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New England Historic Genealogical Society

The New England Historic Genealogical Society is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845. A charitable, nonprofit educational institution, NEHGS is located at 99-101 Newbury Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, in an eight-story archive and research center. Today it has over 25,000 members worldwide and a 50-person staff. Wikipedia*

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New England Historic Genealogical Society has hosted 2 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2006 Speech.

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    Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

    English historian Peter Moore discussed the generation that preceded the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the influenc…

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      Vice President, New England Historic Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society
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