All Upcoming Events
March 2025
Richard Carwardine, University of Oxford
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union
Black Land Ownership and the American Dream in the Jim Crow Era
Eureka Villa promised not only a sublime landscape but also leisure and agency for Black families.
International Women's Day
Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, and videos from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Kate Masur, Northwestern University
Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region
David B. Woolner, Marist University
The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace
Russell Shorto
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
April 2025
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Military intelligence from the Battles of Lexington and Concord shows the patriots’ uncertainty at the start of the Revolution.
May 2025
Annual Gala
Join us to celebrate the 2025 honorees: Doris Kearns Goodwin, the cast of Hamilton, and The Rockefeller Foundation!
June 2025
The History of Latina and Latino People in the US
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Geraldo L. Cadava, by June 16.
George Washington and His World
Register for this new seminar, led by Prof. Denver Brunsman, by June 23.
July 2025
Lives of the Enslaved
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Daina Ramey Berry, by June 30.
History of Chinese in the United States
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Madeline Y. Hsu, by June 30.
Ida B. Wells, Jim Crow, and Women's Rights
Register for this new seminar, led by Prof. Mia Bay, by July 17.
The History of American Protest
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. John Stauffer, by July 17.
American Indian History since 1900
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Donald L. Fixico, by July 21.
American Art History
Register for this new seminar, led by Prof. Jennifer Van Horn, by July 21.
August 2025
The History of Childhood
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Steven Mintz, by July 28.
Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Barbara A. Perry, by July 28.