If my name ever goes into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.
— A. Lincoln, 1863Cottage Conversations
What better place to learn about Abraham Lincoln than the home he loved so much? Join us for Cottage Conversations. This lecture series in the Cottage offers relaxing evenings to socialize and learn something new about our 16th president from authors, collectors, and artists. The program starts with a cocktail reception, followed by the lecture and, when an author is the speaker, a booksigning.
The 2011-2012 series is made possible through the support of The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, dedicated to perpetuating and expanding Lincoln's vision for America and completing America's unfinished work.
October 27, 2011 - David Blight
Author of American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (Sept 2011). Dr. Blight is one of the nation's foremost authorities on the US Civil War and its legacy. He is a professor of American History at Yale University and the Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale. Purchase the American Oracle in our Museum Store.
January 19, 2012 - Adam Goodheart
Author of the New York Times bestselling book 1861: The Civil War Awakening (2011) which presents a sweeping portrayal of America at a moment of crisis and change. Mr. Goodheart is a historian, journalist, and critic. He also lectures on History and American Studies at Washington College.
February 23, 2012 - Luis CdeBaca*
Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons. Ambassador CdeBaca will speak on the current state of slavery in the United States. Although Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment ending legal forms of slavery, it is still an ongoing problem 150 years later, even in our own backyards.
March 15, 2012 - Stephanie McCurry
Author of Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South (2010). Dr. McCurry is a specialist in Nineteenth Century American history, with a focus on the American South and the Civil War era, and the history of women and gender. She is currently a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania.
*This program coincides with Can You Walk Away?, an exhibit on modern slavery opening at the Cottage in February 2012 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- All Programs:
- Time: Reception - 6:00pm, Lecture - 6:30pm
Location: President Lincoln's Cottage
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Reception: $10 Lecture: $10
- Admission for Cottage Members at $100 level or above: Free
To purchase tickets or rsvp for an upcoming Cottage Conversation, email Sahand Miraminy at sahand_miraminy@nthp.org or call (202) 829-0436 ext. 31232
Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Series
The Cottage Conversations series for fall 2010-spring 2011 has come to a close. Speakers included Daniel Weinberg, Ivan Schwartz, Harold Holzer, Craig Symonds, Kate Masur, and James Swanson. (*Watch the entire Cottage Conversation with James Swanson here)
Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Series
Speakers included Ron White, Philip Kunhardt, Gerald Prokopowicz, and Craig Symonds. We look forward to another Cottage Conversation Series in 2010-2011.
Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Series
Speakers for the inaugural series included Burrus Carnahan, Chandra Manning, Stephen Berry, Michael Burlingame, Daniel Epstein, and Catherine Clinton. Thanks to everyone for making the inaugural Cottage Conversations series a resounding success.
