ANTIQUARTO
Brenton Simons on history, genealogy, collecting, and the arts
THE ANTIQUARTO
Announcing "The Mayflower 500"
Genealogist Gary Boyd Roberts, Senior Research Scholar Emeritus at AmericanAncestors.org and the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, has announced his forthcoming book "The Mayflower 500: Mayflower Descents of 500 Notable Americans ..." to be published in 2019. Roberts, who is the author of "Ancestors of American Presidents" and many other works, will present lineages for more than five hundred famous Americans who trace their roots to Mayflower passengers, inc
Illuminate Thanksgiving
Illuminate Thanksgiving Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 4:30 pm, Plymouth, Massachusetts Starts at National Pilgrim Memorial Meetinghouse, 19 Town Square, Plymouth, concludes at Plymouth Waterfront This event is FREE and open to the public! Above, American Ancestors CEO Brenton Simons, right, recites the "One Small Candle" speech of his ancestor, Governor William Bradford; left, Dr. George Garmany, Governor of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Plymouth 400 invites y
A Closer Look at Castle Howard
Join us at NEHGS, 101 Newbury Street, Boston, on the evening of Thursday, November 8 (visit AmericanAncestor.org to register) when Dr. Christopher Ridgway, curator at Castle Howard, will speak on the iconic stately English country house in North Yorkshire. Its construction began in 1699, and has, for more than 300 years, been the private residence of the descendants of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. Castle Howard is one of Britain’s finest historic houses and gardens, an