Upcoming Meetings and Speakers 2024

Remember-All Hanover meetings begin at 1:00

November 9th

"From Birds-Eye to Street View: Navigating Family History with Digital Maps". 

For family historians, maps can be gateways to the past, offering unique insights into our ancestors' lives and communities. In this session, Joanne Riley will demonstrate how to use a variety of online mapping resources to visualize our ancestors' lives, understand their geographical context, and uncover new insights about their communities. From historical atlases and fire insurance maps to interactive topographical tools, we'll explore a wealth of resources that can help locate long-lost family residences, track migrations, and even "walk" the streets our ancestors once roamed. A handout listing links and resources will be provided.

Speaker: Joanne Riley

Joanne Riley is a long-time archivist and digital humanities specialist at UMass Boston, where she managed Healey Library's archival research collections and related academic and community-based initiatives for a number of years.  Joanne was the founding director of the "Mass. Memories Road Show" program at UMass Boston, an early "participatory archiving" project, and she conceived and directed the "1919 Boston Police Strike Project" that engaged a team of volunteers in researching the lives of those who participated in that historic event.  Joanne's work centers on empowering researchers, students and community members - especially family historians - to apply digital technology to better understand and share local history and cultural heritage.

October 12th

Topic:  John Adams

Presenter:  Michael Lepage

 Hear from John Adams himself as he discusses his earliest beginnings in Braintree through his days as delegate of the Continental Congress and foreign ambassador. Listen to his opinions of his contemporaries and how he longs to be home with his “dearest friend,” Abigail, and their children. Mr. Adams’ singular wit is appealing to children and adults!

 Michael E. Lepage has been a Historical Interpreter since 1992, playing historical characters since 1998 including: John Adams, Paul Revere, Dr. Joseph Warren, Peter Oliver, a British Soldier, a Civil War Soldier, and Baseball Player/Manager John McGraw.

He has performed at a variety of venues including: the Adams National Historical Park, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Minuteman National Park, The Paul Revere House, the Boston Tea Party Museum, the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, Marriott’s Custom House, and corporate events.