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A Fierce Glory: Antietam - The Desperate Battle that Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

There remains a haunting stillness over the grounds around Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, where 3,650 Union and Confederate soldiers per...

If It Looks Like a Man: Gender Identity, Female Soldiers, and 'Lady Bushwhackers' in the Civil War

Sunday, September 16, 2018 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Public historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart recall how hundreds of women defied cultural norms of the time t...

Quindaro: The Coming of Freedom in the Decade of Civil War

Thursday, April 19, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In the keynote address for the Quindaro Symposium, held April 19-21 in Kansas City, Kansas, historian Quintard Taylor exp...

Lincoln and the Abolitionists

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Was Abraham Lincoln the transcendent champion of African-American freedom that history books depict? Author Fred Kaplan tempers that...

The Buffalo Soldiers: Their Epic Story and Major Campaigns

Sunday, February 12, 2017 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

African-Americans have served proudly in every great American war, including the Civil War, where their verve and valor led to the establishment of...

Westport Historical Society Speaker Series

Saturday, March 12, 2016 2:00pm

Westport Branch

In Person

The Westport Historical Society Speaker Series seeks to promote and foster public interest in and preserve the significance of local history. Join us...

Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

They are the most famous and controversial directors in the history of the CIA – Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey – an...

Lady Bird Johnson

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Lady Bird Johnson was no mere White House photo prop. The former Claudia Taylor once was described by husband Lyndon Johnson as “the brains a...

The Significance of the Frontier in Eisenhower History - Tim Rives

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

2015 commemorates not only the 125th anniversary of the birth of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, but also the U.S. Census Bureau’s declaration that...

Understanding Ike: Four Key Eisenhower Traits and Their Role in the Space Race - Yanek Mieczkowski

Thursday, September 17, 2015 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, was a critical Cold War moment for Dwight D. Eisenhower. What he called “a...

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