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  • Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Uncovering Voices from the Back Stairs

    Historic New England and the New England Historic Genealogical Society will present a program entitled Uncovering Voices from the Back Stairs on Wednesday, November 7, beginning at 6 pm at the New England Genealogical Society’s headquarters at 99 – 101 Newbury Street in Boston. The event is free to HNE and NEHGS members, $5 for non-members.

    Although domestic servants made everyday life in grand homes possible, their identities and roles within the household have long been hidden. Jennifer Pustz, museum historian at Historic New England and author of Voices from the Back Stairs, illustrates the diversity of domestic service in New England over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by focusing on Castle Tucker, Roseland Cottage, and the Codman Estate. Archival materials illustrate the lives of servants and relationships with their employers.

    Following this lecture, Marie Daly, director of the library at New England Historic Genealogical Society, demonstrates how anyone can research their family history, including hard-to-trace ancestors such as servants, immigrants, and members of the working class. She will highlight both online and on-site research venues, bringing to light the sources that can help piece together your family story. Co-sponsored with New England Historic Genealogical Society.

    Registration is required. Please call 617-994-5959 for more information. Purchase tickets now by clicking here.

  • Tuesday, March 29, 5:30 pm – Hollywood House Demesne: An American Garden Abroad

    Please join the New England Historic Genealogical Society for a special, free lecture by Carolyn Lynch on Tuesday, March 29, beginning with a reception at 5:30 pm and lecture at 6 pm.  The event will take place at the New England Historic Genealogical Society building at 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, and is entitled Hollywood House Demesne: An American Garden Abroad.  Parklands and Celtic knots, bridal paths and wild gorse fields, stables, greenhouses, and thatched houses, all will be highlighted in this illustrated talk on Hollywood House and its award-winning gardens, by Carolyn Lynch. A lovingly restored Georgian estate in county Limerick, Ireland, Hollywood House is featured in “On Foreign Soil: American Gardeners Abroad.” Carolyn Lynch is President and CEO of the Lynch Foundation and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (www.AmericanAncestors.org).  The program is free but RSVP is required.  Call 617-226-1220, or email amagno@nehgs.org.