Speaking Events

I am a historian, author, and national leader in public history. I write and speak about history, museums, and the presence of the past in American life. I help audiences think more clearly about our history, its relevance to the present, and the ways it operates in American culture.

If you’d like me to come speak about my books, commemoration, the value of history in an age of polarization, or other related themes, please get in touch.

Upcoming Events

March 30: Cambridge Public Library (Cambridge, MA)

April 14: Tudor Place (Washington, DC)

April 18: Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House (Alexandria, VA)

April 21: Talbot County Historical Society (Easton, MD)

April 28: Schnackenberg Lecture, Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA)

April 30: Keynote, Marie C. Malaro Symposium, George Washington University (Washington, DC)

May 7: Commencement Address, University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA)

May 9: The Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI)

May 10: Detroit Public Library (Detroit, MI)

May 14: James Monroe’s Highland (virtual)

May 15: Politics & Prose, The Wharf (Washington, DC)

June 2: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

July 1: Historic Sotterley (Hollywood, MD)

July 2: Whitney Plantation Museum (virtual)

July 9: Maryland Center for History and Culture (Baltimore, MD)

August 27: Filson Historical Society (Louisville, KY)

September 24: Virginia Museum of History and Culture (Richmond, VA)

October 23: Keynote, Pennsylvania Historical Association Annual Meeting (Bethlehem, PA)

October 28: Washington & Lee University (Lexington, VA)