Calendar of Events
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June 15 Tuesday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Historian Michael Burlingame describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. -
June 15 Tuesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Session 6 of our Genealogy Series will introduce you to Merchant Marine Licensing Files and other connected Merchant Marine records. -
June 15 Tuesday
Online - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDTScott Borchert will discuss the story of the Federal Writers’ Project—a division of the Works Progress Administration founded to employ jobless writers. -
June 17 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
In "The Great Dissenter," Peter S. Canellos tells the story of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, whose words built the foundations for the legal revolutions of the New Deal and Civil Rights eras. -
June 22 Tuesday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Bestselling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings—James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling—all vied for control of the vastly profitable American circus. -
June 24 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Patrick K. O’Donnell dramatically recounts how Marbleheaders spearheaded the break with Britain, seized British ships, forged critical supply lines, and established the origins of the U.S. Navy. -
June 29 Tuesday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
In "Winning Independence," John Ferling describes the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolutionary War. -
July 22 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Joe Wiegand portrays our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, in this Young Learners Program.
More Events
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