Free Library, Merry Room, Duxbury, Massachusetts.  Presentations on historical figures such as Eunice Kennedy, Isaac Allerton, New Bedford’s Underground Railroad, Duxbury’s Women at Sea, and a presentation by Meaghan Siekman of NEHGS.  $25 DRHS members or students, $35 nonmembers.  Lunch at an additional fee, reservation required.  Tickets and information at 781-934-6106 or colson@duxburyhistory.org

March 23, Saturday, 6pm, Colonial Tavern Dinner, at the The Red Barn at Outlook Farm, South Berwick, Maine.  Tickets at www.oldberwick.org  Courses of authentic colonial fare prepared by local chefs.  Music and drinks from the 18^th century. Dressy casual attire requested.

March 24, Sunday, 10am, Women and Witchcraft, at the Salem Witch Museum, 19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem, Massachusetts.  Celebrate Women's History Day with a visit to the Salem Witch museum to meet Alice Parker and Ann Pudeator, two women who were executed for the crime of witchcraft. Two costumed reenactors will be walking through the museum answering questions and interacting with visitors. Included with the price of admission. Family Friendly. 

March 26, Tuesday, 6pm, Family Stories: How and Why to Remember Them, at the Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, Tamworth, New Hampshire. Presented by story-teller Jo Radner.  Participants will practice finding, developing and telling their own tales. Free to the public.

March 26, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling through Traditional Irish Music, at the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Sysocki on his fiddle and guitar.

March 27, Wednesday, 6:30pm, A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, at the Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland, New Hampshire.  Presented by living historian Steve Wood.  Free to the public.

March 27, Wednesday, 6:30pm, New Hampshire on High: Historic and Unusual Weathervanes of New Hampshire, at the Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, New Hampshire. Presented by the author Glenn Knoblock, and hosted by the Bedford Historical Society.  Free to the public.

March 28, Saturday, 10am, History Hike:  Lover’s Brook Farm, at Pond Road in South Berwick, Maine. Old Berwick Historical Society historian Wendy Pirsig will lead a walk along the preserved section of Pond Road that was once the main highway for travelers.  For more information visit www.gwrlt.org.  Space is limited to 25 people and reservations are required call 207-646-3604 or email info@gwrlt.org for reservations, information and weather updates.

March 30, Saturday, 8:30 – 1pm, The 2019 New England Family History Conference, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 91 Jordan Road, Franklin, Massachusetts. See the website for information. A keynote speaker and three sessions.  Family history consultants will be available for 15 minute consultations.

March 30, Saturday, 10am – noon, Tea in Helen’s Library, at the Stevens-Coolidge Place, 137 Andover Street, North Andover, Massachusetts.  Tea served by the wife of US Diplomat John Coolidge in 1924.  Trustee staff members will present snippets from the 1924 diary as you enjoy tea and treats.  $9 members, $15 non members. Space is limited, registration is required: http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/northeast/event-43467.html?fbclid=IwAR3BA7qf2c--EMOQ1rHuxb5rMDguDIp9lDalhwg44M4Q3lKUfDL-yOMSdTE

March 30, Saturday, 1 – 3pm, Kids Do Family History, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Explore your family’s roots!  Space is limited, registration is required, and children must be accompanied by an adult.  $25 for the first child in a family, $15 for each additional child.  Register at 603-856-0621. 

March 30, Saturday, 6pm, Spirits of the Past Haunted Trolley Tour, at 19 Sheafe Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Hosted by New England Curiosities and Deadwick’s Etherial Emporium.  Tickets at www.newenglandcuriosities.com Guided by the author of “Haunted Portsmouth” Roxie J. Zwicker.  $25 for adults. Space is limited.

Looking ahead:


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