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September 29, Sunday, 3pm, Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories, at the Plainfield Town Hall, 1079 Route 12A, Plainfield, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Plainfield Historical Society. This is an interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil. Free to the public.
October 1, Tuesday, 7pm, Hunting for Hippies and Other Elusive Ancestors, at the Adams Library, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist Charlene Key Sokal for the October meeting of the Chelmsford Genealogy Club. Free to the public.
October 2, Wednesday, 2:30pm, The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home, 139 Winter Street, Tilton, New Hampshire. Presented by Margo Burns. Free to the public.
October 2, Wednesday, 6pm, The Dos and Don’ts of Long Distance Genealogy Projects, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Cost $20, presented by William E. Cole and Nicola Waddington. Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1300
October 3, Thursday, 6pm, Free Lecture: Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport, at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Hosted by the New Hampshire Historical Society and presented by New York Times best selling author Kenneth C. Davis. Tickets online at www.eventbrite.com and at Gibson’s Bookstore and at the New Hampshire Historical Society. Or call 603-856-0644 to have tickets mailed to you.
October 3, Thursday, 6:30pm, Welcome to the Graveyard! The Evolution of Cemeteries, at Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Avenue, Colchester, Connecticut. Presented by the Graveyard Girls. A 90 minute lecture on the evolution of cemetery art, history and symbolism.
October 3, Thursday, 7pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Whipple Free Library, 67 Mont Vernon Road, New Boston, New Hampshire. Presented by Pam Weeks. Free to the public with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story telling.
October 4, Friday, noon, The Involuntary American: A Scottish Prisoner’s Journey to the New World, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 -101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Presented by Dr. Carol Gardner. Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1301
October 5 and 6, Saturday and Sunday, Women of the Fort, at the Fort at No. 4, 267 Springfield Road, Charlestown, New Hampshire. This living history weekend is dedicated to the lives of women of the Colonial Period. Crafts, demonstrations, vendors, and more. http://www.fortat4.org/events/women/women-of-the-fort.php
October 5, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the American Ancestors Research Center, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free tour of the library. Non members welcome. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library after the tour. No registration necessary.
October 5, Saturday, 10am, Millyard Walking Tour with John Clayton. Join the Executive Director of the Manchester, New Hampshire Historic Association on a visual history tour of the Amoskeag Millyard. This mile of brick mill buildings housed the behemoth of American Industry 1831 – 1936. $5 Manchester Historic Association members. $10 General Public. Pre-registration required, call 603-622-7531.
October 5, Saturday, 1pm, Burial Hill Tour: Finding Early Plymouth: An Archaeological View of Burial Hill, hosted by the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Meet at the top of Burial Hill in downtown Plymouth. Free and open to the public. Guided tour by Dr. David Landon.
October 5, 11, 12, 18,19, 25, 26, and 31, at 6:30, Untapped History: Haunted Candlelight Tours of Newburyport, Massachusetts, at 25 Water Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Tickets at www.untappedhistory.com $50 per person includes one hour walking tour followed by a sampling of a flight of historic alcoholic trips and appetizers at Michael’s Harborside. Veteran and senior discounts offered.
October 6, Sunday, 10am, Meet Lucy Stone: Enter the Antebellum World of the Abolition and Women’s Rights Movement, at the Radisson Hotel Nashua, 11 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, New Hampshire. Presented by Judith Black. Free to the public with a grant from the NH Humanities Council. Hosted by the General Federation of Womens Clubs New Hampshire.
October 6, Sunday, 1pm, History Stroll: South Berwick Free Baptist Church Cemetery, in South Berwick, Maine. A one-hour walk with stories and history. http://oldberwick.org/
October 8, Tuesday, noon, Lunch and Learn: New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses, at the Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Hosted by the American Independence Museum. Presented by Paul Wainwright. Free to the public.
October 8, Tuesday, 6pm, The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us, at the Baker Free Library, 509 South Street, Bow, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Buntin-Rumford-Webster Chapter DAR. Free to the public. Presented by Margo Burns.
October 8, Tuesday, 7pm, Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History, at the Elkins Public Library, 9 Center Road, Canterbury, New Hampshire. Presented by J. Dennis Robinson. Free to the public.
October 8, Tuesday, 7pm, Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War, at the Salem Meeting House, 310 Main Street, Salem, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Salem Historical Society and presented by historian Carrie Brown. Free to the public.
October 8, Tuesday, 7pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, New Hampshire. Presented by Pam Weeks. Free to the public with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story telling.
October 8, Tuesday, 7pm, Plains Speaking: Portsmouth’s 1696 Massacre in Fact and Fiction, at the Pointine Theater/ Plains School, 1 Plains Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by Nina Maurer, curator at the Old Berwick Historical Society; Sandra Rux, curator at the Warner House in Portsmouth; and Stephanie Seacord, director of marketing at Strawbery Banke Museum. Free to the public. Pre-registration required at Pontine Theater via info@pointine.org or call 603-436-6660.
October 9, Wednesday, 1pm, We Do Testefy: The Felton Family & Salem Witch Trials, at the Smith Barn, 38 Felton Street, Peabody, Massachusetts. Presented by curator Kelly Daniell of the Peabody Historical Society and Museum. Free to the public.
October 9, Wednesday, 2:30pm, Welcome
to the Graveyard! The Evolution of
Cemeteries, at the Norwell Council on Aging, 293 Pine Street, Norwell,
Massachusetts. Presented by the Graveyard
Girls. A 90 minute lecture on the
evolution of cemetery art, history and symbolism. https://www.facebook.com/events/892414137809317/
Ocotber 9, Wednesday, 7pm, On the Trail of Your English Ancestors at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Free to the public. Space is limited. Come celebrate Family History Month! Register at https://tinyurl.com/yyf434du Presented by Linda B. MacIver and Jan Murphy.
October 10, Thusday, 9am, Genealogy Club- Phillips Library in Rowley Special Field Trip, hosted by the Genealogy Club at the Memorial Library, Andover, Massachusetts. Meet up at the Phillips Library, 306 Newbury Turnpike, Rowley, Massachusetts. Tour is limited to 16 attendees. There will be a waiting list to manage cancellations. Contact Stephanie Aude 978-623-8436 or saude@mhl.org
October 10, Thursday, 6:30, Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at the Minot Sleeper Library, 25 Pleasant Street, Bristol, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Bristol Historical Society with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, free and open to the public. Presented by Steve and Sharon Wood in character as President Lincoln and Sara Josepha Hale.
October 10, Thursday, 6:30pm, A Storm of Witchcraft, at the Governor’s Academy, 1 Elm Street, Byfield, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Museum of Old Newbury. Tickets at www.eventbrite.com event is free but space is limited and tickets are required. Presented by Emerson “Tad” Baker, professor of history at Salem State University.
October 10, Thursday, 6:30, A Visit with Queen Victoria, at the St. James Masonic Lodge, 77 Tide Mill Road, Hampton, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Hampton Historical Society. Presented by living historian Sally Mummey in proper 19th century clothing resplendent with Royal Orders. Free to the public.
October 10, Thursday, 7pm, Before #MeToo, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Author Nancy Rubin Stuart traces the traditional view of women's inferior status through art, literature and social customs. Light refreshments at 6:30pm. Free to the public. Seating on a first come basis.
October 10, Thursday, 7pm, Past the Cemetery Gate: The Graveyard as a Genealogical Resource, at the North Andover Historical Society, 153 Academy Road, North Andover, Massachusetts. Presented by the Gravestone Girls. Seating is limited and to ensure admisstion email director. nahistory@gmail.com for a reservation. Members free, non members $5.
October 10, Thursday, 7pm, The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us, at the Springfield Town Meeting House, 23 Four Corners Road, Springfield, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Springfield Historical Society. Free to the public. Presented by Margo Burns.
October 11, Saturday, 8am – 10:30pm, The Legacy of the Hanging Judge, at the House of Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts. This 35 minute performance is about Judge John Hathorne and the 1692 witch trials. Performances every 10 minutes until closing. Repeated on October 12, 13, 18, 19, 25 and 26.
October 11, Saturday, 23rd Annual Abenaki Pow-wow Weekend, at the Mi-Te-Jo Campground, Milton, New Hampshire. Tickets at https://mi-te-jo.com/events/?fbclid=IwAR1kSf7VucP4E_ijX86iwybhL62ha67eSwCkcH8W7Aa4lGnJDzV6FZJoZWI Music, food, artisans and traders.
October 11, Saturday, 6:30, Tales and Ales, at the Swett Isley House, 4 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. Tickets at my.historicnewengland.org $40 members of Historic New England, $65 nonmembers. Enjoy local brews, a hearty tavern dinner, and listed to true tales of sword fights, romances, and bloody brawls. Must be 21. Advanced tickets required.
October 12 and 13, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm, Historic Weston Observatory Foliage Viewing, off Oak Hill Avenue (near Derryfield Park) in Manchester, New Hampshire. $7 per person or $20 per family. Walking tours at 1pm each day. Park in front of the Weston Observatory. The tower is 66 feet tall with views of Manchester. Not accessible to wheelchairs or to those who have walking disabilities.
October 12, Saturday, 10:30am, Writing Workshop: Let’s Write a Genealogical Sketch, at the Danbury Library, 170 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut. Hosted by the Connecticut Ancestry Society. Join Certified Genealogist Nora Galvin for instruction and support as you write a genealogical sketch. Free to the public.
October 12, Saturday, 10:30am, Genetic Genealogy: Adding DNA to your Toolkit, at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts. Presented by genetic genealogist Mike Maglio. Free to the public, hosted by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Middlesex Chapter https://ww.msoginc.org
October 12, Saturday, noon, Your Family History as Reported in the Local Newspaper, at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Bristol Chapter meeting at the Somerset Public Library, 1464 Country Street (Route 138), Somerset, Massachusetts. Business meeting at 11am, presentation at noon. Free to the public. Presented by David McRae.
October 12, Saturday, 1pm, The Abbott Street Cemetery, meet at the cemetery in Beverly, Massachusetts. Hosted by Historic Beverly. This walking tour will discuss how the cemetery was started, the evolution of the landscape, and highlight notable burials. $10 for non-members, free for members.
October 12, Saturday, 2pm, Free Lecture: A History of the NH Presidential Primary, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by John Gfroerer. Free to the public.
October 13, Sunday, 10am, Polish Boy Abroad: Coming Home to My Polish Roots, at the St. Joseph church hall, 58 Elm Street, Claremont, New Hampshire. Presented by Dan Szczesny, travel writer and journalist using slides and essays. Free to the public. There will be a Polish Harvest Festival "Dozynki" on Saturday, October 26, at 6:30pm at this same church with a Polish dinner for $10 in advance, $12 at the door (call Betty Gierko at 603-542-2394 or Arline Marro at 603-542-5933).
October 13, Sunday, 1pm, 300th Anniversary of Nutfield: Musquash Cellar Holes Walk to Old Dunstable, meet up at the trail head to Musquash at the end of Rolling Ridge Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire. Walking tour with tour guide/ Historian Dr. David J. Ellis. We'll visit the former home sites and stone walls along with a stop atop the large rock outcrop that marks the northeast corner of Old Dunstable, granted in 1673 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dr. Ellis is the noted author of "Cellar Holes, Roads and Features in the Musquash". This is a 2 hour hike, good walking shoes are recommended. Dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. Snacks will be provided. Check the Facebook page for weather updates and cancellations https://www.facebook.com/TownOfLondonderryNHHistoricalSociety/
October 13, Sunday, 1pm, A Match Made in Heaven: Uncovering a Jewish Immigrant's Love Story, at the Springfield Jewish Community Center, 1160 Dickinson Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist Keren Weiner. Call 413-739-4715 to register for this FREE program.
October 13, Sunday, 2pm – 4pm, Autumn Ramble: Groton Barns, Groton History Center, Groton, Massachusetts.
October 13, Sunday, 3pm, Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories, at the Newbury Veterans Hall, 944 NH Route 103, Newbury, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Lake Sunapee Region Center for the Arts. An interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil. Free to the public.
October 15, 22, 29 and November 12 and 19, Tuesdays, 2pm and 5:15pm, Five Session Genealogy Class at the Berkshire Athenaeum, hosted by the Western Massachusetts Roots Team. Topics include Ancestry, FamilySearch, Ellis Island records using StevenMorse.org, naturalization and citizenship, and the US Census records. Contact (413) 499-9486 ext. 6 for more information and to sign up.
October 15, Tuesday, 5:15pm, Ladies Aid as Labor History: Working Class Formation in the Interwar Syrian American Mahjar, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by the author Stacy Fahrenthold of UC-Davis with comment from Ilham Khuri-Makdisi of Northeastern University. Tickets at www.masshist.org
October 15, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast, at the Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, New Hampshire. Presented by author Terry Nelson as he discusses his new book. Free to the public.
October 15, Tuesday, 7pm, New Hampshire Abolitionist Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, at the Gordon Nash Library, 69 Main Street, New Hampton, New Hampshire. Hosted by the New Hampton Historical Society. Present by Plymouth State University historian Rebecca R. Noel. Nathaniel Peabody Rogers walked away from this Plymouth, NH law practice in the 1830s for a dangerous gig editing a Concord based anti-slavery newspaper “The Herald of Freedom”. Free to the public.
October 16, Wenesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the American Ancestors Research Center, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free tour of the library. Non members welcome. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library after the tour. No registration necessary.
October 16, Wednesday, 6:30pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Blaisdell Memorial Library, 129 Stage Road, Nottingham, New Hampshire. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
October 16, Wednesday, 7pm, "1 Gowne, 6 Petticoats, 1 Pair Body's": Dressing in Early New England, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by Dr. Kimberly Alexander of UNH. Free to the public. Seating on a first come basis. Refreshments at 6:30.
October 16, Wednesday, 7pm, The Art of Gravestones, at the Cabot House, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Hosted by Historic Beverly, and presented by Sarah Corshia. $10 for non-members, free for members.
October 17, Thursday, 5:15pm, The World Comes to Lowell, Massachusetts: Building a Digital Immigration History Website, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Tickets at www.masshist.org Presented by Robert Forrant and Ingrid Hess of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. This digital project examines immigrant and refugee history in Lowell with an eye toward greater New England. The website content and motion graphics present supporting photographs, maps, and links to additional resources.
October 17, Thursday, 6pm, Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire, at Gibson's Bookstore, 45 South Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by Marianne O'Connor for a meticulously researched hiking guide to the historical stories behind the places in New Hampshire where you can find ghosts, demons, murders, massacres, lost loves and buried treasure! Book signing of the new edition of Haunted Hike of New Hampshire.
October 17, Thursday, 6:30, A Distinct Alien Race: Untold History of New England’s French-Canadians, part of the “Finding Your Ancestors” series at the Mayflower Society House, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist David Vermette. Free to the public. For more information see www.themayflowersociety.org
October 17, Thursday, 7pm, Welcome to the Graveyard: A Tour of Brentwood’s Cemeteries, at 140 Crawley Falls Road, Brentwood, New Hampshire. Presented by the Graveyard Girls and hosted by the Brentwood Historical Society.
October 17, Thursday, 7pm, A Visit with Queen Victoria, at Whipple Free Library, 67 Mont Vernon Road, New Boston, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Sally Mummey in proper 19th century clothing resplendent with Royal Orders. Free to the public.
October 17, Thursday, 7:30pm, Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: Slavery in New England, at the Royall House and Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Historian Jared Hardesty will speak about his new book. SOLD OUT.
October 18 and 19, The 2019 Polish Genealogy Conference, at the Institute of Technology, Business and Development Downtown Campus, Central Connecticut State University, 185 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut. Learn strategies for your Polish-American and Eastern European roots. Speakers will be Blaine Bettinger, Matthew Bielawa, Dr. Mieczyslaw B. Biskupski, Daniel Bucko, Thomas Sadauskas, Jonathan Shea, and Maureen Taylor. For more information: https://pgsctne.org/2019-polish-genealogy-conference/
October 18, Friday, 6:30pm, Governor Bradford’s Journal – A Living Journey Through One of Early America’s Most Important Sources, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Plymouth Historical Alliance. An evening of cabaret style songs, readings and re-enactment as Bradford’s words come alive.
October 18, Friday, 7:30pm, Confluence: John Brown, Harpers Ferry, & the Concord Connection, at the Transcendentalism Council of First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts. Join authors Dennis Frye, and Catherine Magi as they share excerpts from their new book "Confluence: Harpers Ferry as Destiny". Concord historian Richard Smith will moderate the discussion. Free to the public.
October 19, Saturday, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Annual Family History Seminar, at the Four Points Sheraton, 275 Research Parkway, Meriden, Connecticut.
October 19, Saturday, Genealogy Day at the Pollard! In the Community Meeting Room at Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. Join other genealogy enthusiasts for a day of tips, tricks and hints to making your family research projects more efficient. Registration required. Speakers include Pam Holland, Jean Maguire, and Linda MacIver. Register online at https://pollardml.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/genealogy-workshop/ or contact Bridget Cooley at bcooley@lowelllibrary.org or call 978-674-1548.
October 16, Saturday, 1pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Kensington Public Library, 126 Amesbury Road, Kensington, New Hampshire. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
October 17, Thursday, noon, Newburyport 101 Series: Abolitionists & Benefactors, at the Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Space is limited, please register in advance at info@newburyhistory.org or call 978-462-2681. Bring a brown bag lunch, too!
October 19, Saturday, 8am - 4pm, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Annual Family History Seminar, at the Four Points Sheraton, 275 Research Parkway, Meriden, Connecticut. Register online at www.csginc.org Speakers D. Joshua Taylor, Maureen Taylor, and Pauline Merrick.
October 19, Saturday, 1pm, Plants Go To War, at the Fort Devens Museum, 94 Jackson Road, Devens, Massachusetts. Presented by author Judith Sumner about her recent book “Plants go to War: A Botanical History of World War II”.
October 19, Saturday, 1pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Daland Memorial Library, 5 North Main Street, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. Presented by lighthouse historian Jeremy D’Entremont. Free to the public.
October 19, Saturday, 2pm, Lecture: 300 Years Ago: The Scots Irish in Provincial New Hampshire, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by historian R. Stuart Wallace, and after the lecture the Shute Petition will be displayed. This is the original 1718 document signed by over 300 Scots Irish in Northern Ireland who were seeking a new home in America. Admission is free for Society members and $7 for non-members.
October 19, Saturday, 3pm, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, at the Whitney Community Center, 16 Black Mountain Road, Jackson, New Hampshire. Presented by Pam Weeks. Participants may bring one quilt for story telling/ identification. Free to the public.
October 19, Saturday, 7pm, Scary Tales at Hale, at the Hale Farm 39 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. Hosted by Historic Beverly. Join us for a candle lit evening as we tour the Hale House and hear spooky stories about Beverly's past. Buy your tickets in advance for this popular program sure to sell out! https://www.historicbeverly.net/event/scary-tales-at-hale/
October 20, Sunday, 1pm, African American Legacies, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A docent led walk to explore the Mount Auburn African American Heritage Trail. Free to the public.
October 21, Monday, 6:30pm, Welcome to the Graveyard: A Tour of Colchester’s Cemeteries, at the Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Avenue- Route 16, Colchester, Connecticut. Presented by the Graveyard Girls.
October 22, Tuesday, 7pm, A Whole New World of Catholic Records for Genealogy Research, at Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Presented by board certified genealogical researcher Margaret Fortier, CG. Free to the public. https://mhl.org/genealogy-program/2019/whole-new-world-catholic-records
October 22, Tuesday, 6pm, The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us, at the Durham Public Library, 49 Madbury Road, Durham, New Hampshire. Presented by Margo Burns. Free to the public.
October 23, Wednesday, 5:30pm, The Puritans: A Transatlantic History, at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by David D. Hall, professor emeritus of American religious history at Harvard Divinity School, will speak about his new book. Free to the public.
October 23, Wednesday, 6pm, Queen Victoria: The Making of an Icon, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Polly Putnam, Collections Curator for the Historic Royal Palaces. Donate $500 or more now to receive your invitation!
October 23, Wednesday, 6:30pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, 52 Main Street, Francestown, New Hampshire. Presented by lighthouse historian Jeremy D’Entremont. Free to the public.
October 23, Wednesday, 7pm, Memory Lands: King Phillip's War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by author Dr. Christine M. DeLucia of Williams College. Free to the public. Seating on a first come basis. Refreshments at 6:30pm.
October 24, Thursday 6pm, The FAN Club (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors, at the Concord Library, 45 Green Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by genealogist Diane Gravel, hosted by the Concord Library Genealogy Club. Free to the public.
October 24, Thursday, 6:30pm, The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us, at the Kimball Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, New Hampshire. Presented by Margo Burns. Free to the public.
October 24, Thursday, 6:30pm, Welcome to the Graveyard: A Tour of Merrimack’s Cemeteries, at the Merrimack Public Library, 470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire. Presented by the Graveyard Girls.
October 24, Thursday, 7pm, Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at the Stone Chapel at Proctor Academy, 194 Main Street, Andover, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Andover Historical Society with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, free and open to the public. Presented by Steve and Sharon Wood in character as President Lincoln and Sara Josepha Hale.
October 25, Friday, 3pm, Dead Herring: A Cemetery Symbolism Scavenger Hunt, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Bigelow Chapel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $7 members, $12 non-members. The winning team will receive a $50 giftcard to Sofra Bakery and Café.
October 25, Friday, 5 - 8pm, Genealogy Lock-In, at the Meredith Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith, New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Friends of the Meredith Library. Three hours of genealogy research time, with a genealogist on hand to assist. Pizza, dessert and beverages will be served. Raffling a basket of genealogist gifts for Family History Month.
October 26, Saturday, 10am – 4pm, Civil War Day at Victory Park, Manchester, New Hampshire. The Manchester Historic Association and the Manchester City Library will host this all day event. The 1st NH Light Battery Reenactment Group will have an encampment in the park with demonstrations. At 11am Historian Ed Brouder will give a lecture about Manchester during the Civil War in the Library. At 1pm there will be a talk in the park about the history of the 1st NH Light Battery, and at 2:30pm MHA director John Clayton will give a lecture at the MHA Research Center about “The Last Boy in Blue”. Free to the public.
October 26, Saturday, 12:30pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Ordination Rock Cemetery, 299 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth, New Hampshire. This program is a part of Gravestone Restoration Day. Rain location is Cook Memorial Library. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
October 27, Sunday, 6:30pm, Cradle to Grave: A Lamplight Tour of the Coffin House, Swett-Isley House and the First Parish Burying Ground, at the Coffin House, 14 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. Tickets at my.historicnewengland.org $15 members of Historic New England, $30 nonmembers. Advanced tickets required.
October 29, Tuesday, 3pm, The Music History of French Canadians, Franco-Americans, Acadians, and Cajuns, at the Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Presented by Lucie Therrien. Free to the public.
October 29, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Harnessing History: One the Trail of New Hampshire’s State Dog, the Chinook, at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett, New Hampshire. Presented by Bob Cottrell. Free to the public.
October 29, Tuesday, 7pm, Remembrance of Things Past: Keeping the Stories of Jewish Poland Alive, at the Boston Center for Jewish Culture, 18 Phillips Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Cost $25. Presentedby Witek Dabrowski and Leora Tec. Register here: https://vilnashul.org/events/event/poland2019
October 29, Tuesday, 7pm, New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Enfield Shaker Great Stone Dwelling, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, New Hampshire. Presented by Glenn Knoblock. Free to the public.
October 29, Tuesday, 7pm, Funeral Homes and Family History: They're Dying to Meet You!, at the American Legion Post 129, 22 Elm Street, Gardner, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Central Massachusetts Genealogy Society, and presented by Daniel Earl. Free to the public.
October 30, Wednesday, 7pm, The Plymouth Colony House on Burial Hill: New Evidence from the 2019 Excavations, at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Presented by Dr. David Landon, of the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research at UMass Boston. Free to the public. Seating on a first come basis. Refreshments at 6:30.
October 30, Wednesday, 7pm, Welcome to the Graveyard! Virtually Exploring Coventry’s Cemeteries, at the Coventry Public Library, 1672 Flat River Road, Coventry, Rhode Island. Presented by the Gravestone Girls.
November 2, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the American Ancestors Research Center, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free tour of the library. Non members welcome. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library after the tour. No registration necessary.
November 2, Saturday, 8 – 4pm, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting: Lights, Camera, Ancestors!, Spotlight on Family History, at the Marlborough Country Club, 200 Concord, Road, Marlborough, Massachusetts. https://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/events-2/annual-meeting-2019/
November 2, Saturday, 9:30 – 2:30pm, The Fall Meeting of the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Read All About It! Finding Your Ancestors in Early Newspapers, at the Hotel Concord, 11 South Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Speaker Janeen Bjork will present three talks, breakfast and lunch included. See the website www.nhsog.org
November 2, Saturday, 1pm, A House on the Bay: Life on 17th Century New Hampshire’s Coastal Frontier, at the Puritan Restaurant, 245 Hookset Road, Manchester, New Hampshire. Presented by Neill DePaoli. Free to the public after the New Hampshire Mayflower Society business meeting and luncheon.
November 5, Tuesday, 7pm, Putting Human Faces on the Textile Industry, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Presented by Robert Perreault who sheds light on the workers of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. Doors open at 6:30 for light refreshments. Free to the public.
November 10, Sunday, 2pm, Portal to the Underworld, at the Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Led by guides James and Mary Gage who will discuss the stone cairns of New England built by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes. Space is limited and advance registration is required info@newburyhistory.org or 978-462-2681.
November 21, Thursday, noon, Newburyport 101: Urban Renewal: Demolition or Restoration? at the Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. This lecture is led by Ghlee Woodworth. Space is limited and advance registration is required info@newburyhistory.org or 978-462-2681. Please bring a bag lunch.
In the future:
December 14, Saturday, noon, Mayflower Anniversary, at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Bristol Chapter meeting at the Somerset Public Library, 1464 Country Street (Route 138), Somerset, Massachusetts. Business meeting at 11am, presentation at noon. Free to the public. Presented by Linda MacIver.
January 12, Sunday, 7pm, Transcendentalists, Abolitionists, John Brown and Beyond, at the Medford Historical Society, 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Royall House & Slave Quarters museum. Join Historian Richard Smith for this lecture and discussion on the aftermath of Brown's raid. Free to the public.
May 21, 2020, Thursday, noon – 5pm, Welcome Home, Mayflower II, at Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Come celebrate the return of the newly restored Mayflower II to her home berth in Plymouth harbor. The celebrations will continue all Memorial Day weekend.
April 14, 2021 – April 17, 2021, NERGC 2021 (The New England Regional Genealogical Conference), at the Mass Mutual Center, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. http://nergc.org/
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