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Historic Annapolis continues popular lecture series

Historic Annapolis continues its line up of educational, engaging, and fun virtual lectures through December. Each lecture gives guests the opportunity to get comfortable on the couch, grab a beverage, and invite the presenter into their living rooms via Zoom. With just one exception, each lecture is held on Thursdays from 7 pm – 8 pm. Unless otherwise stated, each lecture costs $10 for Historic Annapolis Members and $15 for the General Public.  Registration is required and can be made at www.annapolis.org.

If guests can not join the live presentation, but wish to see the lecture, they should still register and they will be emailed the link to the video recording the following day. Recordings are available to view up to two weeks following the lecture.

Upcoming Virtual Lectures include:

Eliza Hamilton: Patriot, Wife, Widow, Warrior
Thursday, December 3, 2020

“I was someone before I met Alexander Hamilton.” So begins the novel My Dear Hamilton, the only book in fiction – or non-fiction – to recount the untold story of the entirety of the life of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton and a Founding Mother, who was a patriot in her own right and a little-known warrior in her husband’s quest to form a more perfect union. New York Times bestselling author Laura Kamoie will discuss the history behind and writing of her novel.
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $15 General Admission per household; $10 for HA Members and Volunteers per household

The Reverse Underground Railroad: Stolen, Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Guest speaker Richard Bell discusses his research and story behind his new book, Stolen, which covers the grim story of human trafficking and slave traders who ”stole” away thousands of legally free African Americans from their families in order to fuel slavery’s rapid expansion in the decades before the Civil War. His newest book tells of the odyssey of five free black boys kidnapped from Philadelphia in 1825 who were coffled to Mississippi for sale as slaves, only to escape, return and lead a manhunt to bring their former captors to justice.
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $15 General Admission per household; $10 for HA Members and Volunteers per household

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