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Dates:Sat from 8/6/16 - 8/6/16
Hours:Seminar begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 4:00 PM.
Ages:Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:$$ see below
Category:Learn Something

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library will host the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Family History Day on August 6, 2016 from 9 AM-4 PM.

Entitled “Filling in the Gaps: Finding Your Family’s Role in American History,” this full day seminar will include speakers from both organizations and beyond to discuss how researchers can uncover lost stories about how their ancestors lived and worked.

The seminar will take place at the Museum located at 33 Marrett Road in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Lectures will include how to use newspapers, military pension files and fraternal records to discover new information about your family’s past.

Rhonda R.

McClure, a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer, will discuss “Finding Family Stories in Newspapers.” NEHGS’s Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will review “Occupations in Early New England” and “Researching Military Pension Files: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War” to help registrants understand the daily lives of their ancestors.

John Coelho, archivist at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library will discuss “Researching Your Ancestor’s Role in Fraternal Organizations.”

The seminar includes the opportunity to interact with genealogists and staff of both organizations, browse publications, enter to win door prizes, and meet other family historians.

Details and registration are available at the NEHGS website.

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Cost is $65 or $85 including a boxed lunch.

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shop.americanancestors.org/products/filling-in-the-gaps-finding-your-familys-role-in-american-history?pass-through=true

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33 Marrett Rd., Lexington, MA, 02421 map
Phone: 781-861-6559

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library is located at the corner of Route 2A and Massachusetts Avenue.

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