New England Society in the City of New York

We hope you will join us for our Founders' Day Celebration fundraising event, being held virtually on Thursday, May 20 at 6 PM in collaboration with the New England Historic Genealogical Society. This virtual event will offer a lively historic and genealogical retrospective of the enduring legacy of early New England and its people, followed by a live Q&A with Ryan J. Woods, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of NEHGS. Sign up here: https://one.bidpal.net/nes2021foundersday/welcome

Register today for The New England Society Virtual Gala THIS FRIDAY. Buy your tickets here now: https://portal.nesnyc.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3374. If you can't attend the gala but want to participate, start bidding in our online auction today! https://one.bidpal.net/nesgala2020/welcome The money raised supports scholarships for NYC students to attend New England colleges. Help us help these deserving students.

NES Silent Auction Now Open! Head over to our silent auction site now to meet Jeffrey. Jeffrey has graciously agreed to be NES' mascot for our 215th Annual Gala. You will have the opportunity to bid on Jeffrey and many other items. Proceeds from the gala and auction will help the New England Society financially support NYC students attending colleges and universities in New England. Use this link to begin bidding: https://one.bidpal.net/nesgala2020/browse/all. If you would like to join us Nov. 13 and attend our virtual annual gala, use this link (https://portal.nesnyc.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3374) to purchase a ticket today!

A nice boost from NES member and book fan. The event has ended, but what wonderful talks these authors gave! Join us for our next NES event, the Annual Gala on Nov 13: More details coming soon.

Here are the 2020 NES in NYC Book Award winners! Meet these authors at the NES Book Awards on Sept 10register today at nesnyc.org

2020 Book Award Winners Announced!! The NES Book Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the winners for this year's Book Awards have been chosen. We would like to congratulate the following 2020 awardees, Sarah Blake in the Fiction category (The Guest Book); Adrienne Brodeur in the Nonfiction: Biography/Memoir category (Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me); Cara Robertson in the Historical Nonfiction Category (The Trial of Lizzie Borden); and Harold Holzer in the A...rt and Photography category (Monument Man: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester French). For more information on the winners and finalists, please visit our website here: http://www.nesnyc.org/2020-book-awards-winners The Book Awards program is scheduled for September 10, 6 - 9 PM at the National Arts Club. With luck and good grace we will be in a safe and celebratory mood as the time grows closer. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].