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Friday, February 28, 2020

March 2020 Genealogy and Local History Calendar




For last minute updates, see the “Nutfield Genealogy” Facebook page at this link:  https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/    Please send new events to me by commenting here at the end of this post, or email vrojomit@gmail.com

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February 29, Saturday, 2pm, Abby Hutchinson’s Sweet Freedom Songs: Songs and Stories of the Struggle for Abolition and Woman Suffrage, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by living historian Deborah Anne Goss as Abby Hutchinson Patton. Free to the public.

February 29, Saturday, 2pm, New Hampshire on Skis, at the Bath Public Library, 21 Lisbon Road, Bath, New Hampshire. Presented by Professor E. John B. Allen.  Free to the public.

March 1, Sunday, 2pm, Law and Religion in Plymouth Colony, at the First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, in the chapel, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Professor Scott Douglas Gerber, law professor at Ohio Northern University.  Hosted by the Partnership of Historic Bostons, Inc. 

March 1, Sunday, 2pm, Taken Away: The Captive Experience in the late 1600s and early 1700s, at the Hess Center for the Arts, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Presented by Kevin Sweeney, professor emeritus Amherst College.  For more information and registration click here:  https://www.historic-deerfield.org/events/2020/3/1/taken-away-the-captive-experience-in-the-late-1600s-and-early-1700s

March 2, Monday, 4pm, Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares, at the Student Center Mountain View Room, Keene State College 229 Main Street, Keene, New Hampshire. Jennie Powers was one of the first humane society agents to become a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire 1903 - 1936. As a photographic activist she used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and poverty in New Hampshire and beyond.  Presented by Jenna Carroll. Free to the public through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

March 2, Monday, 6pm, John Adams Under Fire:  The Founding Father’s Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Trial, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Dan Abrams and David Fisher.  Pre-talk reception at 5:30.  $20 per person fee, please register and obtain tickets here:  https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3142

March 2, Monday, 6:30pm, Abenaki Horticulture and Garden Forestry, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Free to the public. Presented by Dr. Fred Wiseman, chair of the Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center Committee and director of the Seeds of Renewal Project. Seating will be on a first serve, first come basis. 

March 3, Tuesday, 5:15pm, The 1621 Masssasoit-Plymouth Agreement and the Genesis of American Indian Constitutionalism, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Daniel R. Mandell, Truman State University and comment by Linford Fisher of Brown University.  Free, please register for a ticket here:  https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3108

March 3, Tuesday, 7pm, A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. Steve Wood reprises his role as Lincoln on the 160th anniversary of his speech at the Exeter Town Hall.  Doors open for light refreshments at 6:30.  Free to the public.

March 3, Tuesday, 7pm, Stark Decency:  New Hampshire’s World War II German Prisoner of War Camp, at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrot Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by author Allen Koop. Free to the public.

March 4, Wednesday, 7pm, Kelsey, Cammerer, Crowninshield and Appleton: The Founding of Salem Maritime, at the National Park Service Regional Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, Massachusetts.  Presented by Dr. Emily Murphy, curator at Salem Maritime.  Free to the public.

March 4, Wednesday, 10am, Discovering New England Stone Walls, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire. Presented by Kevin Gardner, author of “The Granite Kiss”.  Hosted by the Amsokeag Questers.  Free to the public.

March 4, Wednesday, 3pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Road, Rye, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities council.

March 4, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Discover your Civil War Ancestors, at the Wadleigh Memorial Library, Keyes Meeting Room, Milford, New Hampshire. Presented by Clay Feeter. Free to the public. http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/friend.cfm?curOrg=WAD&tEvt=6278688&tfPopup=1&fbclid=IwAR19E7e5HHaRzXSQXOsxx-G97NZHxdTt2eJIrotslP1qIlucmIu5FSYihJg

March 4, Wednesday, 7pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church Street, Deerfield, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities council.

March 5, Thursday, noon, Revere’s Engraving of the Boston Massacre, at the Boston Athenaeum, 10 ½ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. This year is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre. Join us for an in depth look at Revere’s famous cartoon.  Please register here: https://bbd.bostonathenaeum.org/register?fbclid=IwAR0n4hT0rk_DEDzr1LosYdiZjSUEO_hnE1X2r4iJvArDwRZ-gyFM2q378gU

March 5, Thursday, 6pm, The Boston Massacre: A Family History, at the Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, Lower Level, Johnson Building.  Presented by Carleton College professor Serena Zabin on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre.  Free to the public.

March 5, Thursday, 6:30pm, Boston Massacre 250th Anniversary Commemoration, at the Old South Meetinghouse, 310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Free admission, but space is limited. Please register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-massacre-250th-anniversary-commemoration-tickets-95405922683

March 5, Thursday, 6:30pm, Votes for Women: A History of the Suffrage Movement, at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett, New Hampshire. Presented by Tiz Tentarelli, president of the League of Women Voters NH.  Snow date March 12th.  Free to the public.

March 5, Thursday, 6:30pm, Life Downstairs: British Servant Culture in Fact, Fiction, and Film, at the Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland, New Hampshire. Presented by Ann McClellan. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities Council.

March 6, Friday, noon, Curator’s Choice: Sartorial Suffrage, at the Boston Athenaeum, 10 ½ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Three historians will discuss fashion, clothing, and dress during the women’s suffrage movement. Free for visitors with general admission of $10.  Free to members.  Register for this event at https://bbd.bostonathenaeum.org/register?fbclid=IwAR0n4hT0rk_DEDzr1LosYdiZjSUEO_hnE1X2r4iJvArDwRZ-gyFM2q378gU

March 6, Friday, 2pm, Adam Hochschild with Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes, part of the American Inspiration Author Series, presented by NEHGS and the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, to be held at the American Ancestors Research Center, 99 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Cost $12.50 admission or $35 Admission and signed book.  Register here:  https://my.americanancestors.org/1137/1430

March 7, Saturday, 9am – 3:30pm, Telling Your Family Story: A Workshop at Nackey Loeb School, at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, 749 E. Industrial Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire. Learn how to collect, preserve, and share your family or community stories from experts.  $40 per person, includes lunch.  Register at https://www.loebschool.org/ 

March 7, Saturday, 9:30am - noon, Exploring Irish Connections to Prohibition and Property, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  $20 includes breakfast and free research time.  Presented in cooperation with TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association).  Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/seminars/1474

March 7, Saturday, 9am – 3pm, Annual Museum Clean Up Day at the Plimoth Plantation Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  Raking, painting, exhibit set-up and much more. Complimentary lunch and a pass for a future museum visit as thanks for your hard work.  Bring a friend or the whole family.  Registration required:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDpQrK7pvzNQfqxGhZ4Cr_gyw1OrqsKyoBfwfVYMS2AhYh5w/viewform?mc_cid=a6e3dd4c15&mc_eid=8cf6024ba3 

March 7, Saturday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. No registration required.  Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. 

March 7, Saturday, noon - 3pm, Bad Deeds? Debating Indian Land Sales in Colonial Maine, at the East Bridgewater Public Library, 32 Union Street, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.  Presented by Ian Saxine, visiting professor in the History Department at Bridgewater State University.  Social hour and business meeting at noon. Presentation starts at 1pm. Free to the public. Snacks and beverages provided. 

March 7, Saturday, 1pm - 7:30pm, 2020 Boston Massacre Reenactment, at the Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts.  Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces and the Newport Historical Society.  1- 5pm, Reenactors will illustrate the tensions between Boston residents and British soldiers inside and outside the Old State House, at the Old South Meeting House, and at Faneuil Hall.  7 - 7:30pm, The reenactment of the Boston Massacre will take place outside the Old State House.  See the full schedule here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2471494463179960/

March 7, Saturday, 1pm, Redefining Women:  The Impact of the Revolution on Gender Ideology, at the Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts.  Presented by Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor Emerita of History at Baruch College.  Free to the public.

March 7, Saturday, 2pm, Parker Lecture: “Can’t Die But Once:” Harriet Tubman Performance, at 115 John Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Lowell National Historic Park. A presentation by living historian Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti appearing as Harriet Tubman. Free to all.
March 7, Saturday, 9am, French Canadian Genealogy, at the Worcester County Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists.  Presented by certified genealogist Margaret R. Fortier.  Free to the public.

March 8, Sunday, 5:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at the Women’s Club of Concord, 44 Pleasant Street, Concord, New Hampshire. Presented by musician Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities council.

March 9, Monday, 6:30pm, Maine’s French and Indian Wars: A Mobile Museum, at the Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta, Maine. Presented by Mark Rohman, Mike Dekker, and Craig Young.

March 9, Monday, 7pm, The History of Agriculture as Told by Barns, at the Stratham Fire Department, 4 Winnicutt Road, Stratham, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Stratham Historical Society, and presented by John C. Porter, author of “Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the Loss of a Valuable Resource”.  Free to the public.  Snow date is March 16. 

March 10, Tuesday, 7pm, Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, at the American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.  Presented by author Mitch Kachum.

March 11, Wednesday, 10:30am, Abenaki and Archaeology: Digging Up Manchester’s Past, at the Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Included with museum admission.  This mini gallery tour includes the collection that starts with objects such as stone artifacts, pottery shards, and more recent quillwork and birch bark crafts. 

March 11, Wednesday, 10:30am, New Hampshire on Skis, at the Golden View Health Care Center, 19 NH Route 104, Meredith, New Hampshire. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities Council.  Presented by Professor E. John B. Allen. 

March 11, Wednesday, 6pm, City On A Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented by Abram C. Van Engen, Washington University in St. Louis.  Pre-talk reception at 5:30pm.  $10 per person, please register and get a ticket here:  https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3145

March 11, Wednesday, 6pm, 1949: Change Comes to Penacook, at the Penacook Historical Society, 11 Penacook Street, Penacook, New Hampshire.  6pm potluck, 7pm presentation by historian Ruth Speed.  Free to the public.  

March 11, Wednesday, 6:30pm, The Life and Work of Lydia Pinkham, at the House of Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Local historian Irene Axelrod shares the tale of the life of Lydia Pinkham. $10 or free for members. Tickets at https://store.7gables.org/EventPurchase.aspx 

March 12, Thursday, 2:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at Tad’s Place, at Heritage Heights, 149 East Side Drive, Concord, New Hampshire.  Jordan Tirrell- Wysocki will present songs and stories with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 12, Thursday, 6:30pm, Evacuation Day Lecture: Native Americans at the Siege of Boston, at the Longfellow House, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Presented by historian, blogger, and author, J. L. Bell.  Space is limited, please call 617-876-4491 to reserve your spot!  

March 12, Thursday, 6:30pm, Discover Your Civil War Ancestors, at the Blackstone Public Library, 86 Main Street, Blackstone, Massachusetts.  Presented by Clay Feeter.  Free to the public. http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=BSTONE&curName=2020%2F03%2F12_Discover_Your_Civil_War_Ancestors&fbclid=IwAR3JCJ7NIUV-iGmIZMPuMxPFFG31YT8cLfG2BvfltnIlryI4MPc7B1lX5VM

March 12, Thursday, 6:30pm, Sanguinary Theater: An Evening with Dr. Joseph Warren and his Massacre Oration, at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  A costumed interpretation of Joseph Warren's fiery oration 245 years later.  Tickets at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanguinary-theatre-evening-with-dr-joseph-warren-his-massacre-oration-tickets-95701677293

March 12, Thursday, 6:30pm, Stark Decency: New Hampshire’s World War II German Prisoner of War Camp, at the Kimball Library, 9 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, New Hampshire. Presented by author Allen Koop.  Pre-registration is required at 603-362-5234.  Free to the public.

March 13 and 14, Friday and Saturday, 10am – 12:30pm, The Irish Experience at the Phillips House, Salem, Massachusetts. $18 members, and $25 non-members.  Advance Tickets required, please call 978-744-0440.

March 14, Saturday, Native American Annual Maple Sugaring Festival, at the Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington , Connecticut. Discover how the Native Americans processed sap with stone and wooden tools.  Sit down to a pancake breakfast with fellow history buffs. See the website  https://www.iaismuseum.org/  

March 14, Saturday, Opening Day at Plimoth Plantation, 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  https://www.plimoth.org/

March 14, Saturday, 10am, DNA SIG: Linking to Mayflower Silver Books with atDNA, at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts.  Free to the public. Hosted by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Merrimack Valley Chapter.  

March 14, Saturday, 10am, Caribbean Ancestors: Surfing Anglican Records Online, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Free to the public.  Presented by genealogy Sandra Taitt-Eaddy.  Register here: https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1441

March 14, Saturday, 10:30am, Land Ho! Calling all Mayflower Descendants, at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachsuetts Society of Genealogists. Presented by genealogist Kathleen Kaldis.  More information at https://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/category/chapters/middlesex/  

March 14, Saturday, 1pm, Behind the Scenes in Collections Storage Tour, at the Historic New England Haverhill Regional Office, Haverhill, Massachusetts. $10 members, $20 non-members. Advance tickets required, please call 617-994-6678.

March 14, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School.  https://historycamp.org/boston  

March 15, Sunday, 2pm, Spinning Gold: Shaping Your Family Research into Compelling Stories, at the Portsmouth Public Library, Hilton Garden Room, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presented by author Christine Halvorson.  Attendees are encouraged to bring one memorabilia item or a photo from the family tree to aid discussion. Free to the public.

March 15, Sunday, 2pm, Anna Eliot Ticknor and the Society to Encourage Studies at Home, at the Forest Hills Cemetery, Forsyth Chapel, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.  Presented by Marie Oedel and Cheryl Mariolis of the Ticknor Society. Free to the public, light refreshments.

March 16, Monday, 1pm, The Making of Strawbery Banke, at the Bow Mills Church Hall, 505 South State Street, Bow, New Hampshire. Presented by historian J. Dennis Robinson, author of an award winning “biography” of Strawbery Banke.  Hosted by the State Employees Association, Chapter 1- Retired.  Free to the public.

March 17, Tuesday, 10am, A Whole New World of Catholic Records for Genealogists, at the Brewster Ladies Library, 1822 Main Street, Brewster Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Cape Cod Genealogical Society.  Presented by certified genealogist Margaret R. Fortier.

March 17, Tuesday, 7pm, This Land Is Their Land: Wampanoag Indian Reflections, at the American Antiquarian Society Hall, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.  Presented by Professor David J. Silverman of George Washington University. 

March 17, Tuesday, 7pm, New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them, at the Gordon-Nash Library, 69 Main Street, New Hampton, New Hampshire. Presented by Jeremy D’Entremont, and hosted by the New Hampton Historical Society. Free to the public.

March 18, Wednesday, 10am, New Visitor Tour of The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Free to the public. No registration required.  Tour attendees are welcome to use the library following the tour. 

March 18, Wednesday, 10am, Having a Fine Time in Manchester: Vintage Post Cards and Local History, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 Route 101E, Amherst, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the Nipmugs Chapter and the Village Chapter of the Questers.  Presented by Robert Perreault. Free to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities Council.

March 18, Thursday, 1pm, The History of the Dr. Currier Family, at the Readfield Community Library, 1151 Main Street, Readfield, Maine. Presented by Dale Potter-Clark.  This presentation is offered in honor of the Maine Bicentennial.

March 18, Thursday, 7:30pm, The City State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Presented by Yale University historian Mark Peterson on his new book.  Free to members, $10 for all others. Tickets available at the door.

March 19, Thursday, 5:15pm, “Fighting the Dogs”: Fugitivity, Canine Hunters, and Slave Resistance in the Rural South, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Tyler D. Parry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas with comment by Harriet Ritvo, MIT.  Free to the public, please register here:  https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3112

March 19, Thursday, 6pm, Stephen Puleo with "Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission, part of the American Inspiration Author Series at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  $12.50 admission.  $34.00 admission and signed book.  Register here:  https://my.americanancestors.org/1137/1432

March 19, Thursday, 7pm, A Musical Journey through Exeter’s History with the Thurber Brothers, at the Cooperative Middle School, 100 Academic Way, Stratham, New Hampshire. Hosted by the Exeter Historical Society. Tickets at www.exeterhistory.org $15 non-members, $10 members, $20 purchased at the door. Local musicians Dacha and Sava Thurber will explore Exeter’s 350 years of history through music and stories, narrated by the EHS co-executive director Barbara Rimkunas and trustee Caroline Sieke.

March 21 and 22, 9:30 am – 4:30pm, Old House and Barn Expo, at the Double Tree Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire.  Have fun and learn from the experts. New topics include resiliency and sustainability. Resources for properties from 1700 to 1970.  Explore preservation strategies, architecture, crafts, hourly historical lectures, visit exhibitors, and demonstrations.

March 21 and 22, Maple Sugaring Demonstrations, at the Remick Country Doctor Farm and Museum, Tamworth, New Hampshire.  Demonstrations from over the centuries including Abenaki sap boiling techniques to a modern evaporator.  Outdoor demonstrations on Saturday only. http://www.remickmuseum.org/

March 21, Saturday, 11am - 1:30pm, Locating Vital Records in Poland Using Online Resources, at the Somerset Public Library, 1164 County Street, Somerset, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. Free to the public. Presented by genealogist Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz.  

March 21, Saturday, noon, Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke, 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 Ellen Alden.

March 21, Saturday, noon, A Recipe for Well-Being: Health and Illness in Colonial New England, at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts.  Hosted by the Essex Society of Genealogists and presented by Lori Lyn Price.  Bring your own lunch and socialize with the ESOG members at noon, the lecture begins at 1pm.  Free to the public. 

March 21, Saturday, 1pm, Using Land Records in Family History Research, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire.  $35 members, $50 not-yet-members.  Presented by the Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society David Allen Lambert.  Register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genealogy-workshop-tracing-female-ancestors-registration-83995074529

March 21, Saturday, 1pm, Lecture: “Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow” at the Old Colony History Museum, 66 Church Green, Taunton, Massachusetts.  Presented by Michelle Marchetti Coughlin.  Free to the public.

March 21, Saturday, 1 to 4pm, Workshop: Using Land Records in Family History Research, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire.  Hosted by the NH Historical Society and New England Historic Genealogical Society, presented by the chief genealogist David Allen Lambert.  Space is limited and registration is required. $35 for members and $50 for non-members.  Please sign up through eventbrite or call Christopher Moore at the NH Historical Society 603-228-6688.  Email cmoore@nhhistory.org 

March 21, Saturday, 1pm, Art and Artists of Mount Auburn Cemetery, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Free to the public. A walking tour with volunteer docents Helen Abrams and Susan Zawalich.

March 22, Tuesday, 2pm, Joseph C. Lincoln Lecture, at the Atwood Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham, Massachusetts.  The speaker Bob Heppe will lecture on Joseph C. Lincoln.  He has been responsible for the Lincoln gallery at the museum for three years, read 38 novels, 2 books of short stories and 1 book of verses by Lincoln.  $10 admission, members free. 

March 22, Tuesday, 2pm, New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses and Their Impact on American Society, at the Deerfield Historic Town Hall, Church Street, Deerfield, New Hampshire. Presented by Paul Wainwright, and hosted by the Deerfield Historical Society. Free to the public.

March 23, Monday, 6:30pm, Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares, at the Pease Public Library, 1 Russell Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Jennie Powers was one of the first humane society agents to become a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire 1903 - 1936. As a photographic activist she used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and poverty in New Hampshire and beyond.  Presented by Jenna Carroll. Free to the public through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

March 23, Monday, 7pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at Newmarket Town Hall, 186 Main Street, Newmarket, New Hampshire.  Jordan Tirrell- Wysocki will present songs and stories with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 24, Tuesday, 6pm, Jefferson: Then and Now, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Peter Onuf, University of Virgina and Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law School.  Pre-talk reception at 5:30pm.  Register here, tickets are $20 per person - https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3146

March 25, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Journey Back in Time: In Search of Crypto-Jewish Ancestors, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Genie Milgrom.  Free to the public.  Register here:  https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1402

March 25, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Spinning Gold – Shaping Family Research in to Compelling Stories, at the Derry Public Library, 64 E Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire. Presented by author Christine Halvorson of Peterborough, New Hampshire. Free to the public.

March 25, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music, at Hampton Falls Free Library, 7 Drinkwater Road, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.  Jordan Tirrell- Wysocki will present songs and stories with fiddle and guitar.  Free to the public.

March 25, Wednesday, 6:30pm, Ireland’s Great Famine in Irish American History: Fateful Memory, Indelible Legacy, at the Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua Street, Milford, New Hampshire. Presented by Dr. Mary C. Kelly.  Free to the public.

March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3, Researching Your Family Tree: A Course for Beginners, at the Kimball Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, New Hampshire. To meet every other Wednesday from 1 – 3pm.  $30 for Atkinson residents, $55 for non-residents. Call 603-362-5234 to register. Presented by genealogist and librarian Linda MacIver.

March 26, Thursday, 6pm, Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors, at the Pearle L. Crawford Library, Dudley, Massachusetts.  Hosted by Certified Genealogist Margaret R. Fortier.  Free to the public.

March 26, Thursday, 6:30pm, The Beans of Readfield,Maine, at the Maranacook Community High School, 2250 Millard Harrison Drive, Readfield, Maine.  Hosted by the Readfield Historical Society. Presented by Dale Potter-Clark.  Please register at 207-685-4923 ext. 1065. 

March 26, Thursday, 6:30pm, A History of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, at the Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, Meredith, New Hampshire. Presented by John Gfroerer.  Free to the public.

March 26, Thursday, 7pm, The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?, at the Auburn Historical Association, 102 Hooksett Road, Auburn, New Hampshire. Presented by Richard Hesse.  Free to the public.

March 27 - 29, Ephemera Society of America Conference and Fair: Women Challenging Expectations, at the Hyatt Regency, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.  More than 80 participants in ephemera from political posters, postcards, stamps, etc. Deals, demonstrations, presentations and auctions. The fair runs Saturday and Sunday  https://www.ephemerasociety.org/

March 28 and 29, 9am – 5pm, New England Colonial Trade and Craft Fair, at the Cisco Brewery, 35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. $5 admission, daily door prizes.  For more information contact Jeff Wardwell jsat@myfairpoint.net or 603-528-0675.  Family friendly. Crafts.

March 28, Saturday, 8am – 1pm,  New England Family History Conference, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 91 Jordan Road, Franklin, Massachusetts. This event is FREE to the public.  Questions? Ask nefamilyhistory@gmail.com See the website for more information and registration (not required, drop ins are welcome!):  http://www.nefamilyhistory.com/?fbclid=IwAR02FM0NPRPMXgVqE69X8fhvaMvcMEB2fFihk_9Qyig4ZpkfAQCNip5niWU

March 28, Saturday, 10:30am, Spinning Gold – Shaping Family Research in to Compelling Stories, at the Goffstown Public Library, 2 High Street, Goffstown, New Hampshire. Presented by author Christine Halvorson of Peterborough, New Hampshire. Free to the public.

March 28, Saturday, 10am, Behind the Scenes in Collections Storage Tour: Furniture, at the Historic New England Haverhill Regional Office, Haverhill, Massachusetts. $10 members, $20 non-members. Advance tickets required, please call 617-994-6678.

March 28, Saturday, 1 - 4pm, Workshop: Creating Dynamic Cemetery Tours, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. $25 for members, and $50 for non-members.  Space is limited, please register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-creating-dynamic-cemetery-tours-registration-85178102999?fbclid=IwAR3CJND3D3SRgjwbc9iYyGLuHTg9HD6GX__zQkw2WCya-B5WGOphJ7ETKqw

March 28, Saturday, 1pm, Women in 19th Century American Bookbinderies, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Free to the public. Presented by Todd Pattison and Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe.  Register here:  https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1447

March 28, Saturday, 1pm, Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England, at the Pembroke Town Library, 313 Pembroke Street, Pembroke, New Hampshire.  Presented by storyteller and historian Jo Radner. Free to the public.

March 28, Saturday, 1pm, Women’s History Walk: Valiant Women of the Vote, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Non-members $12, register here:  https://mountauburn.org/event/womens-history-walk-valiant-women-of-the-vote/

March 29, Sunday, 11am – 3pm, Salem Women’s History Day, at the Phillip’s House, or the Salem Witch Museum, or House of Seven Gables, or the Witch House, or Essex National Heritage Area and Hamilton Hall, in Salem, Massachusetts.  Free to members and residents of Salem, $15 non-members.  No registration required. See this link for schedule of events and prices https://www.facebook.com/events/3140627602631248/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1582729076063073

March 29, Sunday, noon – 4:30pm, Women and Witchcraft, at the Salem Witch Museum, 19 ½ Washington Square, Salem, Massachusetts.  Stop in and meet Ann Dolliver and Ann Pudeator, two women accused of witchcraft in 1692. Free in the museum vestibule.  Part of Women’s History Day in Salem. 

March 29, Sunday, 1:30pm, Lisa Cooper – A Forgotten Land: Growing Up Jewish Pale, at the Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston www.jgsgb.org 

March 29, Sunday, 2pm, Who Cares About 1704: The Relevance of the Deerfield Raid in 2020, at the Hess Center For the Arts, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Presented by Alice Nash, University of Massachusetts.  Pre registration required at this link:  https://www.historic-deerfield.org/events/2019/12/11/-who-cares-about-1704-the-relevance-of-the-deerfield-raid-in-2020

March 30, Monday, 6pm, TaraShea Nesbit "Beheld", at the Commonwealth Salon of the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. In partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Free to the public.  The author will discuss her book about a murder and trial. 

March 31, Tuesday, 12:15pm, Songs of Sadness, Satire and Seduction, at the King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by David William Hughes on lute-guitar with a program of Elizabethan songs by Campion, Dowland, Jones, Weelkes, Hume and others.

March 31, Tuesday, 5:15pm, The Pacific Railroads and the Pacific Ocean: American Expansion, Asian Trade, and Terraqueous Mobility, 1869 – 1914, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Sean Fraga, Princeton University with comment by David Armitage, Harvard University.  Free with ticket from this link:  https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3113

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