Tuesday, February 7 6 - 8 pm

The trustees of the Beverly Historical Society invite you to join them at the opening of a special exhibit. Students from Montserrat College of Art's Bear Gallery, using the Society's collections as inspiration, have created new works about maritime adventures, creating portraits and designing 18th century rooms. 

Saturday, February 25 10:00 - noon
Working with Vital Records
Darren Brown leads a workshop for all beginning genealogists on using vital records, both printed and online. Several real genealogical inquiries serve as examples, with participants learning to use vital records (particularly Massachusetts) through onsite collections, as well as through the Ancestry.com and New England Historic Genealogical Society databases. Registration required; limited to 15 people. $15/$10 members.

Wednesday, March 14th 7 pm
How the Irish Shaped the Physical and Cultural Landscape of Beverly Farms
Nancy Coffey, Beverly native and former history teacher discusses the development of the three large construction firms, the Irish role in building estates, worker housing, and ommercial buildings, and the establishment of St. Margaret’s church and school.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS 0F
THE BEVERLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Annual Meeting of Members of the Beverly Historical Society will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. at John Cabot House, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts to act on minutes of the previous meeting, the treasurer’s report, electing trustees, amending the bylaws as described below and transacting any other business properly coming before the meeting.

The Board of Trustees urges members to approve amending the bylaws to allow a non-trustee secretary.

After the meeting, please stay for a talk by Steven Eames, author of Rustic Warriors: Warfare and the Provincial Soldier on the New England Frontier, 1689-1748. If you plan to attend, please contact us by March 19 at info@beverlyhistory.org or 978-922-1186.
Richard W. Southgate,Secretary
January 31, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 10:00 - noon
Working with Cemetery Records - Workshop
Curator of Collections Darren Brown demonstrates how to use the cemetery records and plot plans in the collection, including Central, North Beverly and Dodge’s Row. Real genealogical inquiries serve as examples; participants will have the opportunity to access documents related to their own searches. A walk to the Abbott Street cemetery enables participants to locate some of the stones used as examples. Registration required; limited to 15 people. $15/$10 members.