Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet

Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet

Are you a Descendant of a Participant in the Boston Tea Party? Join us in the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf on Sunday December 17th after the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
for an informal meet and greet and speaker series. This is a FREE event, though registration is required on a first-come, first-served basis.

Time: 10:30 am Check-In and Social

Place: Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf – 280 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 – 2nd Floor on the right at the top of the stairs. Register to meet fellow Descendants of Boston Tea Party participants, hear from genealogists and researchers who started the program, and listen to some descendants as they share their family history journey.

REGISTER HERE: Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet (google.com)

There will be opportunities to sign up for a time slot with a genealogist from American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society if you need application assistance for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program, or just want to confirm your research, or need help. To sign up for the Meet & Greet and Speaker Series, or genealogy workshop, simply click on the Google Form Link below, and select what you would like to attend.

You do not need to sign up for a genealogy workshop to attend the Meet & Greet and Speaker series. They are optional.

We will also have the capability to digitize primary documents. Do you have research or documents to share? Bring them with you! We will scan them free of charge, and send you the high-resolution images.

This is a FREE event, simply choose which category you would like to register under.

Run of Events:

10:30 am – Check in and tea social
Enjoy a special Abigail’s tea blend from the tea room at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, scones and baked goods, and mingle with other descendants.

11:00 am – Speaking Program
Welcome and Intro – Kristin Harris – Research Coordinator, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Researching Boston Tea Party Participants – Lindsay Fulton – Vice President of Research and Library Services, American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society

Interpreting the 18th Century as a Descendant – Justin Peavey – Historical Interpreter, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; Genealogist

Mary Crane, the Forgotten Ancestor – Ashley Morin, Boston Tea Party Descendants Program Lineage Member and descendant of Boston Tea Party Participant John Crane

12pm-1pm – Lunch Break for Genealogists and Guests – Guests are free to stay and mingle if they wish.

1:00pm – 3:00 pm – Rolling Genealogy Sessions/Document Scanning
You may sign up for a time slot during the speaking program if you would like, or sign up for a slot afterward, space pending.

20 minute blocks; 10 minute buffer between each slot.

A special thanks to our expert genealogists from American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society:
Lindsay Fulton – Vice President of Library and Research Services
David Allen Lambert – Chief Genealogist
Melanie McComb – Senior Genealogist

Genealogy Workshop Categories:
1. Application/Research Help – for those hoping to apply to the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program, but need application help or guidance.
– 4 slots available at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm

2. Genealogical Research Help – for those who have a lead on a Boston Tea Party ancestor, but need to confirm lineage, or just want some genealogy help to confirm an ancestor.
-4 slots available at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, 2:30pm

3. Application Processing – for people who would like to bring their materials in person to be scanned/submitted. We will have the capability of processing payment in person for the application fee.
– 4 slots available at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, 2:30pm

4. Document Digitization – For those who wish to have high-resolution, digital copies of family papers/original documents pertaining to their Boston Tea Party Ancestor, and are willing
to sign a release form for the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program to use images of documents in an online portal available to members of the program. We will send you the high
resolution images.
– Rolling/as needed at Application Processing Station

More information on the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program as well as Application Manual
and PDF fillable Application can be found here: https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-descendants