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The First Thanksgiving
On October 13, 2011, Graham Woodlief and Barbara Ramos delivered their lecture entitled "The First Thanksgiving."
Because of what they learned in...
The French and Indian War
The Ghosts of Eden Park
On October 10, 2019, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the...
The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America (Christian Lecture 2022)
Historian James Horn delivered the 2022 Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture on the subject of his newest book, A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great...
The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America
On July 21,2021, historian William C. Davis delivered the 2021 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture entitled “The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New...
The Green Decision of 1968
The Growth of Industry
The History Crisis in America: Myth and Reality
On July 9 at noon, Charles F. Bryan, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The History Crisis in America: Myth and Reality."
History occupies a...
The Honor of Membership
The Kline Kar
The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits: Two Families and the Otherworld in the Civil War
On September 8th, 2022, historian Terry Alford held a fascinating lecture about his newest book, In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths...
The Lost Colony was Never Lost!
On January 14, 2021, author and historian Scott Dawson delivered a lecture about the true history of the Lost Colony. Scott Dawson has participated in...
The Old Bay Line—1840 to 1962
On November 3, 2022, author Jack Shaum lectured on the subject of his newest book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line.
Old Bay Line is the name by which...
The Peaceful Transfer of Power: Oaths and Inaugurations
The Poe You May Not Know
On June 4 at noon, Barbara Anne Cantalupo delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Poe You May Not Know."
Although Edgar Allan Poe’s name is most...
The Queen and the USA: Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee in America
On July 26, 2012, H. Edward "Chip" Mann delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Queen and the USA: Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee in America."
Althoug...
The Richmond Home for Ladies
The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States’ First Forgotten Celebrity
On July 15, 2021, historian Carolyn Eastman delivered a Banner Lecture examining the career of James Ogilvie, a now-forgotten celebrity of the very...