The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program

The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program
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Janney considers Civil War vets

Caroline E. Janney will present “Clasping Hands over the Bloody Chasm: Civil War Veterans’ Reunions and the Path to Reconciliation” at Baird Chapel, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, on Thursday, September 9, 2010. For more information >

Silber discusses Civil War

Nina Silber will discuss "Why Gender Matters for Understanding the Civil War" at the Library Lecture Hall, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. For more information >

Five OAH Lecturers, one conference

David Armitage, Edwin Burrows, Joanne Freeman, Steve Hahn, and Matt Pinsker will be among the featured speakers at the 10th annual Idaho Council for History Education conference. The conference, entitled “From Rome to Iraq, Civil Wars in History,” will be held October 7–8, 2010 in Boise. For more information >

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Raves & Reviews

“The lectureship program has hit two home runs with us so far; we'll definitely tap you again.”

—Timothy D. Hall
Department of History
Central Michigan University

Featured Topics

Women’s History Month, March 2011

Womens HistoryExplore American women’s experiences from the colonial era to the twentieth century by inviting an OAH Distinguished Lecturer to speak during the month of March or at any time of year.

The Great Depression and New Deal

DepressionThe current recession has heightened interest in the Great Depression. A number of OAH Distinguished Lecturers discuss the complexities of economic collapse and reforms in the last century as well as their implications for today.

The Civil War at 150

Civilwar Preview300x350Spring 2011 will mark the beginning of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program features numerous speakers who can shed new light on this watershed event in American history.