Immigration, Isolationism, and FDR
Lecture by Professor C. Paul Vincent It is generally understood that when Franklin Roosevelt became president in March 1933, he shouldered the burden of the worst economic crisis in American […]
Lecture by Professor C. Paul Vincent It is generally understood that when Franklin Roosevelt became president in March 1933, he shouldered the burden of the worst economic crisis in American […]
Lecture by Professor Kurk Dorsey Seventy-five years ago, U.S. leaders faced a series of difficult decisions about the nation's role in the world. Fearing a rise in Soviet power and […]
Lecture by Tom White This presentation frames Anne’s Frank’s experiences as one of growth and introspection through her diary. How does Anne’s voice still remain, as she hoped, “useful” as […]
Lecture by Edward E. Gordon, Ph.D. Focusing on the conflicting egos, personal and national rivalries, and professional abilities of major Allied commanders, Gordon contends that their lack of cooperation and […]
The Incredible Charles Miller: The story of an unknown New Hampshire man who secretly left a stunning visual diary of his deployment in the Pacific Theater during WWII Peggy Hennelly-Maniates […]
Lecture by Molly Guptill Manning When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a campaign […]
Lecture by Leah Dearborn Military ballooning in the United States began early in the Civil War. Balloons gave the Union the ability to view enemy troops from the "high ground" […]
Lecture by Christopher C. Gorham Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and, according to Life, “the most important official woman […]
Lecture by Matthew F. Delmont Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, […]
Lecture by Dave Gutierrez Based on extensive archival research and veteran and family accounts, Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry, The Only All Mexican American […]
Lecture by James M. Scott Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be […]
Lecture Benjamin L. Clark The mission of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is to preserve, display, and interpret the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries […]
2025 Festival of Trees
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