The multi-talented Rachel King serves as our Executive Director of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center where she and her team are doing great things. I recently had the opportunity to interview Rachel about this fascinating and important work for The Antiquarto.
Please join me in congratulating David Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer at FamilySearch and a friend to many genealogical institutions and researchers, who will receive the American Ancestors / New England Historic Genealogical Society's History and Preservation Award tomorrow night.
Brenton Simons interviews Donna Curtin, Executive Director of Pilgrim Hall Museum. Learn more about the museum, its activities, and upcoming exhibits.
Interview with Kyle Hurst, Senior Genealogist for the Newbury Street Press, about her work researching and writing family histories.
Brenton Simons interviews Julian Radcliffe, British businessman and the founder and chairman of the Art Loss Register, about his work in investigating and recovering lost art, and documenting art frauds and forgeries.
Brenton Simons and Assistant Publishing Director Cécile Engeln look back at the 175-year history of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society through their collaboration on the book, "The Family Album: A Visual History of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1845–2020."
Brenton Simons and Curator of Special Collections Curt DiCamillo chat with Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, about Powderham Castle, family treasures, and his role in the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing.
D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO and Curt DiCamillo, Curator of Special Collections at American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society welcome Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland.
D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO and Curt DiCamillo, Curator of Special Collections at American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society welcome Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland as she presents "21st Century Duchess" for American Ancestors members.
Historians Christian Di Spigna and J. L. Bell of the Dr. Joseph Warren Historical Society interview D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society, about his book Witches, Rakes and Rogues, the collections at NEHGS, and trends in genealogical research.
D. Brenton Simons has changed the face of nonprofit-based genealogy in America and beyond by bringing the best scholarship to millions of users for more than fifteen years as President and CEO of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society. He has overseen an historic expansion of the organization ― the founding genealogical institution in America ― which now serves more than 355,000 members in 139 countries, and millions of online users, with 1.6 billion records at AmericanAncestors.org.
