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Reports on Past Events
The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton – a celebration
April 20th, 2011
Wednesday April 20th 2011 saw an early celebration of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, when members and guests of the Society gathered at the New England Historic Genealogical Society on Newbury Street. No they weren’t there to inspect the Society’s archives, but to hear an entertaining and informative presentation by Chris Childs on the ancestry of Kate or Catherine as she was shortly to become known. |
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Chris has spent nearly six years researching Kate’s ancestry and his illustrated talk and book entitled The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton revealed to many a surprised guest that she was related to a variety of interesting historical and current figures, including George Washington who needs no introduction and Guy Ritchie who may be better known as Madonna’s ex husband.
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Chris was gracious enough to sign copies of his book before the assembled guests enjoyed a wine and cheese reception. A cake bearing a crown and the names of the soon to be wed happy couple was cut and grand time was had by all. Glasses were raised in a toast at the end of the evening to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who would celebrate her 85th birthday the next day. |
To those of you who were able to attend, we certainly enjoyed seeing you and thank you for supporting our charity. Particular thanks to those of you who brought guests; we enjoyed meeting them and hope that we shall see them again at events in the future. In addition to sharing the pleasure of an enjoyable evening together, we raised funds to help us aid another of our deserving cases. As an added benefit, the Genealogical Society very kindly gave each guest a three day pass to use the library which contains the largest collection of British genealogical materials in the United States.
Lecture - Aspects of Life in the English Country House (Jewels, Scandal and Desire!)
October 22nd, 2010
The British Society was pleased to present the first of two lectures by renowned leading architectural historian Curt DiCamillo. Mr DiCamillo is knowledgeable certainly, but also amusing and often slightly wicked. His illustrated lecture at the Union Club in Boston delighted an audience of over 40 for about an hour. Afterwards guests enjoyed hors d'ouvres and cocktails and continued the discussion.
Mr. DiCamillo will give a second lecture in April 2011, with the enticing title "Speed and Style in the English Country House".
The Society's Annual General Meeting
June 3rd, 2010
It has become a tradition that the AGM is held for the benefit of members at an attractive venue at the beginning of the summer. We were delighted this year to be invited again to the premises of the British Consulate General in Cambridge MA. The formalities of the evening were discussed by members in a meeting which preceded for the first time, a cocktail reception for friends and members of the Society. About 80 people were there to mix and mingle, enjoy exquisite passed hors d'ouvres and loosen up with a martini or two provided kindly by Bombay Sapphire!
H.M. Consul General Dr. Phil Budden addressed the guests, expressing his gratitude for the work of the BCS on behalf of distressed Britons in the New England area. His remarks were followed by an illuminating talk from John Shannon, the Executive Director of a sister organization in New York City, the St. George's Society, who outlined the work they do and their extensive and popular fund raising activities.
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