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American Ancestors

American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is America’s founding genealogical organization and the most respected name in family history. Established in 1845, they are the nation’s leading comprehensive resource for family history research and the largest Society of its kind in the world. The group provides family history services through their staff, original scholarship, data-rich website, educational opportunities and its research center to help family historians of all levels explore their past and understand their families’ unique place in history.

American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is America’s founding genealogical organization and the most respected name in family history. Established in 1845, they are the nation’s leading comprehensive resource for family history research and the largest Society of its kind in the world. The group provides family history services through their staff, original scholarship, data-rich website, educational opportunities and its research center to help family historians of all levels explore their past and understand their families’ unique place in history.

Lectures
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7.18.2023

Leah Myers with Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

6.20.2023

Jonathan Eig with King: A Life

5.23.2023 (1:06:31)

Mark Lee Gardner with 'The Earth is All That Lasts'

5.8.2023 (1:03:31)

Chad L. Williams with 'The Wounded World'

3.27.2023 (58:32)

David Waldstreicher with 'The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley'

2.27.2023 (59:34)

Margaret A. Burnham with By Hands Now Known

2.23.2023 (1:01:39)

The Greatest Athlete in American History : Jim Thorpe or Bo Jackson?

2.2.2023 (56:07)

Half American - The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting WW II at Home and Abroad

12.12.2022 (1:01:49)

Paul Fisher with "The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World"

11.29.2022 (58:45)

Stacy Schiff discusses The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

11.14.2022 (55:02)

Kerri K. Greenidge with The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family

9.29.2022 (53:33)

The History of Clothing: Two Authors Discuss Style and Substance

9.12.2022 (58:48)

Mark Clague with O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

7.7.2022 (1:16:41)

Women in the Gilded Age: Two Authors’ Insights

6.20.2022 (1:02:09)

Annette Gordon-Reed with "On Juneteenth"

2.28.2022 (1:15:57)

Linda Hirshman with The Color of Abolition


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