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In this online lecture, Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure will discuss her advice for planning a research trip to New England, highlighting key repositories, research strategies, and other trip tips.

Castle Howard has been continually changing as generations of the Howard family have introduced new fashions and tastes—from 18th-century Chinese decoration to the Arts & Crafts style of William Morris in the late 19th century, and, most recently, the recovery of interiors lost in the calamitous fire of 1940. April 2025 saw the culmination of a five-year project across five rooms—join Curator of Castle Howard Dr. Christopher Ridgway to learn how this project marks another milestone in the never-ending story of a house that is a living work of art itself.

In this online lecture, Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will discuss how to determine if your ancestor served — looking for clues in the census, gravestones, family heirlooms, and more.