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Leslie Wilson described the collections of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau materials held by the Concord Free Public Library. Emerson was the keynote speaker at the dedication…

Actor Richard Smith, portraying Henry David Thoreau, read Thoreau’s "Slavery in Massachusetts". He then talked about the role of slavery in Thoreau’s lifetime. Thoreau was an abolitionist…

Professor Nancy Schultz led a book club discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables. She also talked about Hawthorne’s career, writings, and the meaning of the novel.…

The history of westward expansion was examined through the writings of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Lewis and Clark led an expedition to explore the West following the Louisiana Purchase.…

A portion of a Booknotes program featuring Lynn Sherr was shown. She is the author of Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in her Own Words, published by Times Books. Ms. Sherr talked about the role of…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, portrayed by Ms. Stearns, talked about her role as a pioneer in the women’s rights movement. She was one of the organizers of the first women’s rights convention in…

Guests examined the history of abolitionism, women’s suffrage, and the antebellum period through the writings of Sojourner Truth. She wrote an autobiography, with the help of Olive Gilbert,…

A C-SPAN school bus crew toured Herman Melville’s home in Western Massachusetts. Susan Eisley talked about the life and writing career of Herman Melville.

Carla Chlouber discussed the significance of Washington Irving’s life and his significance as the first short story author and literary celebrity in America. The Washington Irving Trail…

Librarian Rob Cox talked about the importance of the Lewis and Clark Journals in American history and examined the original manuscripts of thirty of their journals.

Guests examined the history of the women’s rights movement and 19th century social relations through the writing of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Ms. Stanton drafted the Declaration of Sentiments adopted at the first women’s…

Ms. McGill reenacted the fiery rhetoric and speaking style of Sojourner Truth. In the performance she talked about the experiences of Sojourner Truth.

Lewis and Clark Historian Rex Ziak talks about the expedition on the continent out west. Mr. Ziak is in Naselle, Washington.

Lewis and Clark Editor Gary Moulton and Historian Stephen Ambrose talked about the Lewis and Clark expedition, their journals and maps, and the significance of their discoveries.

A C-SPAN school bus crew toured the Susan B. Anthony House.

Following a broadcast of the C-SPAN American Writers program on Sojourner Truth, panelists answered audience questions about the legacy of Sojourner Truth.

Ms. Hodson talked about several manuscripts relating to Nathaniel Hawthorne housed at the Huntington Library.

Guests talked about the history of the antebellum era, the transcendental movement, and national politics prior to the Civil War through the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote The…

The curator talked about the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and showed manuscripts of some of their writings and letters. The Huntington Library houses a collection of…

In a discussion titled, “Is Thoreau Alive and Well in Concord Today?,” teachers, students, Walden Pond Park staff members and others expressed their ideas about Henry David Thoreau’s…