Genealogy Workshop: Crossing Oceans, Building Lives

Program Type:

Presentation, Genealogy

Age Group:

Adult

Registration is required for this event.
Registration will close on May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm.

Program Description

Details

Presented by the library’s Special Collections staff and members of the Ranger Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), these events are free, open to the public, and appropriate for all levels of interest and experience. All levels will learn something new!

Crossing Oceans, Building Lives: Immigration to North America, 1600-1945
with Seema Kenney

Before Ellis Island, there was Castle Garden. Before customs lists, there were barely any records. This overview explores how immigration procedures and records evolved from the 1600s through WWII—and how those changes affect your ability to find and interpret family immigration records today.

About the Presenter
A wife, mother of 3, and entrepreneur, Seema is an experienced software instructor and a professional genealogist. Based on over 20 years of research, her known roots are deep in New England as well as England, Germany, and Sweden. Her DNA research has now added The Netherlands to that list.

Seema has a certificate in Genealogical Research from BU, completed ProGen and is an active member of several societies and part of the NERGC planning committee.

More Info

Available online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit portsmouthnh.gov/library/news/onlineprograms.