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A National Center for Family History, Heritage & Culture.

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Do you have a young historian in your family? We are hosting a Young Family Historians Essay Contest where students can write about an ancestor who faced a challenge and how they overcame it. Essays are due April 1st! Learn more about the contest: hubs.ly/Q033WC930
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Join the JHC, historian Jonathan Sarna, and shoe designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Stuart Weitzman to learn about the vital role of the Massachusetts shoe industry in the Jewish immigrant experience of the 19th and 20th century.

Register now: hubs.ly/Q038BbnV0
February 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In our latest from Vita Brevis, researcher Sheilagh Doerfler discovers that her ancestors had lived in one of her favorite places in Maine to visit. #genealogy vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/new-places-p...
New Places—Part 2
Researcher Sheilagh Doerfler learns that her ancestors lived in one of her favorite places in Maine.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On Tuesday, we hosted our first hybrid event in our newly renovated building! Justene Hill Edwards presented her latest book, "Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank" in conversation with moderator Kenyatta Barry! #genealogy #BlackHistoryMonth
February 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Tune in to see @shamrockgen.bsky.social at #RootsTech2025! Melanie will be presenting on the migration of the Irish to Canada before and during The Great Famine. Register here: hubs.ly/Q034KTpg0 #genealogy
February 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Attending #RootsTech2025? Join @dlgenealogist.bsky.social hybrid lecture on getting started in researching your Scottish ancestors! Register here: hubs.ly/Q034KZLM0 #genealogy
February 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Last Thursday, I returned to my place of solace, @americanancestors.bsky.social for first time in two years and it was really nice to be back!

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February 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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My @americanancestors.bsky.social #Genealogy lecture "Researching the Great Migration of New England 1620-1640" is now available from Legacy Family Tree webinars familytreewebinars.com/webinar/rese..., is free for the next week. Honored to have over 1,700+ attend, please watch and RT
Researching the Great Migration of New England 1620-1640 - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
This lecture details the resources available for researching your New England ancestors who arrived during the Great Migration from England from 1620-1640....
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January 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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📣Tomorrow: Tues. 01/28 at 1pm ET
Join @americanancestors.bsky.social and the editors of JEWISH COUNTRY HOUSES for a free, virtual lecture about the role of the country house within European Jewish history 🏡
Register: tinyurl.com/5fzu7mht
#BrandeisPress #JewishHistory @tauberbrandeis.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
American Ancestors is officially open to the public! 🎉 Come visit us at 97 Newbury Street and start your research! Learn more: www.americanancestors.org/about/visit
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Yes, you heard that right!! Soon you will be able to visit the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center in person, in our newly ~renovated~ space. Come say hi!
We’re excited to announce that after extensive renovations, American Ancestors in Boston will reopen for members and non-members on January 21, 2025!  For our daily schedule, location, and details, visit hubs.ly/Q030ZpmH0. We look forward to seeing you in January!
January 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Breaking news for the #genealogy world: American Ancestors is reopening to the public on January 21st!

Check out the link below for more details.
We’re excited to announce that after extensive renovations, American Ancestors in Boston will reopen for members and non-members on January 21, 2025!  For our daily schedule, location, and details, visit hubs.ly/Q030ZpmH0. We look forward to seeing you in January!
January 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Exciting #Genealogy news @americanancestors.bsky.social will be open again after extensive renovations on January 21, 2025! RT #GenealogyNewsflash
We’re excited to announce that after extensive renovations, American Ancestors in Boston will reopen for members and non-members on January 21, 2025!  For our daily schedule, location, and details, visit hubs.ly/Q030ZpmH0. We look forward to seeing you in January!
January 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We’re excited to announce that after extensive renovations, American Ancestors in Boston will reopen for members and non-members on January 21, 2025!  For our daily schedule, location, and details, visit hubs.ly/Q030ZpmH0. We look forward to seeing you in January!
January 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How can a person born in Puerto Rico be considered a citizen of Denmark? Genealogist Christopher Child untangles a complex web of politics and history to explain how one family became naturalized as U.S. citizens, and the path they took to get there. vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/complicated-...
Complicated Naturalizations
How can a person born in Puerto Rico be considered a citizen of Denmark? Genealogist Christopher Child investigates a complex web of history and politics to explain one family's story.
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December 16, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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There is still time to register for the American Ancestors "Writing and Publishing Your Family History" course. Classes are recorded.

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December 10, 2024 at 4:47 PM