Category Archives: Symposia and Conferences

Erastus Hopkins House in 1904 – King Street, Northampton

Posted on April 8, 2012 by marcferguson

During Hopkins’ lifetime, his house was known as the “White House.” However, it now has a red-brick siding, and the wrap-around porch is gone, so it looks very different. [photograph courtesy of Forbes Library Special Collections] Here is a packet … Continue reading →

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Northampton Abolition Walking Tour – Erastus Hopkins

Posted on April 7, 2012 by marcferguson

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Northampton Abolition: Erastus Hopkins Walking Tour and Bruce Laurie Talk

Posted on April 6, 2012 by marcferguson

For everyone in or near Western Massachusetts, a reminder that tomorrow, Saturday April 7 is the Steve Strimer Abolition Walking Tour and Bruce Laurie talk focused on Abolitionism in Northampton. Please make it if you can. Steve’s tours are always great … Continue reading →

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Erastus Hopkins Walking Tour in Northampton

Posted on March 20, 2012 by marcferguson

These walking tours are great events, and Steve Strimer does an excellent job of tying local history to national events/history.

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Emerging America

Posted on March 14, 2012 by marcferguson

The Emerging America program is a great program for history teachers, run by the Collaborative in Northampton, Ma. and I would recommend it without reservation. Here is the link for the brochure for this summer’s program: Emerging America. What teachers … Continue reading →

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Tony Horowitz on John Brown at Harpers Ferry

Posted on March 14, 2012 by marcferguson

Tony Horwitz Public Reading Tuesday, March 13, 2012 • 4:00 pm Student Union • Cape Cod Lounge UMass Amherst Campus Handicap access available Directions & Parking Free Admission Contact: History Department, history@history.umass.edu, (413) 515-1330 Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Horwitz gives … Continue reading →

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Bruce Laurie Talk on Northampton Abolitionists

Posted on December 4, 2011 by marcferguson

When:Monday, December 12, 2011 Time: 7:00pm until 9:00pm Where Neilson Library, Browsing Room, Smith College. Description 7 P.M. MONDAY, DEC 12, 2011. BRUCE LAURIE TALKA talk on current research and writing on abolition era Northampton by Bruce Laurie, emeritus professor of history at … Continue reading →

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Eric Foner Interview on Lincoln and American Slavery and Politics

Posted on November 5, 2011 by marcferguson

Hat tip to Kevin Levin at Civil War Memory “We know where he ends up, we know he ends up emancipating slaves, but Lincoln doesn’t know that… Lincoln’s capacity for growth is the essence of his greatness… He didn’t mind … Continue reading →

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Civil War Lives Conference

Posted on October 31, 2011 by marcferguson

Keith Harris at “Cosmic America” attended and has posted a description of the Civil War Conference, “Civil War Lives” at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Ca. The atmosphere and the speakers sound strikingly similar to the Civil War Sesquicentennial … Continue reading →

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David Blight Talk on Lincoln and the American South

Posted on October 19, 2011 by marcferguson

David Blight: Hating and Loving the “Real” Abe Lincoln: Lincoln and the American South from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo.

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