Hosted by: Shellie Karol-Chik Since the earliest European settlements in New England, diseases and epidemics were a regular part of colonial life. Join Shellie Karol-Chik as she explores the types of diseases affecting colonists, the timeline of New England’s early epidemics, and how colonists viewed and reacted to this unwelcome part of their lives. The ... Read more

Hosted by: Geoffrey Gamble A rollicking travel in time to the 17th century, including a biography of the Mayflower as a ship, and a societal history of some of its crew ... Read more

Hosted by: Rebecca Fraser and Michelle Marchetti Coughlin Rebecca Fraser, author of The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America, and Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, author of Penelope ... Read more

Hosted by: Michael Tougias Local historian Michael Tougias looks at Native American way of life, colonial settlements, and the events that led up to what many consider the bloodiest war ... Read more

For more information and zoom details, see the Lecture Series page. Hosted by: John Turner John G. Turner, author of They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American ... Read more

For more information and zoom details, see the Lecture Series page. Hosted by: Virginia Postrel The story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the ... Read more

For more information and zoom details, see the Lecture Series page. Hosted by: Richard Thompson Dress codes are as old as clothing itself. For centuries, clothing has been a wearable status symbol; ... Read more