Friday, January 29, 2016

February 2016 Genealogy and Local History Calendar


January 30, Saturday, 9am, NEHGS Irish Genealogy Study Group, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  The Irish Study group meets on the last Saturday of the month to discuss research problems and share solutions. www.americanancestors.org

February 3, Thursday, noon - 1pm, Lunch and Learn: Saints, Strangers... & Merchant Adventurers?  at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center, Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  Free for members, $8 non members.  A focus on the Elizabethan venture capitalists and land speculators behind Plimoth Plantation.  Meet some of these unknown characters, beyond the usual Saints and Strangers, with Pubic Historian Hilary Goodnow.  Register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-learn-saints-strangers-merchant-adventurers-speaker-hilary-goodnow-tickets-20562533090?utm_source=Development&utm_campaign=cea1dbbd57-Member_enews_December_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_485720053f-cea1dbbd57-59482249&mc_cid=cea1dbbd57&mc_eid=8cf6024ba3   

February 5, Friday, noon – 1pm, Crime and Punishment in Early Massachusetts, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Rose A. Doherty as part the NEHGS First Friday Series.  Registration recommended, by not required, at this link: http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/crime-and-punishment-in-early-new-england?pass-through=true&utm_source=February+&utm_campaign=February+Calendar+of+Events&utm_medium=email

February 5, Friday, 6pm – 8pm The Presidential Plate, at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture at the Peterborough Historical Society, Peterborough, New Hampshire.  Enjoy a four course meal drawn from White House meals served by John Adams, Franklin Pierce, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  During dinner there will be a liberal sprinkling of historical tidbits about these presidents and their lives in the White House.  For more information, see this webpage http://monadnockcenter.org/event/the-presidential-plate/

February 6, Saturday, 10 – 11 am, New Visitor Tour at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  FREE, no registration required.

Feb 7 (and more), 2pm, Sundays, Sundays at the Forsyth, at the Forsyth Chapel, at the main entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.  Two Sundays in February, March and April.  Each presentation covers a topic that highlights the residents or grounds of Forest Hill Cemetery.  Light refreshments. $10 per person. Email marianne@foresthillscemetery.com or 617-524-0128 for more information.
Feb 7: Going to Town- by Anthony Sanmarco
Feb 21: Stories in Black and White- by Dee Morris
Mar 6: SS Pierce: A Boston Tradition- by Anthony Sanmarco
Mar 20: Women of the Theater - by Dee Morris
April 3: The History of Forest Hills Cemetery- by Anthony Sanmarco
April 17: The Other New England Patriots- by Dee Morris

February 7, Monday, 2pm, Family Stories:  How and Why to Remember and Tell Them, sponsored by the Wilmot Historical Society, at the Wilmot Community Association, 64 Village Road, Wilmot, New Hampshire.  Free to the public, presented by story teller Jo Radner.  She will share foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Contact Rosanna Eubank-Dude for more information 603-526-6804.

February 9, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.  One on one assistance with a librarian.  Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics.  Please register online at the library website.

February 9, Tuesday, 7pm, Benedict Arnold:  Patriot and Traitor?  At the Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, New Hampshire, hosted by the Friends of the Hampstead Public Library. Free to the public.

February 10, Wednesday, 6pm, Spy Hub: Catholicism, Anti Semitism and Secret Intelligence in Wartime Boston, at the Commonwealth Salon, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Boston College assistant professor Charles R. Gallagher describes a British covert operation in Boston in 1939- the subject of an upcoming book.  Free to the public.

February 16, Tuesday, , 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.  One on one assistance with a librarian.  Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics.  Please register online at the library website.

February 16, Tuesday, 9am – 5pm, Scout Day at NEHGS, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can early badges and explore millions of records on the shelves of the NEHGS library during winter vacation week.  Lectures in the morning and afternoon, and consultations with the experts.  Troops and individual scouts are welcome. FREE, please register at this link:  http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/scout-day-at-nehgs?pass-through=true&utm_source=February+&utm_campaign=February+Calendar+of+Events&utm_medium=email  

February 18, Thursday, 7pm, “If I am not for myself, Who will be for me?” George Washington’s Runaway Slave, at the Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, New Hampshire, a living history presentation by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti.  Free to the public.

February 18, Thursday, 5:30pm, Newport’s Black Giants: Race, Sport and Community, at the Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island, presented by sports historian Robert Cvornyek.  $5 per person, $4 with the Newport Winter Festival button, $1 for NHS members. Please RSVP 401-846-0813. 

February 20, Saturday, 10 – 11 am, New Visitor Tour at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  FREE, no registration required.

February 20, Saturday, 10:30am, Picturing Class:  Lewis W. Hine Photographs Child Labor in New England, at the Millyard Museum, 300 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, presented by historian and author Robert Macieski, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester.  Free with regular admission.  Pre-registration required at 603-622-7531.  

February 20, Saturday, 1pm, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the the American Experience, at the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Essex Society of Genealogists, a lecture by Emerson "Tad" Baker, Professor of History at Salem State University.  There is a brown bag luncheon before the lecture.

February 21, Sunday, 2pm, Civil War Boston, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts.  Barbara Berenson discusses the history of Boston in the Civil War, with special emphasis on abolitionism.  Free to the public.  

February 23, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.  One on one assistance with a librarian.  Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics.  Please register online at the library website.


February 23, Tuesday, 7pm, Researching Maritime Ancestors in the National Archives, sponsored by the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society at the American Legion Hall, 122 Elm Street, Gardner, Massachusetts, by genealogist Jake Fletcher.  Free to the public.

February 23, Tuesday, 7:30pm, Social Needlework: From Quilting Bees to Sewing and Knitting Circles, at the Masonic Temple, 19 Academy Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. Trace the colorful transition from co-operative needlework to social networking. Sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society.  Free to the public. 

 February 24, Wednesday, 6pm, Genealogy: Bringing Together Past, Present and Future, at the Montachusett Regional Vocational Tech School, 1050 Westminster Street, Fitchbury, Massachusetts, presented by genealogist Jack Fletcher. 

February 24, Wednesday, 6pm, History of the Hub: Resources for Local and Family History at the Boston City Archives, at the Commonwealth Salon, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Presented by Martha Crilly, archivist for Reference and Outreach at the Boston City Archives.  Free to the public.

February 24, Wednesday, 7:30pm, Voices Beyond Bondage: An Anthology of Verse by African Americans of the 19th Century, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts.  A book talk by Erika DeSimone and Fidel Louise.  Free to the public.

February 25, Thursday, 7:30pm,  Case Closed on the 1873 Smuttynose Ax Murders, at the Bwerwick Academy, Jeppsesen Science Center, in Berwick, Maine, sponsored by the Old Berwick Historical Society, presented by historian J. Dennis Robinson, based on research for his popular book Mystery on the Isles of Shoals.  For more information info@oldberwick.org 

February 25 – 27, Winter Weekend Research Getaway at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Register at this link: http://shop.americanancestors.org/collections/research-tours-programs/products/winter-weekend-research-getaway?pass-through=true  Escape to NEHGS for three days of research, consultations, lectures and social events.

February 27, Saturday, 2pm, American Sweepstakes:  How One Small State Bucked the Church, The Feds and the Mob to Usher in the Lottery Age, at the NH Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire.  Presented by author and TV journalist Kevin Flynn as he talks about his new book.  Free to the public.

February 27, Saturday, 7pm, Tavern Night at the Munroe Tavern, at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts.   Enjoy the Munroe Tavern while you taste a variety of Scotch whiskeys, eat Scottish dishes, and listen to Scottish music, songs and poetry.  Guests are encouraged to wear plaid. Men in kilts especially welcome! $50 members, $60 non-members.  Purchase tickets in advance at 781-862-1703.  

February 28, Sunday, 2pm, Winter Lecture Series: Commemoration of the 312th Anniversary of the 174 Raid- Raiding and Captive Taking along the New England and New York Borders 1688 - 1748, at Historic Deerfiled, in the Deerfield Community Center, Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Free to the public.  http://www.historic-deerfield.org/event/lectures/winter-lecture-series-harms-wayconflict-and-captivity-french-and-indian-war/?eID=18381

March, 2016,  Beginning the Journey of Genealogy, a four week genealogy course at the the Montachusett Regional Vocational Tech School, 1050 Westminster Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts by genealogist Jake Fletcher.  See this link for more information: https://www.montytechnites.com/

March 1, Tuesday, 7pm, I Can’t Die But Once – Harriet Tubman’s Civil War, at the North Hampton Public Library, 237A Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, New Hampshire, presented by living historian Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti.  Free to the public.

March 1, Tuesday, 7pm,  New Hampshire’s One-Room Rural Schools:  The Romance and the Reality, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire.  A presentation by Steve Taylor on the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.  Free to the public.

March 1, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7:30pm, Introductory Genealogy Research Assistance, at the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.  One on one assistance with a librarian.  Allow at least one week lead time for research on specific topics.  Please register online at the library website.


March 5, Saturday (Rain Date, March 6), 10am - 4pm, Museum Clean Up Day at Plimoth Plantation, meet up at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center, Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  Go behinds the scenes with a rake, a brush, a broom, or a needle and help the staff and volunteers get the museum exhibits ready for a new season! Free lunch for all participants.  Register by Tuesday, March 1st:  http://www.plimoth.org/springclean?utm_source=Development&utm_campaign=cea1dbbd57-Member_enews_December_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_485720053f-cea1dbbd57-59482249&mc_cid=cea1dbbd57&mc_eid=8cf6024ba3   

March 6, Sunday, 9am – 4pm, Irish Family History Day, at the Courtyard Marriott, 275 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, cost $85.  Register for a 20 minute one-on-one consultation session with an expert for an additional $30.  Questions?  Call 617-226-1226 or email education@nehgs.org.  Register online at http://shop.americanancestors.org/products/irish-family-history-day-1?pass-through=true&utm_source=Irish+Family+History+Day+-+Contributing+Members&utm_campaign=Irish+Family+History+Day+FY16&utm_medium=email

Planning Ahead:

March 11, Friday, 5:30 – 9:30, The Annual Genealogy Lock In, at the Memorial Hall Public Library, Andover, Massachusetts. Register for an evening of after hours genealogy research with exclusive access to databases, computers, microfilm and the Andover Room.  A light dinner will be served. $10 fee. Space is limited. http://www.mhl.org/genealogy-program/2015/annual-genealogy-lock


March 12, 19, and 26 (Three consecutive Saturdays), 2p m to 4pm , Workshop:  Getting Started in Genealogy with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, held at the New Hampshire Historical Society Library, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire. This class will introduce basic concepts in genealogy, tools for organizing your research, standard records and hints for conducting research.  For more information and pricing for members and non-members, visit nhhistory.org or call Wendy Olcott at 603-856-0621 to register by phone using a credit card.

March 26, Saturday, History Camp Boston 2016, at the Harriet Tubman House, 566 Columbus Avenue,  Boston, Massachusetts (Near the Mass. Ave T stop).  See this link for more information registration and schedule:  http://historycamp.org/boston-2016/

 April 16 and 17, Massachusetts Genealogical Council 2016 Seminar, at the Courtyard Hotel, Marlborough, Massachusetts.  Register online, see the website http://massgencouncil.org/index.php/2016seminar/register

April 30, The 2016 New England Family History Conference. For details see the website http://nefamilyhistory.com/

June 25, Saturday, 1pm to 4pm,  French Canadians in the Granite State, at the New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire.  This is a workshop on advanced genealogy for those with specific interest in New Hampshire’s largest ethnic group, the French Canadians.  It will be led by the experts at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. For more information and pricing for members and non-members, visit nhhistory.org or call Wendy Olcott at 603-856-0621 to register by phone using a credit card.

September 15 – 17, New York State Family History Conference, at the Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, New York.

April 2017, NERGC 2017, at the Mass Mutual Center, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 

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