Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

American Ancestors Headquarters
97 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116

After a multiyear renovation project, American Ancestors is reopening its doors and launching the National Center for Family History, Heritage & Culture. Our multi-structure building complex, to be named after American philanthropist and preservationist Thomas Bailey Hagen and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will house the Brim-DeForest Library, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, the Brue Family Learning Center, museum store, staff offices, and the Family Heritage Experience—an interactive museum experience that introduces visitors to the joys and possibilities of family history. 

Celebrate the launch of this expanded cultural institution!

Schedule:

• 10:00 a.m.: Remarks and Ribbon Cutting

• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Reception and Building Tours