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A Special Evening with D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of American Ancestors

Lecture
In Person
August 11, 2023 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET
Watson-Curtze Mansion, Hagen History Center 356 W 6th St, Erie, PA 16507
D. Brenton Simons OBE

Join President and CEO of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, D. Brenton Simons, for a special evening at the beautiful Watson-Curtze Mansion within the Hagen History Center. Simons will share insights into running the nation’s largest genealogical society, working with the popular PBS television show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and other interesting stories about the Society and its work in family history, particularly tales of presenting genealogies to individuals such as Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David McCullough, Dame Angela Lansbury, and many others.

Executive Office
D. Brenton Simons OBE
Author of the award-winning Witches, Rakes, and Rogues, and other books, Brenton Simons has served as President and CEO of American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation’s flagship genealogical institution, since 2005.
Watson-Curtze Mansion, Hagen History Center

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