MEETINGS
Meetings are held in person on the second Saturday of each month, from September through June, at the John Curtis Free Library in Hanover, MA.
Into to the DAR
The Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C. offers far more than resources for Revolutionary War descendants. As one of the nation’s premier genealogical research libraries, it provides a wealth of materials for anyone exploring their family history.
This presentation will introduce the wide range of resources available both at the library itself and through its free online collections. Whether you conduct research on-site or from home, you’ll discover how these tools can support and enhance your work—and perhaps even uncover connections to your own family story.
Identification of the Homes of Our Ancestors
While we are researching our ancestors, we frequently imagine where they lived and what it looked like. Of course, if we are lucky enough to find that particular site, it has changed greatly in the subsequent years.
In 1981, the federal government challenged local governments to survey the historical houses of their towns.Since then, many Historical Commissions have been charged with this task. In that process, the towns were given specific criteria that had to be entered into forms and submitted with proof of the criteria to the State Historic Commissions. Frequently, these houses were of enough historic significance that they were entered on the National Trust.