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MAY

Courtesy of Anthony Lee.

Saturday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.

What did Americans see and feel when they looked at the first photographs of Civil War battlefronts? Join Anthony Lee in a discussion of Civil War photography, focusing on Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War. Lee will be available after the talk to sign his On Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War. We mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with this lecture series, made possible through the generous support of the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation. Free.

Detail from Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud…, 1719. Van Gorden-Williams Library, 001-1975 1719.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, May 4, 1:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell

Maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war. Join Hilary Anderson Stelling, Director of Exhibitions and Audience Development and curator of the exhibition, to learn more about the stories maps tell. Free.

JUNE

Detail from Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud…, 1719. Van Gorden-Williams Library, 001-1975 1719.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell

Maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war. Join Hilary Anderson Stelling, Director of Exhibitions and Audience Development and curator of the exhibition, to learn more about the stories maps tell. Free.

Scottish Rite Double-Headed Eagle Pendant, ca. 1912.  Gift of the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA, 2010.042.61a-b.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, June 15, 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

A Sublime Brotherhood: 200 Years of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Join Aimee E. Newell, the museum's Director of Collections and curator of the exhibition, to learn about the Scottish Rite's French roots, its founding in America two centuries ago and its evolution into one of the most popular American fraternal groups during the 1900s.  The exhibition includes photos, costumes, and Scottish Rite props, many of which have never previously been on view. Free.

SEPTEMBER

Detail from Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud…, 1719. Van Gorden-Williams Library, 001-1975 1719.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, September 14, 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell

Maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war. Join Hilary Anderson Stelling, Director of Exhibitions and Audience Development and curator of the exhibition, to learn more about the stories maps tell. Free.

OCTOBER

Courtesy of Nicole Etcheson.

Saturday, October 5, 2:00 p.m.

Nicole Etcheson

The Anti-Civil War Movement in the North: Copperheads in a Midwestern Community, 1861-1865

Copperheads, anti-war Democrats, protested against the policies of the Lincoln administration, opposed emancipation and resisted the draft with violence. Were the Copperheads expressing sentiments that mirrored concerns of their fellow citizens? Did they actually aid the Confederacy? Etcheson will be available after the talk to sign her A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community. We mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with this lecture series, made possible through the generous support of the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation. Free.

Detail from Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud…, 1719. Van Gorden-Williams Library, 001-1975 1719.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, October 12, 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell

Maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war. Join Hilary Anderson Stelling, Director of Exhibitions and Audience Development and curator of the exhibition, to learn more about the stories maps tell. Free.

Courtesy of Jane Schultz.

Saturday, October 26, 1:00 p.m.

Jane Schultz

A Season with the Army: Civil Nurse Harriet Eaton and New England's Role in Medical Relief Work

Join Jan Schultz, the nation’s expert on Civil War nursing, for a discussion of a New England woman’s critical role on the battlefields of Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Newton-born Harriet Eaton’s diary and papers offer insight into the experience of the twenty-one thousand women who served in Union military hospitals. Schultz will be available after the talk to sign her This Birth Place of Souls: The Civil War Nursing Diary of Harriet Eaton. We mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with this lecture series, made possible through the generous support of the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation. Free.

NOVEMBER

Courtesy of Robert Weible.

Saturday, November 9, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Weible

"'Not that this is Going to Be a Real War'": The Civil War, the Marshall House Flag, and Elmer Ellsworth’s Martyrdom

In April, 1861, Union Col. Elmer Ellsworth was shot while cutting down a massive Confederate flag that had been hoisted within view of the White House. This incident became national news and plunged the divided country into a debate about the Marshall House flag’s significance. Robert Weible, State Historian of New York, will explore the lasting meaning and relevance of the two divergent interpretations of this event. This lecture is made possible through the generous support of Ruby W. Linn. Free.

Detail from Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud…, 1719. Van Gorden-Williams Library, 001-1975 1719.  Photograph by David Bohl.

Saturday, November 16, 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell

Maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war. Join Hilary Anderson Stelling, Director of Exhibitions and Audience Development and curator of the exhibition, to learn more about the stories maps tell. Free.

DECEMBER

Saturday, December 14, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 15, Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Model Trains

An annual favorite, the HUB Division of the National Railroad Association will delight fans large and small with their model train display. $5/family (members); $7/family (non-members).