All Upcoming Events
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.
Abigail G. Mullen, US Naval Academy
To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805
Sharon McMahon
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Douglas Egerton, Le Moyne College
A Man on Fire: The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson
May 2025
Open House: MA in American History
Q&A session for prospective students to learn about the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman master's degree program.
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.