Saturday, October 31, 2020

November 2020 Genealogy and Local History Calendar of Events


Virtual Genealogy Events 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. 

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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October 31, Saturday, Annual History Seminar of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists will be presented this year via Zoom. “Webinar: Beyond the Cemetery Gate – The Graveyard as a Genealogical Resource”. A Private member event, but become a member and see this webinar!  See this link for more information:   https://ctfamilyhistory.com/event/annual-history-seminar-save-the-date/ 

November 2, Monday, 6pm, Mill Town: Reflections from Maine to Manchester, hosted by the Manchester (New Hampshire) City Library and the Manchester Historic Association.  Presented by the author of “Mill Town” Kerri Aresnault and the MHA executive director John Clayton for a join book and local history discussion to compare Arsenault’s Mexico, Maine to Manchester, New Hampshire.  Via Facebook live, see this link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/389292755793306/

November 3, Tuesday, 2:30pm, The Forgotten and the Maligned: Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research, hosted by the Allen County Public Library (Indiana), and presented by Curt Witcher.  Register here:   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcuippjwrGNwZ9hb4kXv277qN2rG4bZC-?  

November 4, Wednesday, 6pm, Film Screening and Discussion:  Voices from the Barrens, hosted by the Maine Historical Society.  This film documents the wild blueberry harvest of the Wabanaki People.  Discussion with director Nancy Ghertner and others involved with the making of this documentary.  Two ways to watch, via Zoom or Vimeo. Please see this page for registration and information:  https://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml

November 4, Wednesday, 6pm, Red Sox in 5s and 10s: Boston’s agony and ecstasy, hosted online by the Boston Public Library.  Part of the Local and Family History Lecture Series.  See this link for more information and registration: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/search/fq=program:(5a7375b7352af53f00f267d9)

November 5, Thursday, noon,  Lunch & Learn: The Story of Thanksgiving, offered in person and online by Plimoth-Pawtuxet (Plimoth Plantation) in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  For more information, and to register, please see this page:  https://www.plimoth.org/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D149324612

November 5, Thursday, 2pm, Moved Online – Revolutionary Story Time!  Hosted by the American Independence Museum of Exeter, New Hampshire. A colonial re-enactor led story time with books, story telling, and music.  Free to the public with support from Exeter Hospital. Via Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/americanindependencemuseum

November 5, Thursday, 3pm, Stories from the Archives:  Objects of Mourning, hosted free online by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and presented by Judy Lucey.  Register here:  https://hubs.americanancestors.org/objects-of-mourning 

November 5, Thursday, 5:15pm, Success to the Literary Society!  Black Male Youth Organizing in Early Nineteenth-Century Boston, hosted online by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented by Kabria Baumgartner, University of New Hampshire, Durham with comment by Elizabeth McHenry, New York University. Free to the public.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Success-to-the-Literary-Society-Black-Male-Youth-Organizing-in-Early-Nineteenth-Century-Boston

November 5, Thursday, 6pm, Maine at 200 Series: Presented by Maine-Wabanaki REACH:  Interacting with Wabanaki/Maine History, hosted by the Maine Historical Society.  Free to the public.  Registration required.  See this page:  https://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml 

November 5, Thursday, 6pm, Tamara Payne with The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, presented live online as part of the American Inspiration Author Series in partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Boston Public Library, and the WGBH Forum Network.  Free to the public.  Register here:  https://www.americanancestors.org/American-Inspiration-Author-Series#xd 

November 5, Thursday, 8pm, History Camp Online with Author Shirley Ann Higuchi, hosted by History Camp. An author talk about her book “Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration”.  Register here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/973022106511813/ 

November 6, Friday, 2pm, Coffee Hour with the Connecticut Historical Society:  LGBTQ History in Connecticut.  Free to the public. Register at this link:  https://chs.org/event/coffee-hour-with-chs-lgbtq-history-in-connecticut/

November 6, Friday, 5pm, Italian Americans in History and Film, hosted by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.  Presented online via Zoom by Dr. Graziella Paratti, Professor of Italian Studies at Dartmouth College.  Register at this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuce-qqTgoHdWOvVK6OlFpbm91cJ3Vd0BW

November 7, Saturday, 8:30am, Genealogy on the Cutting Edge:  The Annual Meeting 2020 of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists.  This online program includes 2 presentations, business meeting and so much more.  This is the 45th anniversary of the society.  www.msoginc.org 

November 7, Saturday, 1pm, Mapping Irish Locations Online, sponsored by the Chelmsford (Massachusetts) Genealogy Club, and presented by genealogist Pam Holland. To register, click here:  https://chelmsfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7089294  You will receive an emailed confirmation registration from the Chelmsford Library 24 – 48 hours before the event with a Zoom link. 

November 7, Saturday, 1:30 pm Women of the Centuries, online hosted by Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts. See this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1292061994493847/

November 7, Saturday, 8:30 – 4pm, Annual Meeting 2020 of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. 45th Anniversary Year.  Free for Society members. Presentations from Richard Bell, the author of “Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home” and Paula Stuart-Warren, certified genealogist, FMGS, FUGA.  Paula will present “DNA Done? Now Find Those 20th and 21st Century Relative Connections”. Registration information will be o the members page at www.msoginc.org

November 7, Saturday, 1pm, Burial Hill Tour, hosted by the Pilgrim Hall Museum of Plymouth, Massachusetts in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society.  Meet historic women from four centuries of Plymouth history on this 1 hour guided tour by the museum’s executive director Dr. Donna Curtin.  Visit the Pilgrim Hall Facebook page for the tour and weather cancellations.

November 7, Saturday, 7pm, Online Indigenous Stories: The Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People, hosted by the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Public Library.  Presented by Paul and Denise Pouliot. Free to the public. Registration required to receive the Zoom link: https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/indigenous?fbclid=IwAR0loewCDfYANY-SvXNe9Z0bfTM6QpPveWSXfhS6NUdyrbXZFV5SdlLGwRU

November 7, Saturday, 7:30pm, Tracing Your Family History, hosted by the Westwood (Massachusetts) Historical Society and the Westwood Public Library, presented by Joy Marzolf via Zoom.  To join the program visit the library website  https://www.westwoodlibrary.org/calendar or call 781-320-1045. You will receive an email the day before the event with the information you need to join the program. 

November 9, Monday, 5:30pm, A Treasury of Massachusetts House Museums and Local History Organizations:  Part 1: What is a House Museum? Hosted online by the Massachusetts Historical Society, a conversation led by William Hosley.  Free to the public. Register here: https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Treasury-of--Massachusetts-House-Museums-and-Local-History-Orgs-Part-I-What-is-a-House-Museum

November 9, Monday, 7pm, Haunted Lighthouses of New England Virtual Tour, hosted by New England Curiosities and conducted via Zoom.  Tickets at this link:  https://newenglandcuriosities.com/activities/virtual-tours/ 

November 10, Tuesday, 5:15pm, ‘Not to Us Chained”: Nature and the Radicalism of Sacco and Vanzetti, hosted online by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented by Chad Montrie, UMass Lowell; Federico Paolini, Universita della Campania L. Vanvitelli with comment by Avi Chomsky of Salem State University.  Free to the public.  Register here: https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Not-to-Us-Chained-Nature-and-the-Radicalism-of-Sacco-and-Vanzetti

November 10, Tuesday, 7:30pm, Special Genealogy Presentation, hosted by the Westwood (Massachusetts) Public Library and hosted by Joy Marzolf via Zoom. She will present her maternal lineage with the story of her research in Nova Scotia and England.  To register for the program visit https://www.westwoodlibrary.org/calendar or call 781-320-1045.

November 11, Wednesday, 6pm, Maine at 200 Series: With James E. Francis, Sr. (Penobscot) Pandemics in Wabanaki Communities, hosted by the Maine Historical Society. Free and open to the public via Zoom. Please register here:  https://mainehistory.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D5XUjnopRqqNC5maUTe01w

November 12 - 14, 9:30am – 5pm, Virtual Fall Research Stay-At-Home, presented by the experts at American Ancestors (The New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts).  Live broadcasts November 12 – 14 includes 6 lectures with access to recordings, lecture handouts and materials, 2 one-on-one consultations, activity and demonstration sessions with the experts.  Register by November 1st.   Cost $375  https://my.americanancestors.org/1537/1572

November 12, Thursday, 2pm, Newspapers Bring Ancestors Alive, hosted by the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, presented by Arlene Courtney, Ph.D.  Meeting room:   http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/lecturing/  

November 12, Thursday, 5:15pm, How We Go On:  Three Lives of Persistence, Resistance, and Resilience, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  This online program is presented by Nicolas Basbanes, Kimberly Hamlin, John Loughery, and Julie Dobrow.  Free to the public.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/How-We-Go-On-Three-Lives-of-Persistence-Resistance-and-Resilience

November 12, Thursday, 6pm, Nathaniel Philbrick, the Baxter Lecture on Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War, sponsored by the Boston Public Library in partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the State Library of Massachusetts, and the WGBH Forum Network. Free to the public.  https://www.americanancestors.org/American-Inspiration-Author-Series#xd 

November 12, Thursday, 7pm, Webinar – Wiki Tree Basics, hosted by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, presented by Hilary Gadsby. Free to the public. www.msoginc.org 

November 12, Thursday, 7pm, Film Screening of Lost Boundaries (1949) with Dr. Ardis Cemeron Representing Race in Mid-Century Maine Film, hosted by the University of Maine, Augusta and the Maine Historical Society.  Register at this page:  https://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml 

November 12, Thursday, 7pm, Using WikiTree, hosted by the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists. For members only.  See this website to join/renew and for more information:  https://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/  

November 13 to 15th, Friday to Sunday, The Virtual Genealogical Association 2020 Conference.  Three days of Genealogy Education. Four Pre-Recorded Sessions.  $59 for VGA members, $79 for non-members. https://virtualgenealogy.org/annual-conference/  Recordings will be available for 6 months to registrants.

November 13, Friday, 1:30pm, Genealogy Club:  Mining for Genealogical Gold in Federal Records, hosted by the Rodgers Memorial Library, Atkinson, New Hampshire.  Presented by Linda MacIver, former librarian at the Boston Public Library.  Free to the public.  This is an online event.  Please register and the invitation to the event will be emailed to you:  https://events.rodgerslibrary.org/event/7107303?fbclid=IwAR00vl_DJAt4SAFq3xM45FyindouloS9WkfeSKC29iHrbYSXIovFjZoMKhw

November 14, Saturday, 9:30am, Essex County, England: Home of the Mayflower?, a virtual presentation hosted by the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, preented by Linda MacIver.  Free to the public.  Pre-register here:  https://www.gotomeet.me/MSOG/wr-chapter---essex-county-england-home-of-the-mayf 

November 14, Saturday, 11am, Book Reading and Talk with Author Anna Crowley Redding and Illustrator Vita Lane “Chowder Rules!  The True Story of an Epic Food Fight”, hosted by the Maine Historical Society. This is a children’s book about the 1939 great chowder cook-off and Maine lawmaker Cleveland Sleeper who proposed a bill to make it a crime to add tomatoes to clam chowder! Free to the public via Zoom.  Register here:  https://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml 

November 14, Saturday, 11am, Using DNA Painter to Map Your DNA, a virtual presentation by the Bristol County Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, presented by Blaine Bettinger.  Free to the public.  Pre-register here:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/172148746787728651?fbclid=IwAR1PCFtyxvXAXrEnGpkKUBBidKNzEB3O2gPboKns3o8uytjfrM7XpTUmw-E

November 14, Saturday, 4pm, Google My Maps: Visualizing Your Ancestors' Lives, hosted by the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, presented by Linda Debe.  Meeting room:    http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/lecturing/  

November 15, Sunday, 2pm, Got my Ancestry DNA results!  Now What? Hosted by the Portsmouth, New Hampshire public library via Zoom. Presented by local genealogist Jennifer Shoer.  Please register ahead https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/genealogy

November 16, Monday, 5:30pm, A Treasury of Massachusetts House Museums and Local History Organizations:  Part II: Authors Houses, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented by William Hosley. Free to the public.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Treasury-of--Massachusetts-House-Museums-and-Local-History-Orgs-Part-II-Authors-Houses

November 17, Tuesday, 7pm, Jewish Immigrants in the American Antiques Trade, hosted by the American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Presented by Briann Greenfield and Erica Lome.  Free to the public.  Register here:  https://hubs.americanancestors.org/jewish-antiques 

November 18, Wednesday, 5:30pm, Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented online free to the public by Michelle Marchetti Coughlin.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Penelope-Winslow-Plymouth-Colony-First-Lady-Re-Imagining-a-Life

November 18, Wednesday, 6pm, French Canadian Genealogy: Getting Started, hosted by the Boston Public Library Research Services.  Presented by Margaret R. Fortier. Online event, please register here:  https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/5ef23ed490018a2f00e39d7a?fbclid=IwAR1mfNUQ1OZi7hoWFRePl4TqQR-rStG_OVGUrog7uwiKUJ4uu3pUEUx_sUU 

November 18, Wednesday, 6pm, Discussing DNA: Finding Unexpected Results, hosted by the American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society. This online conversation will be held by Christopher C. Child, Libby Copeland and Bill Griffeth.   Online event, please register here:  https://my.americanancestors.org/1540/1575 

November 19, Thursday, noon, Third Thursday Lecture Series: “The Rebel and the Tory” with authors Nick Muller and Gary Shattuck, hosted by the Vermont Historical Society.  Free to the public via Zoom.  Please register here:  https://vermonthistory.org/calendar/third-thursday-the-rebel-and-the-tory

November 19, Thursday, 3pm, Navigating the Digital Library and Archives at AmericanAncestors.org,  hosted by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Presented by Sally Benny, curator of Digital Collections.  Free to the public.  Register here:  https://hubs.americanancestors.org/navigating-the-dla?fbclid=IwAR1VYU296jlXGsV_EAdO8atvLa82_H3E6jzHwC2_Qyw3P-WWVR1xDQIboD4 

November 20, Friday, 2pm, Coffee Hour with the Connecticut Historical Society:  Rosie the Riveter.  Free to the public.  Register for this online event here:  https://chs.org/event/coffee-hour-with-chs-rosie-the-riveter/

November 20, Friday, 4pm, The Great Houses of Yorkshire, hosted by the American Ancestors and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Presented online by Curt DiCamillo, architectural historian.  Register here:  https://hubs.americanancestors.org/great-houses-yorkshire?fbclid=IwAR1ZVMNAA8o6DNGK3uFbHtWf7OrjOk7ZFEJtnVyvdWQxEEyg0FyC4o4apdk

November 21, Saturday, 20th Century Immigration to America, hosted online by the experts at American Ancestors (The New England Historic Genealogical Society).  Cost $125 for access to five class recordings, live Q&A with instructors, and access to all materials.  View full agenda, topics and registration here:  https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/7124885236415587841

November 21, Saturday, 10am, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, Canada, a virtual presentation hosted by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, and presented by Kathleen Kaldis. Free to the public. Pre-register at this link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2984750067524901387?fbclid=IwAR1UemwEhb_DORxg3cthikhxeQfatq36gIX3IKJVrCGABKWlf7DLkpRTxQk

November 21, Saturday, 11am, It's All Relative: Genealogy, presented by the Genealogy Club of the Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, Connecticut.  This is a Zoom presentation by Eric Migdal of It's All Relative Genealogy, LLC, with a presentation on DNA.  Premium members free, and not yet members are $10 via Paypal at this link:  https://www.paypal.com/webapps/hermes?token=3DT26216T9744462M&useraction=commit&mfid=1605218252266_d135e22788461#/checkout/login   

November 23, Monday, 5:30pm, A Treasury of Massachusetts House Museums and Local History Organizations: Part III: Hidden Gems, hosted online free to the public by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented by William Hosely.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Treasury-of--Massachusetts-House-Museums-and-Local-History-Orgs-Part-III-Hidden-Gems

November 30, Monday, 5:30pm, The Power of Objects in 18th Century British America, hosted online free to the public by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  Presented by Jennifer van Horn, University of Delaware.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/The-Power-of-Objects-in-18th-Century-British-America

December 1, Tuesday, 1pm, Burial Hill Tour, hosted by the Pilgrim Hall Museum of Plymouth, Massachusetts in partnership with the Plymouth Antiquarian Society.  1 hour guided tour by Dr. Anne Mason.  Visit the Pilgrim Hall Facebook page for the tour and weather cancellations.

December 1, Tuesday, 4pm, Jewish and African American Cemeteries at Borders Uncrossed, hosted free online by the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Free to the public.  Presented by Dr. Kami Fletcher and Dr. Allan Amanik.  Register here:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bwWOiokZQwWXEkZfunSNlQ

December 1, Tuesday, 5:15pm, Caribbean Connections – Panel Discussion, hosted free online by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  This panel includes Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, Roger Williams University; Casey Schmitt, Cornell University, with comment by Ryan Quintana, Wellesley College.  Register here:  https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Caribbean-Connections--Panel-Discussion

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Coming Soon!

April 14, 2021 – April 17, 2021, NERGC 2021 (The New England Regional Genealogical Conference), will be going virtual!  http://nergc.org/ 

May 19 -22, The National Genealogical Society 2021 Family History Conference: Deep Roots of a Nation, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia.  See the webpage https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

May, 2021  The Wampanoag Ancestors Walk, originally scheduled for August 2020 is moved to May, 2021.  Final date and details to come.  This walk will be led by the Wampanoag tribes of Massachusetts. Placards will be carried with the names of the original 69 villages of the Wampanoag nation.  Participants will pay homage to Massasoit and King Philip and will stop at designated sites to bless the spots where Wampanoag ancestors walked. The walk will conclude with a drum ceremony, followed by a reception.

May 19, 2021, Wednesday, 7pm, The Not-So-Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife, hosted by the Historical Society of Cheshire County and the New Hampshire Humanities Council, at the Wyman Tavern, 349 Main Street, Keene, New Hampshire.  Presented by Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban. Tickets at this link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-not-so-good-life-of-the-colonial-goodwife-tickets-100546954648?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR01EBv2f-5U0qPLtuJmNYOZ60171u4RuSyGuMH0egb2U4OPIozSUyk1kSk

June 12, Saturday, 2021, 9am – 10am, Moultonborough Open Barns 

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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

Cape Ann Museum of Gloucester, Massachusetts has 71 videos on the history of Cape Ann.  Don’t miss this great collection of tours and lectures:   https://vimeo.com/capeannmuseum 

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

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/

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