Virtual Genealogy Events in New England May 2020
Stay connected and stay safe 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.
For last minute additions, please email me at vrojomit@gmail.com and I can edit this
post, and also check the Nutfield Genealogy Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/
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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 1, Friday, Time to be announced, Adair Mulligan presents
“A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes” sponsored by the New Hampshire
Humanities Council. Registration for
this program is on the New Hampshire Humanities Council Facebook page or the
website www.nhhumanities.org
May 1, Friday, noon, Virtual Free First Friday: Thorndike Street Virtual Walking Tour, hosted by Historic Beverly, Massachusetts. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/426634722?status=success
May 1, Friday, noon, Virtual Free First Friday: Thorndike Street Virtual Walking Tour, hosted by Historic Beverly, Massachusetts. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/426634722?status=success
May 1, Friday, 1pm, "Before the Mayflower: Author Talk on Facebook Live", hosted by the Alden House Historic Site in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Presented by J. L. Rose, author,will discuss her new novel. See the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AldenHouseHistoricSite/
May 1, Friday, 2pm, “Virtual Book Talk: City on a Hill: A History of American
Exceptionalism” sponsored by the Massachusetts Historical Society, presented by
Abram Van Engen, of Washington University in St. Louis. https://www.masshist.org/calendar
May 1, Friday, 2pm, Free Live Spotlight Talk on Nathan
Hale’s Fire Bucket, hosted by Historic Beverly, Massachusetts. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/97957335124?status=success
May 1, Friday, 7pm, Virtual First Friday lecture “Hoist the
Red Flag: Epidemic and Quarantine in Early Newburyport”, hosted by the Custom
House Maritime Museum, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/990518455?status=success
May 2, Saturday, 9:30am, “PERSI Across the Generations” a
webinar sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Worcester
Chapter and presented by Jen Baldwin. Free and open to the public. Register
here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/593228710998498831?fbclid=IwAR2R00Mm0VS0KWUkydS0TVBWtr1aDOrWTb85-ZgGuka2_oEhVOdsablH4c8
May 3, Sunday, 1pm (EST) Rastreando Sus Raices Judia: Un Taller Con Genie Milgrom, sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation (ASF). This workshop will be held in Spanish, on tracing Sephardic roots via Inquisition and Catholic Church records. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EPT0-7cvSqefuBrR82Vagw?fbclid=IwAR2EGuK1wdIuWCQdLdwNzh5h1XiCQHJZPoWrNFabOQClz50x5ay5Hh1AoLc
May 5, Tuesday, 2pm, Free Live Spotlight Talk on the Chickering Piano, hosted by Historic Beverly, Massachusetts. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/97957335124?status=success
May 5, Tuesday, 2pm, Free Live Spotlight Talk on the Chickering Piano, hosted by Historic Beverly, Massachusetts. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/97957335124?status=success
May 8, Friday, Time to be announced, Glenn Knoblock presents
“Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State”
sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Registration for this program will be posted
on the New Hampshire Humanities Facebook page and at the website www.nhhumanities.org
May 8, Friday, 2pm, Plymouth & The Pilgrims: A Virtual Tour, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Reserve your spot at www.masshist.org
May 9, Saturday, 10:30am, Kathy Kaldis presents a webinar “Land
Ho! Calling all Mayflower Descendants” sponsored by the Middlesex County
Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, MSOG Inc. Free to the public. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5956633237195784464
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
May 12 through August 31st, Online Conference
“Genealogy for Librarians and Archivists” hosted by the New England Historic
Genealogical Society, and presented by Alice Kane, Ann Lawthers, and Jean
Maguire. Live Q&A May 15th.
Cost $125. Register by May 15th.
https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/530088156151085569
May 14, Thursday, 3-4pm, Webinar “Searching Databases on
AmericanAncestors.org” hosted by the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
and presented by Molly Rogers, Database Coordinator. Free to the public. Register by May 14th. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3389737579915266571?source=website
May 14th, Thursday, 6pm, American Inspiration
Author Event “Stephen Puleo with Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish
Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission”
sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Free to the public. https://www.americanancestors.org/american-inspiration-author-series#xc
May 14, Thursday, 8pm (EDT), History Camp Online Livestream
Session with Eric Jay Dolin author of “Leviathan: The History of Whaling in
America”, hosted by History Camp. Live
streamed to the History Camp Facebook Page and uploade the following day to the
History Camp Online page https://historycamp.org/online?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=History%2BCamp%2BOnline%2BSchedule
May 15, Friday, time to be announced, Jo Radner will present
“Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People” sponsored by
the New Hampshire Humanities council.
Registration for this program will be on the New Hampshire Humanities
Facebook page, or at the website www.nhhumanities.org
May 16, Saturday, 11am, Ellen B. Alden presents a webinar “Yours Faithfully, Florence Buke” sponsored by
the Bristol County Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, MSOG Inc. Free to the public. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1609888839113313551?source=Pasttimes
May 20, Wednesday,
11am to 7pm (EDT) Virtual Family History Conference hosted by the National
Genealogical Society. https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/covid-19/ This is a change from the in-person conference
in Salt Lake City to a virtual conference.
May 20, Wednesday, 6pm (Pacific Time) “The Packet Ships That Brought Them to
America”, A free Webinar from the Southern California Genealogical Society,
presented by Nancy Waters. Register
here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5597862590165368066
May 20, Wednesday, 6pm, American Inspiration Author Event –
Libby Copeland with “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are”,
sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, WGBH Boston, Boston
Public Library, and Porter Square Books.
See this link for more information and registration https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes#lc
May 21, 3pm (EDT), “Creating a Research Plan for Cluster
Research”, a webinar from the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
presented by Lindsay Fulton, Director of Research Services. FREE to the public,
register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9131944752871666703?source=online%20event%20calendar%20email&utm_campaign=Education%3A%20Online%20Learning&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86877142&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8qE-Z7EiyNtyP9Q59FEBXW5P2m76vilFBmikeybiwlZQNpMXzvFo-2ox0QndXlmG0WEK_8vkYZJErEHFZzvt9bDLM6Yg&_hsmi=86877142
May 26, Tuesday, 7pm, Researching Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Ancestors, presented by Kathleen Kaldis, "The Ancestor Finder", and the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society. A Virtual meeting via Zoom. Register here to receive a confirmation email for the virtual meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-CuqDMtE9HuX3uZDf_dz5_LXmR2GODG?fbclid=IwAR3oyVZWCK6Ot3lj6e2tT5hiu0Y1lKW-epvYSy_yvKnQqRv1x_YvFpsyUpA
May 28, Thursday, 8pm (EDT), History Camp Online Livestream Session with Sam Forman, author of “Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty”, hosted by History Camp. Live streamed to the History Camp Facebook Page and uploaded the following day to the History Camp Online page https://historycamp.org/online?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=History%2BCamp%2BOnline%2BSchedule
May 28, Thursday, 8pm (EDT), History Camp Online Livestream Session with Sam Forman, author of “Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty”, hosted by History Camp. Live streamed to the History Camp Facebook Page and uploaded the following day to the History Camp Online page https://historycamp.org/online?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=History%2BCamp%2BOnline%2BSchedule
May 30, Saturday, 10am, Sara Campbell presents a webinar “You
Can Write Your Family Story” sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, MSOG Inc. Free to the public. Please register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7614427391533045008
June 11, Thursday, 8pm (EDT), History Camp Online Livestream
Session with Don Cygan, historian and author of “No Silent Night: The Christmas
Battle for Batogne”, hosted by History Camp.
Live streamed to the History Cam Facebook Page, and also uploaded the
following day to the History Camp online page: https://historycamp.org/online?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=History%2BCamp%2BOnline%2BSchedule
July 7 - 9th, MAAGI 2020 Virtual Institute, sponsored by the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute and the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. See www.maagiinstitute.org
July 9, Thursday, 4pm, “What’s New at AmericanAncestors.org”
online webinar sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and
presented by Molly Rogers, Database Coordinator. Free to the public. Register by July 9 https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5530278906417808140?source=website
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Ongoing programs online:
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
Wednesdays 4pm (MST) on Facebook Live at Family Search See this link https://www.facebook.com/familysearch/ Free
online genealogy presentations.
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
History Camp Boston 2019 – There are links to the 47
different lectures given last year! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf6zwbpmhjoOKWFBUt5JXJxl3f9UHJfW&utm_source=History+events+in+New+England&utm_campaign=dbda6354ca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4221dc88a-dbda6354ca-1210446589&mc_cid=dbda6354ca&mc_eid=6d4fffd2a5
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburg will be virtual
this summer. See the website for classes offered June 21 – 26, July 6 -10, and
July 19 -24. Some classes are postposed to the summer of 2021. https://www.gripitt.org/
The History List has compiled a list of “Learning at Home”
at this link: https://www.thehistorylist.com/resources-for-learning-history-at-home
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research 2020 will be
held virtually this year 26 – 31 July 2020.
https://ighr.gagensociety.org/ Registration ends 11:55 EDT on Monday 6 July
2020.
Lexington Historical Society – A page full of virtual
tours https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/virtualtours.html
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
MyHeritage has been posting Facebook Live events on their Facebook page. There are none currently scheduled, but check their page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/
https://vimeopro.com/mpts16/john-clayton-presents-manchester-moments
MyHeritage has been posting Facebook Live events on their Facebook page. There are none currently scheduled, but check their page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/
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/
