Calendar of Events
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October 20 Wednesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Author Francesca Morgan traces Americans’ fascination with tracking family lineage through three centuries and explores how genealogy has always mattered in the United States. -
October 21 Thursday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Using clips from a new documentary series, scholars will discuss the 1787 debates, compromises that led to the protections, and present-day controversies over how we teach the creation of the Constitution. -
October 22 Friday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
NASA astronaut Nicole Stott imparts essential lessons in problem-solving, survival, and crisis response that each of us can practice to make change. -
October 27 Wednesday
Online - 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EDT
In this 30-minute program, students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
October 27 Wednesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Author Nathaniel Philbrick took to the road to follow George Washington’s Presidential excursions across the newly formed United States of America. -
October 27 Wednesday
Online - 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDTIn this 45-minute program, students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
October 28 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Neill Hartley portrays Washington Irving, sharing Irving’s life and excerpts from his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." -
November 2 Tuesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Christian Blauvelt’s book "Hollywood Victory" tells how the film industry enlisted in the Allied effort during the second World War. Presented in partnership with Turner Classic Movies (TCM). -
November 3 Wednesday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
Author Adrienne Keene will share biographies from her young adult book, Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present. -
November 3 Wednesday
Online - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
In his new book, Steve Roberts pays tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of his wife, legendary journalist Cokie Roberts. -
November 4 Thursday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Philip Bigler tells the dramatic story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, America's most cherished and revered military shrine. -
November 4 Thursday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Allida Black and David Michaelis discuss the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and the role she played in advancing human rights and women’s rights in the mid-20th century. -
November 10 Wednesday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Jeff Gottesfeld, author of "Twenty-One Steps," and a Tomb guard discuss the significance of the Tomb. -
November 12 Friday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDTJohn F. Messner's book describes the Civil War blockade of the South and explores the story of how one British mariner came to command the steamer "Ad-Vance," one of the most successful runners of the war. -
November 15 Monday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
In this Young Learners Program, Phil Darius Wallace portrays Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. -
November 16 Tuesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Gayle Jessup White, a Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’s family, explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed will join the author. -
November 18 Thursday
Online - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDTIn her new book, Professor Margaret Kwoka examines how use of the Freedom of Information Act has changed since its enactment, creating new processes that have had a deleterious impact on journalists and the media. -
November 19 Friday
Online - 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDTIn this 45-minute program, students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
November 19 Friday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
This history of Lincoln’s personal connections with Black people over the course of his career reveals a side of the 16th President that, until now, has not been fully explored or understood. -
November 19 Friday
Online - 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. EDTIn this 30-minute program, students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
November 23 Tuesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
H. W. Brands describes the American Revolution in a way that shows it to be more than a fight against the British: it was also a violent battle among neighbors forced to choose sides, Loyalist or Patriot.
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