American Origins

Saturday, October 5, 2024

“Metcalf’s Massacre: An Incident of Extreme Violence in the Pacific in 1790”

Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
Steven’s Classroom
10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PT)

RSVP by September 28 to receive pre-circulated materials.

Saturday, December 7, 2024

“Carbon Conscripts: Slavery and the Origins of Climate Change”

Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
Steven’s Classroom
10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PT)

RSVP by November 30 to receive pre-circulated materials.

Thursday, February 6, 2025

“American Affections: The Eighteenth-Century Marriages of Mary Noyes Silliman Dickinson”

USC, University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library, DML 241
4:30 – 6:00 pm (PT)

RSVP by January 31 to receive pre-circulated materials.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

“Belts & Songs: Why the Cherokee went to War against the Colonies in 1776”

Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
Roger’s Classroom
10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PT)

RSVP by February 24 to receive pre-circulated materials.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

“‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’: Letters on Love and Marriage from the World’s First Personal Advice Column”

Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
Stewart R. Smith Board Room
4:00 – 6:00 pm (PT)

RSVP by March 18 to receive pre-circulated materials.

This meeting is co-hosted by the Early Modern British History Seminar series.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

“‘Ceremonies, Omens, and Superstitions Still Used by Some’: Approaches, Practices, and Collaborations in Timucua Language Translations”

USC, University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library, DML 241
4:30 – 6:30 pm (PT)

RSVP by April 10 to receive pre-circulated materials.