While the history of the United States is marked by chapters of polarization, few political moments have ever proved as divisive as the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Join us on Saturday, September 21, 2024, during International Underground Railroad Month for a 2 p.m. program with the National Book Award-winning historian and Harvard
Join author Joseph DiVietro as he discusses his newly released book “Auburn: Past & Present.” The City of Auburn is a changing landscape. From frontier
As Founders Day approaches, Ted Freeman discusses his family’s critical role in Auburn’s history. A descendant of Harry and Kate Freeman- often recounted in early
Native Auburnian William Fulton has just released a new book entitled Place and Prosperity—How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate. Mr. Fulton will be
Join the Seward House Museum for a fascinating lecture by author and Purdue University professor Robert E. May on his book discussing Lincoln and Douglas
An evening with renowned William Seward biographer Walter Stahr, who will discuss his new book on Salmon Chase. Walter Stahr, author of a New York
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