Saturday, November 16, 2019 – 10:30am – Chester Public Library, Chester NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 7pm – Ford’s Colony Genealogy Club, Williamsburg, VA
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Sunday, May 19, 2019 – 2pm – Durand-Hedden House, Maplewood, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 – Leisure Village West – Irish-American Club – Manchester, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Saturday, March 9, 2019 – Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Secaucus Library, NJ
In honor and celebration of St. Patrick’s Day – Join Maureen for a presentation about her three-decade search for her beloved grandmother’s Irish roots. Today, over 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry.Many of those ancestors left Ireland in desperation during the years of the Great Famine, when the potato cropped failed for several consecutive years. During that catastrophe, over a million starving Irish left their beloved homeland and another million died in Ireland as the result of deprivation and disease. Hear their story and learn about conditions in Ireland before the Famine, the harrowing tale of the Irish that fled to America by ship, and their lives as new immigrants in New Jersey in the 19th century.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 – 1pm – Valley Health Prime Time – Dorothy B. Kraft Center, 15 Essex Rd., Paramus, NJ
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are?
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Saturday, October 21, 2017 – 2pm – North Plainfield Library – 6 Rockview Ave., North Plainfield, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Saturday, October 14, 2017 – 2pm Glen Ridge Library –240 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are?
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 – 10am – 4pm – Williamsburg Book Festival – The Stryker Center, 412 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, VA
Come out and enjoy Williamsburg’s Occasion for the Arts Weekend; Meet Maureen at the Book Festival and attend her genealogy workshop @ 2:45pm: Discovering Ancestral Roots & Transplanting Them for Future Generations
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Sunday, June 11, 2017 – BooksNJ 2017 – 1-5 pm – Paramus Public Library Grounds
New Jersey’s best book festival. It only happens every two years so don’t miss it. Meet Maureen and many other authors. Keynote speakers include Robin Cook, the author of Outbreak and Coma. There will also be panel discussions and opportunities for attendees to speak with the authors. It’s a fantastic event. Don’t miss it!
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 @ 7pm – Hunterdon County Library – 314 Rte 12, Flemington, NJ
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are?
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Thursday, May 18, 2017 @ 1pm – Sandpipers Club – Monmouth Beach, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Thursday, May 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – Rural Awareness of Franklin Township – Faith Weslyan Church, Annandale, NJ
Join Maureen for a slideshow and discussion of her book: Jersey! Then . . . Again – a collection of 36 tales of unique New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 @ 8pm – Historical Society of Scotch Plains & Fanwood
At the turn of the 1900s, a young Italian immigrant and university-trained midwife came to New Jersey. Grazia Fucci Lipari, the midwife, went on to deliver almost 500 babies. Maureen tells Grazia’s fascinating story and also how she tracked down several of the ‘babies’ Grazia delivered and interviewed them about their own amazing lives.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 12 noon – New Jersey State Library, 185 W. State St., Trenton, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 @ 1:30pm – Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, NJ 08831
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 @ 10am – Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy Club – Lambert Castle, 3 Valley Road, Paterson, NJ 07503-2032
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 @ 2:00pm – East Brunswick Historical Society, 78 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ
Join Maureen for a slideshow and discussion of her book: Jersey! Then . . . Again – a collection of 36 tales of unique New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 @ 7:30pm – Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh, Old Bridge, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 @ 10:30am – Somerset County Senior Wellness Center, Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are??
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Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 @ Noon – Avon Women’s Club – At the Marina, Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ
Maureen will be speaking about her three-decade search for her beloved grandmother’s Irish roots. Today, over 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Many of those ancestors left Ireland in desperation during the years of the Great Famine, when the potato cropped failed for several consecutive years. During that catastrophe, over a million starving Irish left their beloved homeland and another million died in Ireland as the result of deprivation and disease. Hear their story and learn about conditions in Ireland before the Famine, the harrowing tale of the Irish that fled to America by ship, and their lives as new immigrants in New Jersey in the 19th century.
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Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 @ 7pm – Morris Area Genealogy Society – Morris County Library, Whippany, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 @ 7pm – Hunterdon County Library – 314 Rt. 12, Bldg. 3, Raritan, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Monday, June 13, 2016 @ 7pm – Matawan-Aberdeen Library – 165 Main St. Matawan, NJ
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 2pm – Monmouth County Genealogy Society – Eatontown Community Center
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ Noon – Irish Heritage Festival – Sponsored by the Sayreville Public Library – Sayreville Senior Center, Main Street, Sayreville
Come out for Maureen’s talk on all things Irish and to enjoy some lovely Irish music as the community celebrates Irish heritage.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 @ 7pm – Mt. Tabor Historical Society
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Tuesday, May 10 & May 17 @ 2pm – Moorestown Public Library
-Genealogy Research Computer Lab Training Course – Limited Seating
Join Maureen for two 90-minute sessions working hands-on in the library’s computer lab. Using a case study based on actual genealogy research, attendees will search for generations of a Lambertville family using Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and GenealogyBank.com. Seating is limited so that each attendee will have a computer to use and personal attention from Maureen as they build their research skills.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 – Moorestown Public Library – 2pm
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are??
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ noon – Avon-by-the-Sea Public Library
Join Maureen as she presents her very informative program: Introduction to Basic Genealogy Research. Maureen will give an overview of Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3, on-line newspaper archives, and about using DNA testing as an aid in your family history research. Helpful how-to handouts will be provided to attendees. Who do you think you are??
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 7:30 pm – Dante Alighieri Women’s Club – Matawan, NJ
At the turn of the 1900s, a young Italian immigrant and university-trained midwife came to New Jersey. Grazia Fucci Lipari, the midwife, went on to deliver almost 500 babies. Maureen tells Grazia’s fascinating story and also how she tracked down several of the ‘babies’ Grazia delivered and interviewed them about their own amazing lives.
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Sunday, April 10, 2016 from 1-5pm – Bergen County Historical Society – Authors’ Day Event at Historic New Bridge Landing – Come out and meet Maureen and other local authors!
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Saturday, April 9, 2016 @ 11am- Hudson County Genealogy & History Society – Secaucus Library – Paterson Plank Rd., Secaucus, NJ
Join Maureen for her slideshow presentation and talk about her newest book: Scarlet Letter Lives. Take a historical journey back to the Civil War era and late 19th century, experience the lives of three real families and find out how their own 1850s copies of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter found their way to Maureen and inspired the multigenerational story told in her book, Scarlet Letter Lives.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 @ 7pm – Ocean County Genealogical Society – Ocean County Library – 101 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 @ 7pm – Bridgewater Library, 1 Vogt Dr., Bridgewater, NJ
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Monday, March 28, 2016 @ 7pm – Ridgewood Public Library – Hosted by the Genealogical Society of Bergen County
Take Your Needle My Child and Work Your Pattern. Join Maureen for her presentation about three schoolgirl embroidery samplers, each done by a young Irish girl. One was completed in 1792 by a Quaker girl living in Clonmel, County Tipperary, the second in 1849 by a young girl in Pettigo, County Donegal and the third in 1818 by a young girl in Coleraine, County Londonderry. Maureen researched each of the sampler-makers, genealogically and historically, and will tell the story of each girl as she discovered it, accompanied by a slideshow and a display of the original antique samplers themselves.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 @ 1:00 pm – 100th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising – Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Maureen will be speaking about her three-decade search for her beloved grandmother’s Irish roots. Today, over 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Many of those ancestors left Ireland in desperation during the years of the Great Famine, when the potato cropped failed for several consecutive years. During that catastrophe, over a million starving Irish left their beloved homeland and another million died in Ireland as the result of deprivation and disease. Hear their story and learn about conditions in Ireland before the Famine, the harrowing tale of the Irish that fled to America by ship, and their lives as new immigrants in New Jersey in the 19th century.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016 – Virginia Festival of the Book – Charlottesville, VA
Maureen will be appearing at the book festival from 9am – 4pm in the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville meeting readers, signing books and talking about her book Scarlet Letter Lives.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 @ 6:30pm – Sayreville Public Library – Washington Rd., Sayreville, NJ 08872
In honor and celebration of St. Patrick’s Day – Join Maureen for a presentation about her three-decade search for her beloved grandmother’s Irish roots. Today, over 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Many of those ancestors left Ireland in desperation during the years of the Great Famine, when the potato cropped failed for several consecutive years. During that catastrophe, over a million starving Irish left their beloved homeland and another million died in Ireland as the result of deprivation and disease. Hear their story and learn about conditions in Ireland before the Famine, the harrowing tale of the Irish that fled to America by ship, and their lives as new immigrants in New Jersey in the 19th century.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 6:30pm – Totowa Public Library – 537 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
In honor and celebration of St. Patrick’s Day – Join Maureen for a presentation about her three-decade search for her beloved grandmother’s Irish roots. Today, over 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Many of those ancestors left Ireland in desperation during the years of the Great Famine, when the potato cropped failed for several consecutive years. During that catastrophe, over a million starving Irish left their beloved homeland and another million died in Ireland as the result of deprivation and disease. Hear their story and learn about conditions in Ireland before the Famine, the harrowing tale of the Irish that fled to America by ship, and their lives as new immigrants in New Jersey in the 19th century.
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Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 2pm – Middletown Public Library – 55 New Monmouth Rd.
Middletown, N.J. 07748
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 @ 7pm – Sayreville Historical Society – Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main Street, Sayreville NJ 08872
Join Maureen for her slideshow presentation and talk about her newest book: Scarlet Letter Lives. Take a historical journey back to the Civil War era and late 19th century, experience the lives of three real families and find out how their own 1850s copies of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter found their way to Maureen and inspired the multigenerational story told in her book, Scarlet Letter Lives.
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Sunday, November 1, 2015 – 2-3:30pm – Well Read New & Used Books
425 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Join me and three other authors for a fun “author speed dating” event! Each of us will give a 15-minute talk about writing and our books, followed by time to meet and talk with readers and sign books. Find out more about this fun event: http://www.thewellreadbookstore.com/event/local-author-speed-dating-november
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 @ 6pm – Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
Join Maureen for a “Jersey” talk and slideshow at the Old Barracks Museum, one of New Jersey’s most important historical sites. Built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, the Old Barracks was constructed by the colony of New Jersey to house British soldiers and is the only remaining British military barracks in North America. Find out more about this event and the museum at: http://www.barracks.org
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Saturday, October 3, 2015 – 9:30am-4pm – Williamsburg Book Festival – Bruton Parish’s Lewis Hall, 331 W. Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA
Meet Maureen and a host of other authors at the annual Williamsburg Virginia book festival, held in concert with the annual “An Occasion for the Arts” event in beautiful historic Colonial Williamsburg. Book signings, time to chat with the authors and take part in the cultural arts while experiencing the history of our country.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 – 7pm – South River Historical Society – 64-66 Main Street, South River, NJ
Join Maureen for a slideshow and discussion of her book: Jersey! Then . . . Again – a collection of 36 tales of unique New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 – 7pm – Scotch Plains Library – 1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 – 7pm – Bernards Township Library – 32 S. Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
Join Maureen for one of her most popular programs:
Genealogy! It’s not a tree or a chart . . . it’s a story! Learn how to breathe life and dimension into your family tree to tell a story of the real daily lives and experiences of your ancestors – the places they lived, the neighborhoods and churches so integral to their lives, their jobs, economic conditions, social environments, military service and more. Context is everything in truly knowing the people who came before you and made your life possible!
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 – Noon – New Jersey State Library, 185 West State Street, Trenton, NJ
Join Maureen for a slideshow and discussion of her book: Jersey! Then . . . Again – a collection of 36 tales of unique New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Sunday, June 14, 2015 – 1-5 pm – BooksNJ2015 – on the grounds of the Paramus Public Library
116 East Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
Come & meet Maureen and get a signed copy of her just-released new book: Scarlet Letter Lives
BooksNJ is a book festival celebrating writing, reading, and books! The event features panel discussions, readings, storytelling and crafts. It’s free and fun for all ages and there’s something for everyone.
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Monday, May 18, 2015 – Historical Association of Woodbridge Township – 7:00 pm – Woodbridge Main Library, St. George Ave, Woodbridge, NJ
Join Maureen for a slideshow and discussion of her book: Jersey! Then . . . Again – a collection of 36 tales of unique New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Saturday, May 9, 2015: Meet Maureen at the New Jersey State History Fair – Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, NJ from 11am-5pm
Spend the day immersed in all aspects of New Jersey history; Bring the kids for a great day out! For more information: http://njhistoryfair.org/
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Saturday, May 2, 2015: Orange County Genealogical Society Seminar Event – 115 Main St., Goshen, New York
Maureen will present two programs during the morning session of the seminar event:
– Genealogy: It’s not a tree or a chart . . . It’s a story!
-Legacies of the Past: Searching for the Provenance of signed ephemera & antiques
For more information: http://www.ocgsny.org/calendar/calendar.htm
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Coming in Mid-April: Maureen will be the featured guest on the “Family Historian” cable TV program
Maureen and host Stephen Conte will discuss how midwife birth records can be a great resource in genealogical research. Maureen will discuss her recent research of the records of midwife Grazia Lipari, an Italian immigrant midwife who delivered 500 babies in New Jersey between 1908 and 1936 and how that research led to Maureen interviewing people who were among those delivered by Grazia Lipari in the late 1920s and early 1930s. A link to the show will be posted in April so that the program can be accessed from this website.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 @ 7pm – Warren Township Library 42 Mountain Blvd, Warren, NJ
Join Maureen for a genealogical adventure and the story of her 30-year search to discover her grandmother’s Irish roots. While an Irish family story, it is representative of the diverse American immigrant experience that created our national melting pot. Includes a Q&A period for genealogy research questions (including DNA testing for genealogical purposes).
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ Noon – Sayreville Seniors Club, Sayreville, NJ
Join Maureen for a book signing and program based on her new book Jersey! Then . . . Again, a collection of 36 tales of New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 @ 7pm – Central Jersey Genealogical Club, Hamilton, NJ
Join Maureen for a St. Patrick’s Day program about her 30-year-search for her Irish ancestral roots. Learn about how to find your own Irish roots too.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015 @ 7pm – Warren Township Library 42 Mountain Blvd, Warren, NJ
Join Maureen for a book signing and program based on her new book Jersey! Then . . . Again, a collection of 36 tales of New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Maureen wins 2014 “Excellence-in-Writing” award from the International Society of Family History Writers & Editors
We are very pleased to announce that Maureen’ s genealogy column, History & Mystery: Perfect Together, which appears quarterly in Garden State Legacy magazine (www.gardenstatelegacy.com) was recognized by ISFHWE, a long-time organization promoting the best in family history research and writing. This year’s awards were announced at the annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies held in San Antonio, Texas the last week of August.
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Sunday, November 16, 2014 @ 2:30pm – Union Township Historical Society
Join Maureen for a book signing and program based on her new book Jersey! Then . . . Again, a collection of 36 tales of New Jersey historic people and events: suffragettes, boxers, hurricanes, street gangs, hot air balloonists, con artists, politicians, inventors, women in the war effort, military heroes, the Titanic and more. It all happened in New Jersey many years ago.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 – 2pm-3pm – Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ
Maureen will present an interactive program based on her book Jersey! Then . . . Again – 36 short stories about interesting, quirky, authentic Jersey people and events from the early 1800s to the early 1900s. Register at: http://www.ssreg.com/mcs/classes/results.asp?string=wlodarczyk
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Sunday, September 21, 2014 – 11am – 4pm – Tale of Our Cities Book Festival – Grove Street Plaza, Jersey City
Meet Maureen as she participates in the 7th Annual Jersey City Book Festival. There will be readings, book sales & signing and many fun activities for children as well. Rain or shine, see you there!
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 @ 7pm – Morris Area Genealogical Society – Morris County Library – 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany
City Records: Discovering the lives of our Urban Ancestors: Join Maureen for a discussion of her resources and methods for researching her urban ancestors in New Jersey in writing her books “Past-Forward” and “Young & Wicked”. There’s always something new to learn even for those experienced in family history research. Handouts will be provided.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 – Pequannock Public Library – Jersey Then . . . Again!
Join Maureen for a lively discussion of many of the Garden State’s interesting, inventive, quirky, naughty residents of the 1800s and early 1900s — now long forgotten. We all know about the enduring famous names of New Jersey like Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra and Albert Einstein but what about the others who influenced NJ history or had their 15 minutes of fame long ago? There are no people quite like Jersey people – then or now!
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Saturday, August 2, 2014 – Somerville Public Library – Introduction to Genealogical Research for Beginners
Spend some time with Maureen getting the basics on how to start researching your family history. Handouts will be provided and there will be a discussion of how to start using Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, GenealogyBank.com and more.
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June 4, 2014 – Ocean County Genealogical Society – “The Parent Trap”
Sometimes it’s not just the fear of unearthing family “skeletons” that deters us from family history research. Instead, hurts, estrangements and disappointments occurring between living family members can give us pause or create a barrier to pursuing our ancestral story. Maureen talks about this sensitive subject on a personal level and as related to others she has worked with and explains why discovering our genealogy is important – just the same.
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Jersey! Then . . . Again – Book Launch Party – Monday, May 5, 2014 6:30-8pm
Where: Jersey City Free Public Library – 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302
Come out and join Maureen to celebrate the release of her new book: Jersey! Then . . . Again
Maureen will talk about the interesting and quirky historic tales of Jersey people and events in the book. There’s no place quite like Jersey!
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I would like to get contact info for author. I am with Westchster County Genealogical Society and would like to see about a program.
Would love to have you speak at the Fox Hills Women’s Club meeting on
March 13, 2013 located in Rockaway, New Jersey. Please send material
that would acquaint us with your programs.
Rita C Plumley
Program Chairperson for 2013 year
Fox Hills Women’s Club
Rockaway, NJ