Videos: History

Memorial Hall Library hosts a monthly in person genealogy club on the second Thursday of each month The June 12 2025 club meeting featured special guest speaker Alex Krakovsky a Ukrainian genealogist and openrecords activist manages a network of volunteers working to digitize and publish Ukrainian Jewish historical records online…

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A virtual author talk with Abby Chandler who shared with us about her new book, Seized with the Temper of the Times: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America.

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Join Gordon Wilkins, the Addison’s Robert M. Walker Associate Curator of American Art, to explore what the Addison Gallery of American Art’s rich archives can reveal about the museum’s collection, history, and relationship with artists. A collaboration of Memorial Hall Library and the Addison Gallery of American Art on the campus of Phillips Academy.

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Are you a history buff44 interested in all things medical44 curious about public health initiatives or diseases long before COVID19 Well take a virtual walk through the museum and learn how selected artifacts from the museums collection played a significant role to treat and mitigate disease before the discovery of vaccinations and antibiotics10101010ThePublic Health Museumis an independent…

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Have you ever wandered through the woods and wondered who had been there before you In Massachusetts44 many parks and trails have been carved out of historical sites Author Alison OLeary44 an awardwinning journalist and coauthor of the Appalachian Mountain Clubs new guide Best Day Hikes Near Boston44 will share her favorites through this hourlong program Using…

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Author and historian Richard Webb shares his book, Boats Against the Current: The Honeymoon Summer of Scott and Zelda, the companion to the newly released documentary, Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story, which explores the story behind the iconic American novel, The Great Gatsby.

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Frida Kahlo has become a household name in recent years44 with movies44 books and countless products dedicated to her art and likeness Art educator44 Jane Oneail44 goes beyond the artists famous facial hair and penetrating stare and explore her life and her work44 particularly as it relates to the trolley accident she survived as a teen and…

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In the final presentation of this three-part series, Curator Gordon Wilkins explores works created between 1930 and 1950, by artists including Ruth Asawa, Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, and Andrew Wyeth. Organized chronologically, Currents/Crosscurrents places iconic paintings, photographs, works on paper, and sculptures in dialogue with works by and lesser-known and unknown artists.

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In Currents/Crosscurrents: American Art 1850-1950, Part 2, Curator Gordon Wilkins explores works created between 1900 and 1930, by artists including Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and John Singer Sargent. A collaboration of Memorial Hall Library and the Addison Gallery of American Art.

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1010Martin Luther King44 Jr once said The arc of the moral universe is long44 but it bends towards justice Art educator44 Jane Oneail44 examines that arc as it relates to African American history enshrined in American Art From colonial era portraits to 19thcentury and Jim Crowera prints to 1960s Civil Rights photography44 this program will provide a…

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