Virtual Genealogy and History Events for April 2020

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/   

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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, 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 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 https://www.facebook.com/msoginc/  

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 https://www.facebook.com/msoginc/ 

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, “18^th and 19^th 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 17^th 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