Escape to Boston for three days of research, one-on-one consultations, orientations, and social events while exploring the rich offerings at the American Ancestors Research Center and benefitting from the knowledge and assistance of expert genealogists.

The lectures and demonstration offered as part of this program are focused on resources and strategies that will help you learn how to use fraternal society, charitable aid society, and lineage society records to trace your ancestors.

Program includes:

• Tour and orientation to collections of the American Ancestors Research Center
• Daily lectures and demonstrations
• Two 30-minute consultations with expert genealogists (one virtual pre-tour consultation, one on-tour consultation)
• Group meals (daily breakfast, opening reception, and closing dinner)
• Pre-program preparatory webinar and resources

Jeffrey Croteau is Director of Library & Archives for the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he has been the museum’s librarian since 2007. He is responsible for many aspects of the library, including collection development, cataloging, and providing reference services. He also writes about the library’s collection for the museum’s blog and various other publications.

Melanie McComb is a Senior Genealogist at American Ancestors. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. She is an international lecturer who teaches on various topics including colonial through twentieth-century American military research, genetic genealogy, Atlantic Canadian, African American, Jewish, and Irish genealogy. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. She has had articles published in American Ancestors Magazine and Fifty Plus Advocate. She is a blogger, known as The Shamrock Genealogist.

Cancellation Policy: Written cancellations received before March 26, 2025, will be subject to a $100 per person cancellation fee. No refund is possible after this date. Fees are based on group participation. There is no refund for services or portions of the tour not taken, or for participants who do not complete the tour.

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