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http://www.americanancestors.org

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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6.20.2022

Annette Gordon-Reed with "On Juneteenth"

2.28.2022 (1:15:57)

Linda Hirshman with The Color of Abolition

1.19.2022 (1:03:04)

New York City, the Roaring Twenties and a Madam for the Powerful

10.19.2021 (58:23)

The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics

9.23.2021 (1:02:50)

Nathaniel Philbrick: In Search of Washington and His Legacy

9.2.2021 (57:51)

Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar: American Women Writers

6.28.2021 (57:52)

The story of Canada’s famous Hudson's Bay Company

5.12.2021 (1:01:55)

Daniel James Brown: “Facing the Mountain”

4.29.2021 (59:31)

Meet playwright and author Quiara Alegría Hudes

3.23.2021 (59:06)

Historian John Matteson on "A Worse Place Than Hell"

2.4.2021 (52:58)

Janice Nimura on "The Doctors Blackwell"

1.19.2021 (54:14)

Nadia Owusu with "Aftershocks: A Memoir"

12.7.2020 (1:03:14)

The life of Henry Wadsworth and Fanny Appleton Longfellow

11.5.2020 (59:59)

Tamara Payne on "The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X"

10.20.2020 (58:41)

Meet the Author Claire Messud

9.10.2020 (53:43)

Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice


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