Using a combined genealogical and biographical approach, Robert Charles Anderson will discuss the complicated case of Sarah Morgan to illustrate the challenging issues involved in researching women, especially those with multiple marriages, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Robert Charles Anderson is the director of the Great Migration Study Project, a compilation of detailed biographical and genealogical accounts of immigrants to New England between 1620 and 1640.
NEHGS is proud to be participating in this year's Boston Charter Day celebrations featuring the role of women in 17th-century Boston. Visit http://www.historicbostons.com/ for more information.
This program is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to education@nehgs.org or 617-226-1226.