Events

Christine Kuehn - Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor Lecture and book signing It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine Kuehn was shocked and confused. When she asked her […]

The Freese Brothers Big Band - Honor, Reflect, Remember: The Tunes of the War Years A special musical program to honor America's 250th birthday. Cost:  Members $12, Non-Members $16

Randy Otto as Winston Churchill  Renowned Churchill-ian Scholar, Randy Otto has carefully honed his humorous, poignant and astonishingly relevant tribute to Winston Churchill - who a Price Waterhouse Cooper CEO survey named The Most Admired Leader Ever. Cost:  Members $12, non-members $16

The Story of the von Trapp Family presented by Bob Stafford Stay tuned for updated information

Alex Kershaw - Escape the Deep Lecture and book signing In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface, while the Japanese dropped deadly depth […]

Beth Forrest - WWII & Society, A History of food during WWII and its influence on our Society Join us to learn the history of how the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) began in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, where it was founded as a vocational institute for returning veterans of World War II. The […]

Laura Kroy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace  Lecture and book signing When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she’s read. She’s had training, after all, coming of Age during World War I. The Shopkeeper of Alsace is an uplifting tale of family, love, resilience, and on unstoppable women. Laura Knoy is an award-winning journalist. […]

Cheryl Thomas - Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen Lecture and book signing Forgotten Souls examines the lives of the 27 pilots who went missing while battling the enemy abroad - and honors their lives, their sacrifices and their legacy. This book serves as long overdue closure for the pilots who gave […]

Jonathan Rose - The Federal Reserve's Role During WWII The Federal Reserve supported the war effort in several ways: it helped finance wartime spending, fund our allies, embargo our enemies, stabilize the economy, and plan the return to peacetime activities. Jonathan Rose serves as a historian for the Federal Reserve System and is a senior […]

Peter May - The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy Lecture and book signing In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful Hale-America National Open of 1942. Set against the backdrop of World War II, May also tells the stories of other professional golfers in the tournament […]

James M. Scott - Empire of Ashes Lecture and book signing Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, women, and children; doomed tens of thousands more to agonizing death in the weeks and months ahead; and annihilated two cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Empire […]