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January 1st, 2020, noon to 1pm, First Day Hike, Salem, Massachusetts, at the National Park Service Regional Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the National Park Service, the City of Salem, The Essex National Heritage Commission, and the Salem Historical Society. This year’s hike will focus on the importance of the Custom House to Salem history. The tour will be led by David Moffat from the Salem Historical Society. Free and open to all ages.
January 4, Saturday, 10am, From Worcester to the Little Big Horn, at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Worcester Chapter, meeting at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Come hear Joy Hennig, from the genealogy department of the Worcester Public Library discuss a Worcester soldier who fought with General Custer. Business meeting at 9:30am. Free to the public.
January 4, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the American Ancestors Research Center (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. FREE to the public. You do not need to be a member to participate. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. No registration necessary.
January 5, Sunday, 2pm, Votes for Women: A History of the Suffrage Movement, at the Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Avenue, Henniker, New Hampshire. Presented by Liz Tantarelli using historic photos and documents. Free to the public. (repeated on January 9th and 28th, see below)
January 7, Tuesday, 7pm, Ambrose Swasey – Exeter Philanthropist, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Presented by curator Barbara Rimkunas. $5 suggested donation for non-members. Doors openat 6:30 for light refreshments.
January 9, Thursday, 6pm, A Foray into Forgery and the Boston Athenaeum's Role in Exposing It, at the Boston Athenaeum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by independent scholar Bettina Norton. $15 for visitors. Free to members.
January 9, Thursday, 6pm, Votes for Women: A History of the Suffrage Movement, at the Lincoln Public Library, 22 Church Street, Lincoln, New Hampshire. Presented by Liz Tantarelli using historic photos and documents. Free to the public.
January 10, Friday, 10:30am, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett, New Hampshire. Presented by historian Jeremy D’Entremont. Free to the public.
January 11, 18 and 25, Saturdays, 2pm – 4pm, Building Your Genealogical Skills (Three Session Class), at the American Ancestors Research Center (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogists Ann Lawthers and Melanie McComb. $75 for all three sessions. Register today at https://my.americanancestors.org/1224/1401
January 11, Saturday, 2pm, Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. This one hour illustrated presentation introduces us to Jennie powers of New Hampshire, who used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and wide-spread poverty in the Monadnock Region from the 1890s- 1920s. Free to the public.
January 12, Sunday, 7pm, Transcendentalists, Abolitionists, John Brown and Beyond: The New Englanders Who Made John Brown a Hero, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Presented by historian Richard Smith.
January 13, Monday, 7pm, Songs of Old New Hampshire, at the Stratham Fire Station, 4 Winnicutt Road, Stratham, New Hampshire. Presented by Jeff Warner with songs from lumber camps, sailing ships, textile mills, and the war between the sexes. Snow date will be January 27. Free to the public.
January 14, Tuesday, 6pm, Indigenous Stories: The Abenaki, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Co-sponsored by Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth 400, and the Indigenous NH Collaborative Collective. Presented by Paul & Denise Pouliot, Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People. Free to the public.
January 14, Tuesday, 6pm, William Martin with Bound For Gold: A Novel of the California Gold Rush (Part of the American Inspiration Author Series), at the American Ancestors Research Center (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by author William Martin. $12.50 Admission, $17.50 Admission and book. Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/1137/1351
January 15, Wednesday, 10am, (Snow Date, Jan 22) Mayflower II Diary: Sketches from a Lost Age: Book Discussion at the Mayflower Society House, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This book is a record of the 1957 voyage of the Mayflower II from Plymouth, Devonshire, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts written by Peter Padfield. The discussion will be led by Peggy Baker, historian, director emerita of the Pilgrim Hall Museum, and the editor of the Thomas Rogers GSMD Silver Book. Call Cynthia Tinny at 781-878-5273 for more information.
January 15, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of the American Ancestors Research Center (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. FREE to the public. You do not need to be a member to participate. Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. No registration necessary.
January 15, Wednesday, 5:30pm, History at Play Presents: A Revolution of Her Own! Deborah Sampson, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to members, $10 general public. Suitable for all ages, family friendly.
January 15, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Pease Public Library 1 Russell Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki on fiddle and guitar. Free to the public.
January 15, Wednesday, 7:30pm, Slavery’s Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race and Reconciliation, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Co-editors Dioone Ford and Catherin Sasanov will discuss this collection of writers from a variety of backgrounds- all members of “Coming to the Table” a national racial reconciliation organization.
January 16, Thursday, 6pm, Spinning Gold – Shaping Family Research into Compelling Stories, at the Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by author Christine Halvorson. This 90 minute program is free to the public.
January 16, Thursday, 6pm, Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds, at the Boston Athenaeum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Ted Reinstein who will present his new book. Visitors $20, BA members $15.
January 18, Saturday, noon, Researching Your Scottish Ancestors, 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 Richard Reid.
January 18, Saturday, 1pm, Tracing Your Female Ancestors, at the American Ancestors Research Center (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by genealogist Ann Lawthers. Free to the public. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genealogy-workshop-tracing-female-ancestors-registration-83995074529
January 19, Sunday, 1pm, Stories from the African American Heritage Trail, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Non-members $12. Register here: https://mountauburn.org/event/stories-from-the-african-american-heritage-trail/
January 19, Sunday, 2pm, A History of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, at the Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, New Hampshire. Presented by John Gfroerer. Free to the public.
January 20, Monday, 3pm, All Eyes are Upon Us: Racial Struggles in the Northeast, from Jackie Robinson to Deval Patrick, at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett, New Hampshire. Presented by Jason Sokol. Free to the public with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
January 21, Tuesday, 7pm, Local History: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by Joseph Gluckert, historian and museum director at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Free to the public.
January 22, Wednesday, 6pm, The Puritans: A Transatlantic History, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by David Hall of Harvard University. Pre-reception talk at 5:30pm. Please register here https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3129&fbclid=IwAR2Mja04sR1HQImDWeWgJUg80cSs9sWVI6AyF-ngRkEgHOYeFLVTytlMXmI $10 per person fee.
January 22, Wednesday, 6pm, Introduction to Jewish Genealogy, at the Boston Public Library, First Floor Commonwealth Salon. Presented by Carol Clingan, chair of research projects at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. Free to the public.
January 23, Thursday, 6:30pm, A History of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, at the Brookline Public Library, 16 Main Street, Brookline, New Hampshire. Presented by John Gfroerer. Free to the public
January 25, Saturday, 8am - 4pm, Shays Rebellion Symposium, at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, One Armory Square, STCC Building 2 Theater, Springfield, Massachusetts. Eight presentations on the 1786 and 1787 Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts. Hosted by the Friends of Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Snow date January 26. Tickets $6, box lunches available $10 at shaysrebellion.eventbrite.com
January 25, Saturday, 1pm, Discovering New England Stone Walls, at the Pembroke Town Library, 313 Pembroke Street, Pembroke, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Pembroke Historical Society, and presented by author Kevin Gardner. Free to the public.
January 25, Saturday, 1pm, Family Fun Day at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. New Hampshire history themed crafts, trivia, and activities. Geared for children 6 to 10 years old, but all ages are welcome. Admission is $5 per family, members free.
January 26, Sunday, 2pm, Mayflower Double Feature, at the Atwood Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham, Massachusetts. A 2pm lecture about the crew of the Mayflower followed by refreshments and discussion. After the break is a sneak preview of the film Stephano: the True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck, a documentary film about the life of Stephen Hopkins the Mayflower passenger. Tickets at the door, seating is limited. $10 for non-members.
January 26, Sunday, 4pm, Songs of Old New Hampshire, at the Amherst Congregational Church, 11 Church Street, Amherst, New Hampshire. Presented by Jeff Warner with songs from lumber camps, sailing ships, textile mills, and the war between the sexes. Free to the public.
January 28, Tuesday, 6:30pm, Votes for Women: A History of the Suffrage Movement, at the New Ipswich Library, 6 Main Street, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Presented by Liz Tantarelli using historic photos and documents. Free to the public.
January 30, 6pm, Historical Perspectives on Today's World, at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate, 210 William T. Morissey Blvd, Boston, Massachusetts. A panel discussion with author Stephen Fried.
February 4, Tuesday, 2pm to 7pm, Winter Doldrums Genealogy Mini-Camp, at the Maine State Library, State Street, Augusta, Maine. Library tours, help with research, and other fun activities. All ages welcome. Family friendly. https://www.maine.gov/msl/services/genealogy/index.shtml
Future Events:
February 15, Saturday, 10am, The Colonial Wedding Expo: A History Space Event, at the Colony House, Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island. Free to the public, donations welcome. Activities include, talking to a bride dressing for a colonial wedding, recipes and foods commonly served in the colonial period, see a ceremony portrayed by living historians, discuss wedding traditions for different religious groups represented in 18th century Newport, and much more!
February 26 – 29, RootsTech Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
March 14, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School. https://historycamp.org/boston
May 21, 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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