All lecture Events (11)
February 13Friday
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Love Letters of the Phillips Family
February 13, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Historic New England's Phillips House Enjoy a glimpse into the love life of five generations of the Phillips family. Listen to readings of letters exchanged over the course of courtship and marriage and learn about the deeper history of… Organized by Julie Arrison | Type: lecture
February 22Sunday
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The Oratory of Edward Everett: Everett's Speech to Save Mt. Vernon
February 22, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm – William Clapp House Jim Cooke and Richard Katula will present a one-hour lecture/performance on the oratory of Edward Everett. In keeping with the birthday of George Washington, the program will focus on one of Everett'… Organized by Earl Taylor | Type: lecture
March 13Friday
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The Irish Experience at the Phillips House
March 13, 2009 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm – Historic New England's Phillips House Find out about the daily lives of the Phillips family’s Irish domestic staff, their daily duties, and living conditions. Learn about their interactions with family members and enjoy a behind-the-scen… Organized by Julie Arrison | Type: tour, and, lecture
March 14Saturday
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The Irish Experience at the Phillips House
March 14, 2009 from 10:30am to 11:30pm – Historic New England's Phillips House Find out about the daily lives of the Phillips family’s Irish domestic staff, their daily duties, and living conditions. Learn about their interactions with family members and enjoy a behind-the-scen… Organized by Julie Arrison | Type: tour, and, lecture
April 20Monday
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Worcester Women's History Project Oral History Event
April 20, 2009 from 4pm to 6pm – Assumption College Lisa Krissoff Boehm, Associate Professor of Urban Studies, will speak on her new book, Making a Way out of No Way: African American Women and the Second Great Migration (Mississippi, 2009) and there… Organized by Lisa Krissoff Boehm | Type: lecture
September 24Thursday
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Yankee Correspondence
September 24, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Peabody Institute Library Dr. Nina Silber of Boston University will present an overview of Northern correspondence during the Civil War, exploring the men's views on the reasons for the war, including slavery and emancipation. Organized by Nancy Barthelemy | Type: lecture
November 14Saturday
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An (Un)Civil Action?: Springfield and the Revolutionary Model of Armed Resistance
November 14, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm – D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Davis Auditorium, Springfield Museums On October 16, 1859, John Brown led an armed attack on Harper's Ferry Armory. He was hanged for murder and treason on December 2 of the same year. On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays led an armed attac… Organized by Patricia Bruttomesso | Type: lecture, tour, film
November 21Saturday
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An (Un)Civil Action?: Violent Politics in 1920s Worcester
November 21, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm – Testa Science Center Auditorium, Assumption College On October 19, 1924, months of back-and-forth political intimidation climaxed in a night-long riot that followed a heavily protected Ku Klux Klan meeting at the Worcester Fairgrounds. Four years late… Organized by Patricia Bruttomesso | Type: lecture, film
December 10Thursday
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The History, Geography and Economics of Coffee
December 10, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History Professor James Hayes-Bohanan of Bridgewater State will present a program on the history, geography, economics and farming of coffee around the world. He will share samples of different beans and als… Organized by Henry Lukas | Type: lecture
December 15Tuesday
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The Sweet History of the Baker Chocolate Company
December 15, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Thomas Crane Public Library Discover the fascinating history of the Baker Chocolate Company at a free slide lecture by historian Anthony Sammarco, author of The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History. Copies of Mr. Sammarco's… Organized by Thomas Crane Library | Type: lecture
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