Stay connected and stay at home! Scheduled events are listed first, and
ongoing programs online are listed below (just scroll down). Some events are free, and some online classes
have fees. Most are open to the
public.
If you know of an online event or webinar, please contact me at vrojomit@gmail.com or leave a comment at this blog post. Thanks!
Updated information can be found at the Nutfield Genealogy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/
Updated information can be found at the Nutfield Genealogy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/
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April 2, Thursday, noon, “Lunch & Learn: A New Look at
the Field” by Plimoth Plantation. This online class is free to members,
non-members $10. Presented by Tom Begley,
it is a virtual exploration of the works of scholarship and public history that
shaped the events in Plymouth 400 years ago.
More information and registration here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-learn-a-new-look-at-the-field-tickets-101378718476?mc_eid=8cf6024ba3&mc_cid=000a9d115d
April 2, Thursday, 2pm, "All About Quilts! Virtual Program" from the Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. A program by curator Jane Bowers, with Q&A from the audience, too. See the page https://www.facebook.com/WenhamMuseum/ for registration information.
April 3, Friday, noon, “Genealogy Resources for the Daughters of the American Revolution” by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, presented by D. Joshua Taylor. Free to the public. Click here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2860466766655531533
April 3, Friday, noon, “Genealogy Resources for the Daughters of the American Revolution” by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, presented by D. Joshua Taylor. Free to the public. Click here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2860466766655531533
April 3, Friday, 2pm, “The Revolutionary Era in Boston with
Professor Robert Allison” an online program from the Massachusetts Historical
Society. Bring your questions, or just
listen to the conversation. Free to the
public. For more information and to
register, see this page: https://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/event?event=3228
April 3, Friday, 6:30pm, "Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares" hosted by the New Hampshire Humanities and the Historical Society of Cheshire County on Facebook. Jennie Powers took a stand against social vices in New Hampshire and Vermont in the early 20th century. She was a humane society agent in Keene from 1903 - 1936, and a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire. She used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and wide spread poverty. http://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/jennie-powers-woman-who-dares?fbclid=IwAR2PWlbi7uUapO2xXZIn9IA_HwHPruthVtDEVersx1dNaf_bXVps1H4-hQY
April 3, Friday, 7:30pm "Virtual First Friday!" hosted by the Custom House Maritime Museum of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Alexander Cain will deliver a talk "The April 19 - 21, 1775 Evacuations of Middlesex and Essex Counties" followed by a Q&A session. Open to members and non-members free! Check out this Facebook page with instructions on how to log in to the Zoom meeting online: https://www.facebook.com/events/174475446860497/
April 3, Friday, 6:30pm, "Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares" hosted by the New Hampshire Humanities and the Historical Society of Cheshire County on Facebook. Jennie Powers took a stand against social vices in New Hampshire and Vermont in the early 20th century. She was a humane society agent in Keene from 1903 - 1936, and a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire. She used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and wide spread poverty. http://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/jennie-powers-woman-who-dares?fbclid=IwAR2PWlbi7uUapO2xXZIn9IA_HwHPruthVtDEVersx1dNaf_bXVps1H4-hQY
April 3, Friday, 7:30pm "Virtual First Friday!" hosted by the Custom House Maritime Museum of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Alexander Cain will deliver a talk "The April 19 - 21, 1775 Evacuations of Middlesex and Essex Counties" followed by a Q&A session. Open to members and non-members free! Check out this Facebook page with instructions on how to log in to the Zoom meeting online: https://www.facebook.com/events/174475446860497/
April 4, Saturday, and April 5, Sunday, The Massachusetts
Genealogical Council will hold a virtual seminar “Origins and Destinations
#Origins2020MGC” Registration is $42.50 for access to all the recorded sessions
(more than 25 sessions!) that had been scheduled for the conference in Lowell,
Massachusetts. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgc-2020-virtual-seminar-origins-destinations-registration-88242326173 For more information ask here program@massgencouncil.org
April 4, Saturday, The Massachusetts Society of
Genealogists, Worcester County Chapter, meeting will be available to members
and the public via GoToWebinar. The
speaker will be Lori Lynn Price “Was Great-Grandma A Suffragist?” The links for
members can be found in member emails.
For non-members, visit the MSOG website and look at the events tab. www.msoginc.org or the Facebook page
April 5, Sunday, 2pm, “How to Find New York State Death
Certificates” (a rebroadcast), Free to the public from the New York Genealogical
and Biographical Society. Presented by Susan R. Millar. Click here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9176041765507472908
April 7, Wednesday, 3pm, “PERSI Across the Generations” a
rebroadcast from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Presented
by Jen Baldwin. Click here to
register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8634781877966988812
April 9, Thursday, 9:30am, “Coffee and Conversation: In
Their Own Words” by Plimoth Plantation.
$10 for members, and $12 for non-members. Join museum staff for a conversation about
the arrival of the Mayflower and the earliest encounters between English and
indigenous communities guided by Nathaniel Philbrick’s book “The Mayflower”. For more information and registration see
this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-conversation-in-their-own-words-tickets-94179791291?mc_cid=000a9d115d&mc_eid=8cf6024ba3
April 9, Thursday, 2pm, “Online Family Trees: Avoiding
Pitfalls and Maximizing possibilities” from the New York Genealogical and
Biographical Society. Presented by D. Joshua Taylor. Click here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8208057017180638732
April 11, Wednesday, 2pm, “Building Your Genealogical Skills”
an online class by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, presented by
genealogists Ann Lawthers, Melanie McComb, and Tricia Mitchell, session
recordings and materials available online starting April 8, Live Q&A with
instructors Saturday, April 11 2pm.
Students will have access to all materials until the end of July
2020. Cost $115, more information and registration
here: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/7080705754944197377
April 11, Wednesday, The Massachusetts Society of
Genealogists, Merrimack Valley Chapter, meeting will be available to members
and the public via GoToWebinar. The
links for members can be found in member emails. For non-members, visit the MSOG website and
look at the events tab. www.msoginc.org or the Facebook page
April 15, Wednesday, 2pm, "Virtual Tour: Veterans' Monument Conservation" hosted by the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Free event, register here at Eventbrite to receive an email with details on how to access the event online via Zoom: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tour-for-country-not-for-glory-veterans-monument-conservation-tickets-101932191930?fbclid=IwAR0seWI-IZojYZNV__wePqeT8vgKs1vgpCrCRlmzgS48He3XCO0OGUTsObo
April 15, Wednesday, 2pm, "Virtual Tour: Veterans' Monument Conservation" hosted by the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Free event, register here at Eventbrite to receive an email with details on how to access the event online via Zoom: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tour-for-country-not-for-glory-veterans-monument-conservation-tickets-101932191930?fbclid=IwAR0seWI-IZojYZNV__wePqeT8vgKs1vgpCrCRlmzgS48He3XCO0OGUTsObo
April 16, Thursday, 3pm, “Get The Most from American Ancestors…
from home!”, a webinar from the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Presented by Jean Maguire, Library
Director. Free and open to the
public. Register here https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5237172200971354123?source=website
April 16, Thursday, 7pm “Cocktails and Conversations: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic
Plimoth and Patuxet”, by Plimoth Plantation.
Members free, non-members $10. For
more information and registration, see this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-conversations-illuminating-the-archae-tickets-101379613152?mc_eid=8cf6024ba3&mc_cid=000a9d115d
April 18, Saturday, 2pm, “Applying to Lineage Societies”, an
online class by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, presented by
Christopher C. Child, Katrina Fahy, Lindsay Fulton, and Don LeClair. Session recordings and material available
starting April 15, live Q&A with instructors April 18 at 2pm. Students will
have access to all materials until the end of 2020. Cost $125, more information
and registration here: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4380220534615980801
April 18, Saturday, noon, The Bristol Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG, Inc.) will hold an online presentation by Mike Maglio "The Adopted, the Illegitimate, and DNA". The GoToWebinar (GTW) CHAT ROOM opens at 11am EDT to allow for exploration of the GTW tool for both members and non-members. EVENT IS FREE. OPEN to ALL. Preregistration is required. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1904124747133814028?source=Facebook
April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 and May 27, all live
broadcasts on Wednesdays at 3pm, “18th and 19th Century
English Research” an online class by the New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Presented by Else Churchill,
genealogist with the Society of Genealogists UK. Access to recordings, handhouts, slides and
more until the end of August 2020. Cost
$125. More information and registration here: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/6212253197387280386
April 30, Thursday, 3pm, “Treasures of the New England
Historic Genealogical Society” a webinar from the New England Historic
Genealogical Society. Presented by Curt
DiCamillo, FRSA. Free to the
public. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4892255403089395211?source=website
May 9, Saturday, 2pm, “Mayflower Migration: Origins and
Diaspora” an online class by the New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Presented by the Director of
the Great Migration Study Project Robert Charles Anderson, FASG and Senior
Researcher Katrina Fahy. Students will
have access to all materials until the end of August 2020. Cost $85. More information and registration here: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/8818691689519261953
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Ongoing programs online:
From the Ancestry blog "Free At-Home Education Resources from Ancestry and Access to Nearly 500M National Archives Records" https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2020/03/24/free-at-home-education-resources-from-ancestry-and-access-to-nearly-500m-national-archives-records/
Ancestry Academy, from Ancestry.com, provides dozens of FREE
classes online. See this link: https://www.ancestry.com/academy/courses/recommended
APGen, The Association of Professional Genealogists has
several online events coming soon, see the list at this link: https://www.apgen.org/event_list?current_page=1&sort_type=upcoming&filter%5Bperiod%5D=all&display_type=default
Brigham Young University Independent Study, a variety of
courses on family history topics completely free and available online. See this link: https://is.byu.edu/catalog/free-courses
Family History Library Classes and Webinars, from the LDS
church, are listed at this link: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars and also see this page for dozens of classes
online: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_the_Learning_Center
FamilyTree Webinars are free to the public and sponsored by
FamilyTree Legacy: see this link: https://familytreewebinars.com/# and a list of their top 10 most popular
webinars of all time here: https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2020/01/top-10-genealogy-webinars-of-all-time.html
GeneaWebinars, a blog with the latest news on what’s available
to view online: http://blog.geneawebinars.com/ and also, their schedule of FREE family history
webinars PDF can be found here: https://familytreewebinars.com/pdfs/ftwbrochure-1577464068.pdf
Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Massachusetts has a
page of online videos and resources for students and visitors. See this link: https://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm
Manchester Millyard Museum:
A collection of local history videos about Manchester, New Hampshire,
please see this link: https://vimeopro.com/mpts16/john-clayton-presents-manchester-moments
Old Sturbridge Village Museum has “Virtual Village” where
the staff will bring the museum into your home with fun facts, activities,
recipes, and videos. You can see it on
Facebook, Instagram and at this link: https://www.osv.org/virtual-village/
Plimoth Plantation has several online workshops and
discussions good for all ages
"People
of the Dawn" – Wampanoag culture and traditions $10 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-home-people-of-the-dawn-tickets-100175628000
"Fact or
Fiction? Investigating the First Thanksgiving", $10 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-home-fact-or-fiction-investigating-the-first-thanksgiving-tickets-100177236812
"Colonial
First Families: Their New Worlds and Everyday Lives", $10 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-home-colonial-first-families-new-worlds-and-everyday-lives-tickets-100019129910
"Dressing
History" – a sneak peek into 17th century wardrobes, $10 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-home-dressing-history-tickets-101055676248
Virtual Genealogical Association - https://virtualgenealogy.org/, has a
complete list of 2020 live presentations.
Recordings are available to members for six months after the live
presentation, dues are only $20 per year.
And, as always, check Cyndi’s List for a complete list of
online classes and webinars: https://www.cyndislist.com/education/online-courses-and-webinars/
And check Linda Debe's Calendar of virtual genealogy online:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=geniebugs6396@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York&fbclid=IwAR3G34J0o_4n6etmM-xemVIG1RxJwsJ3YvM9PyaNlIQoYhONM12a9k1ZVko
And check Linda Debe's Calendar of virtual genealogy online:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=geniebugs6396@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York&fbclid=IwAR3G34J0o_4n6etmM-xemVIG1RxJwsJ3YvM9PyaNlIQoYhONM12a9k1ZVko
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists April events are more easily viewed at the MSOG Inc. Facebook page. Thank you for sharing these online resources.
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