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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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!
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]