Visiting museums and galleries can be a first step in learning about civics! From June through September, visit each participating museum and gallery to get your passport stamped, then be entered into a drawing for some great prizes! This fun summer activity is a perfect excuse to take a tour through eight fascinating locations around […]
What if I told you history could be served with a FREE slice of pizza? Get ready for A Slice of History, where we bring together food, friends, and the stories that didn’t make it into your textbooks! Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday, July 4th, with our newest: June 19th. It’s a time […]
Join us for a virtual discussion about Mexican American teachers and Mexican American educational achievement between the 1920s and 1940s. What were the learning conditions for Mexican American teachers and students? How did they contest inequity in education? This virtual talk will feature education historians Gonzalo Guzmán, Philis M. Barragán Goetz, and Laura K. Muñoz. […]
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania invites you to drop in on Tuesday, July 2, for Researching the Revolution: A Portal to Philadelphia’s Past. Explore the Revolutionary City portal, a digital resource that showcases diverse stories of the American Revolution through the eyes of Philadelphia’s early residents. Stop by our archive throughout the day to attend […]
Join us for a tour of Freedom Park and an exclusive look at powerful primary sources at the State Archives and State Library of North Carolina as we explore the enduring struggle for freedom in our state. This event is hosted by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and America 250 NC […]
Explore the people, ideas, and questions that shaped General George Washington’s first revolutionary headquarters 250 years ago this July. Choose your path through this free, all-ages event featuring historic house and outdoor walking tours, family activities, talks by historians, living history, Cambridge Open Archives, a Story Walk, and more. The house at 105 Brattle Street, […]
Produced by the non-profit Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF), Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture is a documentary that examines the rich architectural legacy that began 300 years ago with the arrival of enslaved Africans, skilled in the building trades, in French colonial Louisiana. The film focuses on these […]
This walking tour encompasses the final resting place of African Americans from Richmond, Henrico and surrounding areas. On the tour, we will highlight not only the many influential people who are at rest in Woodland's sacred grounds but also the ongoing recovery efforts that have occurred in recent years. The tour will cover a large […]
Step back in time for a Revolutionary drama set in the summer of 1775. Watch as Lewis Burwell of Fairfield visits John Page at Rosewell to ponder weighty decisions. Listen as their wives and people enslaved by the families discuss their options and the impact of the looming storm on them. Join us for this […]