Civic Season

Celebrate! Juneteenth Edition
2023-06-19 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, MA, 02125, United States
The Celebrate! series, appropriate for family audiences and children ages 5 and up, highlights America’s rich cultural diversity through the arts. This program is tied directly to President and Mrs. Kennedy’s concern for and support of the arts and culture in a democratic society. Thanks to generous support from the Martin Richard Foundation and the Mass Cultural Council all performances are free.
Juneteenth Feature: OKRA Dance Company – Africans in America: A Dance Journey through the Diaspora
Join us on Juneteenth in celebrating the profound influence of African dance, music, and rhythm on American culture. Let’s learn together and gain deeper appreciation in an entertaining and highly interactive program for all ages.
We encourage audience members to wear masks to boost the comfort level of the staff and your fellow participants.
If you cannot come to the Kennedy Library for this in-person program, you can get a virtual ticket and receive a link to the live broadcast of the program.

Western PA Civic Season Photo Contest for Students
2023-06-19 00:00 - 2023-07-04 00:00 (America/New_York) | Senator John Heinz History Center, PA, United States
Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center is hosting a civics-themed photo contest. Open to high schoolers and undergraduates (who will compete in separate categories), it seeks to inspire Western Pennsylvanians to reflect upon the state of their civic community or the nature of their democracy. Photos taken in any of Western Pennsylvania’s 26 counties that in some way exhibit civic themes will be accepted. Participants are encouraged to think creatively about how to capture such themes in a photograph this Civic Season!
Be sure to submit during Civic Season – Juneteenth to July 4th!

The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois & WWI
2023-06-19 | National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Join Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City and the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group for an author discussion of the new book, The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois & WWI.
Hope, betrayal, disillusionment and transformation. W.E.B. Du Bois encouraged African Americans to join the Allied cause in WWI, but after-the-fact became haunted by this decision. In the effort to atone, he began a manuscript detailing the history of Black participation in WWI – a manuscript that ultimately remained unfinished.
Professor and award-winning author Chad Williams’ new book explores the legacy of Du Bois. As we celebrate Juneteenth, learn more about the most influential scholar-activist in African American history in this compelling lecture, hosted in partnership with the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City and the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group.
Free with RSVP | Auditorium and Online

Taps at the Tower
2023-06-19 00:00 (America/Chicago) | National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Taps, a musical piece sounded at dusk and at funerals, has a rich and storied history in the United States. It has long been associated with the U.S. Military, and is often played at civilian events around the country.
The National WWI Museum and Memorial presents the ninth annual Taps at the Tower each evening at sunset (8:45 p.m.) from Sunday, June 18 – Saturday, June 24, 2023.
People are invited to come and use the grounds each evening, have a picnic, play games and enjoy the outdoors. At sunset, people will gather at the Liberty Memorial Tower to experience Taps being played during a brief, moving ceremony. The event will occur rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the Paul Sunderland Bridge inside the Museum and Memorial.

Civic Season Kickoff: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - Trivial Moments in History
2023-06-18 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation & Frothy Moon, 1826 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Don’t know much about history? Don’t worry! Join the staff of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation at Frothy Moon to enjoy an afternoon of light-hearted history (with a little bit of trivia)!

Juneteenth 2023 at Atlanta History Center
2023-06-18 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA, 30305, United States
Honor the past. Celebrate the future.
On June 19, 1865, a group of Union troops stopped in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved people that the Civil War was over, the Confederacy was defeated, and enslaved people in Texas were free. Although President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people held in the Confederate States through the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, many slaveholders in Texas refused to comply. Since 1865, Southern citizens have observed Juneteenth in commemoration of that fateful day in Galveston.
Today, Juneteenth serves as a holiday to reflect on our nation’s history, commemorate emancipation, and look towards the future impact of Black culture and community. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth 2023 (and Father’s Day) by honoring the history of Black genealogy and agricultural practices. This year’s event promises to be a truly immersive experience featuring live music, powerful storytelling, interactive crafts, and delicious food.
Our workshops and talks will provide valuable insights into the history of Juneteenth and offer tips on how to research your family tree and preserve family artifacts.
This program is part of Atlanta History Center’s celebration of the Civic Season, a nationwide initiative encouraging historically-informed civic participation through a two-week activation between Juneteenth and July 4th.

Juneteenth with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
2023-06-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 1 Museum Drive, Montgomery, AL, 36117, United States
The festivities start at 9 AM when the John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden gates open to a Second Line-style processional parade accompanied by Jonathan Michael and the G.W. Carver High School band and flag team. Visitors are invited and encouraged to join the processional and can pick up flags and noisemakers at the gates starting at 8:30 AM.
Visitors can participate in art-making activities after the parade by designing their celebratory tambourines and Juneteenth flags. Throughout the morning, attendees will enjoy live music from Jonathan Michael, create sidewalk chalk art inspired by the holiday, and get a family portrait at our photo booth with Juneteenth-inspired flair. Featured artist EL Chisolm, based in Atlanta and a Birmingham native, will lead a collaborative mural project with a reveal of the completed mural near the end of the event. Delicious, free snacks and strawberry lemonade will be available on a first come, first serve basis from the Museum’s cafe, Verde.
Inside the Museum, visitors can explore The Bias Inside Us, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service designed to raise awareness about the social science and psychology of implicit bias, the impact of this bias, and what people can do about it. Also on view are two exhibitions of youth art by local students from Valiant Cross Academy and the MMFA’s Teen Arts and Activism Camp, with themes that celebrate the role of art in social change.

Civic Sundays @ CHM | Speak Up and Out Boldly
2023-06-18 | Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
This session focuses on the civic superpower Amplify.
Whether through voice, song, or the arts, amplifiers use their creativity to inspire civic participation. As a journalist and educator, Chicagoan Ida B. Wells-Barnett is the ultimate amplifier! Join us to learn how she inspired action to address the social justice issues of her time in the WTTW film, Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special.
Civic Sundays @ CHM highlight the different civic superpowers Chicagoans have used when shaping our city. Each Civic Sunday will have a civic superpower theme with a related film screening, an opportunity to engage directly with community organizations, an art installation, and more. Through hands-on history and films, find and use your own civic superpower!
All Civic Season events are FREE admission days for Illinois residents.

Flag Day Concert
2023-06-18 00:00 (America/Chicago) | National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Join us for a live patriotic music concert from the American Legion Band! This musical revue pays tribute to our nation’s flag, which was adopted by Congress on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.

Civic Season Kickoff: Taps at the Tower
2023-06-18 00:00 (America/Chicago) | National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States

A Slice of History with Kylie McCormick in Wyoming
2023-06-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, United States
You might know that Wyoming is The Equality State, but do you know the story behind it? In 1869 Wyoming made history as the first U.S. territory to give women the right to vote. Fifty-one years later, the nation followed Wyoming’s lead.
Join us for a late night exploration of history with Kylie McCormick, an emerging historian who loves snooping into the past to uncover meaningful stories. Kylie was born and raised in Casper and graduated with a masters degree in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2016. You’ll grab some pizza and she’ll tell you Wyoming’s suffrage story.

Slice of History: Women Like Ike
2023-06-17 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, 609 S. Lamar Ave., Denison, TX, 75021, United States
Eisenhower Birthplace is excited to host A Slice of History: Women Like Ike. Throw it back to a 2000s style pizza party while exploring why so many women voted for Ike. Come make “campaign” pins inspired by Ike or featuring something you stand for, take part in throw-back crafts and games, complete trivia sheets to win prizes, meet other members of the Denison community, and have some snacks (pizza provided by The Railyard and available while supplies last)! The schedule for the event is listed below. All activities suitable for ages 16+. For more information, please call 903-465-8908 or email Amanda.Lanum@thc.texas.gov.
Join us June 17th from 4pm-7pm.
4:00—5:00pm: Guided tours of the Birthplace focusing on Ike’s visits to Denison. *Space is limited. Regular admission fees apply*
5:00—7:00pm: Pizza Party! Enjoy some pizza provided by The Railyard, explore voting history, and take part in retro-crafts.

Civic Season Kickoff Festival
2023-06-17 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY, 82002, United States
It takes YOUR story to tell the WHOLE story. Join the Wyoming State Museum along with 10 local and statewide organizations for a summertime celebration of who we are as a nation, how we got here and where we want to go next. On the main stage you’ll jam out to live music, laugh through an exuberant debate organized by Wyoming Equality and Braver Angels, and hear the stories of the historic Wyomingites who inspire one young historian to be an active civic participant in our state. Enjoy food and treats from local vendors, crafts, and activities to help you discover how your story gives you the power to shape the future. It’s about gathering friends, having some fun, and amplifying our stories, voices, and actions to create a Wyoming we’re all proud of.
Please register for FREE ahead of the event.
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
City Creek Band, 3:00 – 3:45 pm
Kylie the Historian, 3:55 – 4:15 pm
Debate, 4:20 – 4:45 pm
Galactic Lemonz, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
WHO’S COMING?
Braver Angels
Wyoming Equality
Cheyenne League of Women Voters
Laramie County Library
Wyoming Humanities
Lions Club
Kiwanis Cheyenne
Rotary Club
Wyoming ACLU
Nay & Jays
Sprosty’s Frostys

Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration
2023-06-17 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States
Join us at The Wright and enjoy several engaging and educational activities. From live singing and storytelling to pony rides and hustle dance classes. We have something for all ages. Come have fun, learn something impactful, and engage with the community in a way that only The Wright can.
Entertainment features music by DJ Righteous throughout the day; MC J Bell will be on hand to present live performances by cellist and vocalist King Sophia, storytelling and music by Mama Jahra, diasporic drum, dance and folklore from Ngoma Za Amen-Ra and Alnur African Dance Company and culminating with a community dance, Hustle for History with Thomasenia Johnson.
Engagement with the League of Women Voters, Detroit Equestrian Play Theatre (Pony Rides at Warren Avenue Circle Drive), Detroit Hives, Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, Detroit Black Community Food Network and Vendor Qonnect curates the Food Trucks: Spice Rack Catering, Junk Food & Friends and La’s Lemonade and more!
Grab your blankets and lawn chairs and come out to enjoy the festivities.

Civic Season Kickoff: We The People Civics Fair
2023-06-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY, 11432, United States
King Manor is excited to be participating in this year’s Civic Season programming! Our Civics Fair will include booths from a wide range of local organizations including NAACP, South Queens Womens March, and Girls Be Heard. We will also be hosting crafts sessions in which kids can write with quill and ink, and adolescents and young adults can get creative and make activist signs for causes that speak most to them.
This event is free and open to the public!

Civic Season Kickoff Party at Susan B. Anthony Square Park
2023-06-17 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, 31 Madison Street, Rochester, NY, 14608, United States
Join us in Susan B. Anthony Square Park to celebrate Civic Season; a new tradition from Juneteenth to July 4th. We will gather to remember the people who changed history for the better and celebrate you, the changemakers of today!
Come for light refreshments, time to get to know our staff, and a chance to sign our replica of Susan B.’s historic guestbook. No need to RSVP; come and go as you please throughout the celebration!”

Civic Season Kickoff: Educating the Citizenry
2023-06-17 11:00 (America/New_York) | American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, 104 S 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
We know it is, but why is education important? How does it impact your everyday life?
Join the APS for this Civic Season Kick-Off as we learn about Charles Willson Peale and his idea of what makes a good citizen. Discover about the meglonyx jeffersonii, and the great incognitum and what role science played in early American politics. Engage in some hands-on activities and jump into the Civic Season!

Civic Season Kickoff: Juneteenth Weekend Celebration in Philadelphia
2023-06-17 10:00 - 2023-06-19 16:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of the American Revolution, 101 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
From Saturday, June 17 – Monday, June 19, 2023, join the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia to celebrate Juneteenth and explore the continuing struggle for equality for all. At the Museum, visitors can explore the special exhibition “Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia,” which examines the life and legacy of free Black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer, and successful businessman James Forten and his descendants as they navigated the American Revolution and cross-racial relationships in Philadelphia to become leaders in the abolition movement in the lead-up to the Civil War and the women’s suffrage movement. The exhibit is open daily from 11am – 5pm and is included in regular Museum admission.
Throughout the weekend, visitors of all ages also can listen to pop-up talks about Phillis Wheatley, the first published Black female poet, and engage with a discovery cart about Harry Washington, who was enslaved by the Washingtons and found freedom through service in the British army. Plus, both indoor and outdoor walking tours about Black voices from the Revolutionary era also will be available.
included with regular Museum admission

Juneteenth Community BBQ
2023-06-17 10:00 - 20:00 UTC | DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL, 60637
Join the nation’s oldest independent African American Museum for a Juneteenth BBQ!
Enjoy performances on both the Outdoor State and Theater Stage, plus plenty of campus activations including a game station, the Children’s Pavilion, Drum Village, a petting zoo and Adler Planetarium telescopes.

Juneteenth Festival
2023-06-17 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Penn Park, 2101 Fisher St,, Madison, WI, 53713
Join the 33rd annual celebration with Kugichagulia Center for Self-Determination for a parade, plenty of musical performances, and election resources galore courtesy of the City of Madison Clerk’s Office!

Virtual Tour of Ford's Theatre
2023-06-17 - 2023-08-18 | Ford’s Theatre, United States
What was Washington, D.C., like for President Lincoln and some of the people he met and knew here? Explore his assassination at Ford’s Theatre and consider President Lincoln’s legacy. Appropriate for anyone who wants to learn about the story of Ford’s, the world of Civil War Washington and the assassination of President Lincoln. Advance registration required.

Colonial America Tours
2023-06-17 - 2023-07-04 | York County History Center, 157 W Market St, York, PA, 17401, United States
The York County History Center invites you to explore the foundations of Colonial government when you visit the Colonial Complex. This property showcases life in the Colonial Period with a focus on Pennsylvania’s Founding, the Second Continental Congress, and General Horatio Gates. Tours of the Colonial Complex are offered Tuesday-Saturday at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.
Please note this is ticketed, however, the ticket also includes other York County History Center sites.

Guided Tour: African American Impact in Western Pennsylvania and Beyond
2023-06-17 00:00 (America/New_York) | Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Discover the achievements of African Americans in medicine, journalism, the arts, activism, and during World War II in the Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation exhibition. The tour will also wind through the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum to explore the city’s unmatched Negro League baseball legacy and the careers of groundbreaking Black athletes from our region.

Slice of History: Civic Season Community Trivia and Pizza Party
2023-06-17 00:00 (America/New_York) | Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Share your story, connect with members of your community, and enjoy some survey-inspired trivia provided by the team behind America’s Voice Project at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University.
Civic Season is a new tradition to discover U.S. history – and your role in it – between Juneteenth and July 4th, every year, when hundreds of communities participate! Civic Season is an initiative of Made By Us, a movement of hundreds of museums, historic sites, and historical societies joining forces to serve the next generation – meeting curiosity with credibility. Civic Season is one way we roll out the welcome mat for the future inheritors of the United States, unleashing access to history for informed, inspired civic participation.

Civic Season Kickoff: Screening of "Family History: What Inspires Genealogy Research?"
2023-06-17 00:00 (America/New_York) | New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY, 10024, United States
Join us for a special screening featuring two genealogical researchers as they discuss what sparked their passion for genealogy, the methods they use, and the work and companies they’ve created as a result.
Dennis Richmond Jr. has written books and articles and is a frequent public speaker about his experience; his day job is teaching 7th- and 8th- grade history. Anna Pei is the granddaughter of architect I.M. Pei and founded the company Ode Archival, which protects memories from decay and celebrates the overlooked but extraordinary details of our lives. The conversation between Dennis and Anna will be moderated by Margi Hofer, senior vice president and Museum director, who frequently does genealogy research to tell a fuller story of the art and artifacts in New-York Historical’s collection. This program is part of Civic Season, an annual that takes place from Juneteenth to July 4 and invites visitors to commemorate the rich, complex history of the American experiment through a wide range of exhibition displays and programs.

Juneteenth Family Day
2023-06-17 00:00 (America/New_York) | National Archives Foundation, 701 Constitution Avenue, NW, DC, 20408, United States
Celebrate Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of legal slavery in the United States—with family-friendly art-making and activities in the Boeing Learning Center. Come see the official handwritten General Order No. 3 and learn about Arlington’s Freedman’s Village with educators from the National Archives Museum and Arlington National Cemetery. All ages are welcome!
This program and the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3 Featured Document Presentation is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of The Boeing Company.

Civic Season Kickoff with Putnam Museum Superheroes
2023-06-17 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA, 52804, United States
Join us as we kickoff Civic Season Saturday, June 17, at the Putnam Museum. Visit our new regional history exhibit, Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories, and learn about our community’s historic civic “superheroes.” Explore our collective past through stories and artifacts as told through many diverse voices. There is plenty of room for reflection, enjoyment, and interaction. You will even be invited to share your own story.
After the exhibit you will have the opportunity to find out what kind of civic “superhero” you are! Then you can share how you have made and will continue to make a difference in your community.

Storytelling in the Museum: Juneteenth + Craft Workshop
2023-06-16 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63312, United States
Happy Juneteenth! To commemorate the holiday, we’ll learn about past and present freedom jubilees through a book reading. Possible books to be read include: “Juneteenth for Mazie,” “Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem,” and “The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States.”
Throughout the month of June, MHS will be welcoming audiences of all ages to gather to critically examine systemic racism and celebrate Juneteenth. This program is part of the Missouri History Museum’s Summer Family Fun Series and Storytelling in the Museum event series.

Civic Season: Juneteenth Keynote - From New Orleans to Galveston to St. Louis and Beyond
2023-06-15 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard , St. Louis, MO, 63112, United States
Join us for a riveting nine-generation family migration story from Texas to Missouri. Vanessa Slaughter, a native St. Louisan, will join Jim Vincent of the St. Louis African American History & Genealogy Society in a fireside chat to trace her family’s legacy to Galveston, Texas, in the 1860s. Each generation builds on the foundation of love, community, and freedom to give us the inspiration to dig into our own family histories and celebrate Juneteenth as a community. The evening will kick off with a brief presentation about the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday by Dr. Geoff K. Ward of Washington University in St. Louis and will end with a live performance by the Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis, inspiring us to look deep into our own family legacies of migration, freedom, and community love.
Presented by Wells Fargo.

Juneteenth and Black Music Month
2023-06-14 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63112, United States
June is an important month in Black history: It’s when we celebrate both Juneteenth (June 19) and Black Music Month! Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Learn about a local connection to Clara Brown, a pioneer and formerly enslaved person, through a musical presented by Mama Lisa and Fundisha Enterprises. Take a hip-hop workshop with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, enjoy a drum circle with an African djembe, and much more.
This program is presented in collaboration with Fundisha Enterprises.
