Past Events
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September 16 Friday
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
Voting Rights, the Constitution & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, and legislation, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 10:00am to 5:30pm
"All American: The Power of Sports" exhibit opens
Our new exhibit in Washington, DC—"All American: The Power of Sports"—opens on Friday, September 16.
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September 15 Thursday
Independence, MO - 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Teacher Appreciation Night
Educators, join the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum – and many other regional museums and historic sites – for Teacher Appreciation Night, an exclusive evening celebrating educators. -
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
From Independence to the U.S. Constitution: Reconsidering the Critical Period of American History
How did the pre-Constitution United States work? What were the possibilities and opportunities? Editors Douglas Bradburn and Christopher R. Pearl examine this critical period in American history. -
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet John Adams
John Adams will share his “thoughts on government," his drafting of the Massachusetts State Constitution, and how it compares to the U.S. Constitution. -
Online - 10:15am to 10:45am
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States.
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September 14 Wednesday
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
Second meeting of 2022-2024 FOIA Advisory Committee.
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September 13 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Ike's Virtual Book Club - September 2022
September Book Selection: Stagecoach by Ernest Haycox -
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Queen and the U.S.A. - Special Rebroadcast
On the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II's reign as queen of England, authors H. Edward Mann, Ellen M. LeCompt, and Jacques J. Moore, Jr., describe the queen’s special relationship with America. -
Online - 10:15am to 10:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
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September 12 Monday
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
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September 8 Thursday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
In "Democracy’s Data," data historian Dan Bouk examines the U.S. Census to uncover the meaning behind the numbers. -
Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
First meeting of 2022-2024 FOIA Advisory Committee.
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August 31 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork.
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August 25 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Fate, Fortune, and Providence in the Life of a Leader
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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August 24 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920–2020
Author Elisabeth Griffith chronicles the fight by White and Black women to achieve equality and their efforts to advance with sometimes competing causes.
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August 18 Thursday
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Amelia Earhart
Meet Amelia Earhart, aviation pioneer and champion of women in the aviation industry, as portrayed by Pat Jordan.
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August 10 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Closing the Golden Door: Asian Migration and the Hidden History of Exclusion at Ellis Island
In this fresh examination of Ellis Island’s history, author Anna Pegler-Gordon reveals that it was also a major site of immigrant detention and exclusion as well as a gateway for immigrants.
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August 9 Tuesday
Abilene, KS - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s
The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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August 6 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
America's Famine Relief Mission to Soviet Russia: A Centennial Symposium
A Free symposium discussing America's famine relief effort to Soviet Russia.
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August 3 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Queen and the U.S.A. Platinum Jubilee Edition
Authors H. Edward Mann, Ellen M. LeCompt, and Jacques J. Moore, Jr., will describe the queen’s special relationship with America on the anniversary of her 70 years as queen of England.
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August 1 Monday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
Unlocking the Secrets to the Sistine Chapel with Liz Lev
Elizabeth Lev traced the exciting historical context of the paintings of the Sistine Chapel. From its inauguration in 1480, the Sistine Chapel saw three major painting cycles over 70 years. The cycles corresponded to a major geopolitical shiftthe discovery of the New World and circumnavigation of the globewhose impact can be seen in the artwork.
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July 31 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same.
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July 28 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Assessing the Eisenhower Presidency
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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July 26 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Women in George Washington’s World
"Women in George Washington’s World" highlights some of the women Washington knew, revealing the lives of a diverse group of women who made choices that affected their own and the nation's future.
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July 21 Thursday
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Betsy Ross
Learn the inspiring story of the patriot, upholsterer, and flag-maker who really was Betsy Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole (portrayed by Kim Hanley).
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July 20 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies and Made the Declaration of Independence
How did the colonies overcome the odds to unify and declare independence from Britain? Author Robert G. Parkinson provides a troubling answer: racial fear.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.