May 2020 Online Genealogy and Local History Events

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, 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 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 31^st, 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 15^th. Cost $125. Register by May 15^th.  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 14^th.  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3389737579915266571?source=website  

May 14^th, 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 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/  

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/