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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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2.27.2023

Margaret A. Burnham with By Hands Now Known

2.23.2023

The Greatest Athlete in American History : Jim Thorpe or Bob Jackson? Two Bestselling Authors Debate

2.2.2023

Half American

12.12.2022

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

11.29.2022

Stacy Schiff discusses The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

11.14.2022

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

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


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