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Now more than ever we need an escape from the pressures of daily life. Connecting to nature can reduce stress, improve mood, and more. You can even reap the benefits in your own backyard. Our featured presenter is Nancy Lawson, renowned author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife. Lawson is a habitat consultant...

At the turn of the 20th century, when Teddy Roosevelt coined his famous maxim, “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick,” artists in the United States were using their big brushes to remake public spaces. They decorated statehouses, courthouses, universities and libraries with high-flown allegories and didactic histories that were meant to beautify the spaces,...

"WHAT'S IT WORTH?" ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW: Author, Auctioneer, Appraiser and Radio show Host Mike Ivankovich will introduce you to “What Determines Value"…and reveal what your Antiques, Collectibles, and Personal Treasures are really worth today. Each attendee is invited to bring in 1-2 items for Mike to appraise. Mike Ivankovich has been involved in some phase...

MIKE TERRY, “MAYFLOWER SOCIETY DNA PROJECT.” DNA is a relatively new tool that helps people do genealogical research and helps connect families. The Project Mayflower on Family Tree DNA, familytreedna.com, is the location for the DNA of 1600+ members of the Mayflower Society. Mike Terry, Susan Abanor and Kenneth Whittemore will explain the what, why and...

In this moderated panel on The Private Lives of Public Women in the Gilded Age, Dr. Linda Perkins, Dr. Heidi Ardizzone, and Dr. Kimberly Hamlin will share the accomplishments and struggles of three notable women who lived at the turn of the twentieth century and inspired generations of women activists, writers, and educators to come....

Join us for this fascinating, hour-long virtual panel discussion with three notable Salem witch trials authors. During this discussion historian and archivist Richard Trask, descendant of Mary Esty, Rebecca Nurse, and John Procter, historical fiction author Kathleen Kent, descendant of Martha Carrier, and historian Mary Beth Norton, descendant of Mary Bradbury, will discuss how they...

BETH FINCH MCCARTHY, “WHO LYETH THERE? DIGGING UP COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND ANCESTOR RECORDS.” Researching your early New England family presents many challenges. Events may not have been recorded, or there is no standard for finding the records. You will learn how to place your ancestor in historical context and effectively locate historical records and other essential...

Though the Salem trials of 1692 are today one of the most famous in the Western world, they were far from the largest or deadliest. Nearly two decades before Salem, the Torsåker parish in Sweden was overtaken by a terrible witchcraft panic. In just one day in 1675, 71 people were beheaded and burned at...

MARK SCHMIDT, “THE MAYFLOWER SOCIETY HOUSE AND THE RED CROSS: HOW THE HOUSE WAS USED DURING WORLD WAR II” In December 1941, just as the United States was entering World War II, the Winslow House became the property of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. It was then turned over to the Plymouth chapter of the...

BONNIE MUCIA, “SETTING SAIL TO THE MAYFLOWER SOCIETY WITH THE SILVER BOOKS AS YOUR GUIDE” Do you know how to apply to a lineage society?  Do you understand the purpose of the Silver Books and how they are to be used?  This will be a way to better comprehend both. In 2021, the Mayflower Society launched...

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Erected in downtown Salem in 1992, this was an important moment for the city, as Salem continued to process the legacy and significance of these tragic events as a modern community. During the years leading up to the 300th anniversary, the...

JEANETTE SHELIGA, “BEEFING UP AN ANCESTOR’S TIMELINE” So often there are unanswered questions and brick walls surrounding a person on your family tree. This presentation focuses on techniques and good practices on how to obtain and organize all of the information that you can locate on a person and, hopefully, help to answer your questions and...

Shellie Karol-Chik, “Disease and Epidemics in Colonial New England” More details to come. In 2021, the Mayflower Society launched a very popular Lecture Series covering a variety of Mayflower Pilgrim-related topics including their odyssey, their life and times, their maritime experience and, of course, genealogy! Please plan join us to enjoy learning more about Mayflower Pilgrim...