American Antiquarian Society
@amantiquarian.bsky.social
Nonprofit organization
Sharing America’s stories for more than 200 years.
185 Salisbury St, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Sharing America’s stories for more than 200 years.
185 Salisbury St, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Join us tonight online at 7:00 PM ET for “Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Civil War and Reconstruction” with Eric Gardner in conversation with Sherita L. Johnson and Derrick R. Spires. www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-eve...
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Join us tonight online at 7:00 PM ET for “Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Civil War and Reconstruction” with Eric Gardner in conversation with Sherita L. Johnson and Derrick R. Spires. www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-eve...
Join us online or in person this Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 pm ET for "Poe" and "After Lives": Richard Kopley and Megan Marshall in conversation. Register at americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/poe-and-after-lives-richard-kopley-and-megan-marshall-conversation
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Join us online or in person this Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 pm ET for "Poe" and "After Lives": Richard Kopley and Megan Marshall in conversation. Register at americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/poe-and-after-lives-richard-kopley-and-megan-marshall-conversation
Join us this Tuesday, October 21, at 7:00 pm ET for a Virtual Public program presented by Don James McLaughlin, “Phobia and American Literature, 1705-1937: A Therapeutic History.” Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/phobia-and-american-literature-1705-1937-therapeutic-history
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Join us this Tuesday, October 21, at 7:00 pm ET for a Virtual Public program presented by Don James McLaughlin, “Phobia and American Literature, 1705-1937: A Therapeutic History.” Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/phobia-and-american-literature-1705-1937-therapeutic-history
Join us this Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 pm ET in person or online for “"I Am So Tired of Waiting, Aren’t You?": Revisiting Black Majority, the Robert C. Baron lecture with Peter H. Wood. Register at americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/i-am-so-tired-waiting-arent-you-revisiting-black-majority
October 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Join us this Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 pm ET in person or online for “"I Am So Tired of Waiting, Aren’t You?": Revisiting Black Majority, the Robert C. Baron lecture with Peter H. Wood. Register at americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/i-am-so-tired-waiting-arent-you-revisiting-black-majority
Designed for scholars new to archival work, this four-day, in-person workshop will bring together graduate students and early career scholars specializing in pre-1900 African American history and culture. Application details available: americanantiquarian.org/early-african-american-print-workshop
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Designed for scholars new to archival work, this four-day, in-person workshop will bring together graduate students and early career scholars specializing in pre-1900 African American history and culture. Application details available: americanantiquarian.org/early-african-american-print-workshop
Please join us online this Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm ET for “Banking on Slavery: Financing Southern Expansion in the Antebellum United States” by Sharon Ann Murphy. Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/1333
September 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Please join us online this Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm ET for “Banking on Slavery: Financing Southern Expansion in the Antebellum United States” by Sharon Ann Murphy. Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/1333
Our join us for our next fall public program! 🍂
Louis P. Masur will present “A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship” on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 pm EDT. Join us in person or online by registering at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13158
Louis P. Masur will present “A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship” on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 pm EDT. Join us in person or online by registering at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13158
September 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Our join us for our next fall public program! 🍂
Louis P. Masur will present “A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship” on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 pm EDT. Join us in person or online by registering at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13158
Louis P. Masur will present “A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship” on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 pm EDT. Join us in person or online by registering at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13158
Join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m. EDT for War Power: Literature and the State in the Civil War North by Philip Gould. Register at americanantiquarian.org/node/13332
September 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m. EDT for War Power: Literature and the State in the Civil War North by Philip Gould. Register at americanantiquarian.org/node/13332
Our Fall public programs start one week from today! Join us as we kick off September's programs with "Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York" by Akela Reason. Join us in person or online on Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 pm. Register at americanantiquarian.org/node/13334
August 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our Fall public programs start one week from today! Join us as we kick off September's programs with "Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York" by Akela Reason. Join us in person or online on Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 pm. Register at americanantiquarian.org/node/13334
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, July 29 from 7:00-8:00 pm for a virtual public program “Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America” with Sarah Gold McBride. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13161
July 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, July 29 from 7:00-8:00 pm for a virtual public program “Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America” with Sarah Gold McBride. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13161
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, July 24 from 7:00-8:00 pm for a virtual public program “A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin” with Susanna Ashton. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12909
July 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, July 24 from 7:00-8:00 pm for a virtual public program “A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin” with Susanna Ashton. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12909
Join us on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:00 pm in person or online for “The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution” by Zara Anishanslin. Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13322
July 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Join us on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:00 pm in person or online for “The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution” by Zara Anishanslin. Register at: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13322
Join us for this free, drop-in program tomorrow evening from 5-6:30 pm! Chat with a Curator: Finding William Lewis will feature Christie Higginbottom, Bruce Craven and Ashley Cataldo
July 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join us for this free, drop-in program tomorrow evening from 5-6:30 pm! Chat with a Curator: Finding William Lewis will feature Christie Higginbottom, Bruce Craven and Ashley Cataldo
Join us this Tuesday, June 17th at 7:00 pm ET for “Artist in the Archive: New Works” our Juneteenth program by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson in conversation with Deborah Hall. In person and remote options available for viewing: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13126
June 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Join us this Tuesday, June 17th at 7:00 pm ET for “Artist in the Archive: New Works” our Juneteenth program by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson in conversation with Deborah Hall. In person and remote options available for viewing: www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13126
Join us this Wednesday evening, June 11 at 7:00 pm for “Revisiting Jonathan Edwards and the "Bad Books" Controversy” with Christopher J. Looby. Visit www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13122 to register!
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Join us this Wednesday evening, June 11 at 7:00 pm for “Revisiting Jonathan Edwards and the "Bad Books" Controversy” with Christopher J. Looby. Visit www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13122 to register!
Please join us this Thursday, June 5th at 7:00 PM in person or online for the inaugural Harry and Jane Dewey Lecture, The Pursuit of Happiness by Jeffrey Rosen www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13129
June 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Please join us this Thursday, June 5th at 7:00 PM in person or online for the inaugural Harry and Jane Dewey Lecture, The Pursuit of Happiness by Jeffrey Rosen www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13129
Join us on Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 pm for a Hybrid Public Program by Craig Thompson Friend—Becoming Lunsford Lane: The Lives of an American Aeneas
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12758
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12758
May 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join us on Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 pm for a Hybrid Public Program by Craig Thompson Friend—Becoming Lunsford Lane: The Lives of an American Aeneas
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12758
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12758
Join us tomorrow May 13th at 7:00 pm for a Virtual Public Program by Bethany Hughes in conversation with Wendy Bellion—Redface: Race, Performance, and Indigeneity
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13055
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13055
May 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Join us tomorrow May 13th at 7:00 pm for a Virtual Public Program by Bethany Hughes in conversation with Wendy Bellion—Redface: Race, Performance, and Indigeneity
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13055
www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13055
Join us, Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 EST for the Julian L. Lapides Lecture "Seventy Years a Bibliophile" with Justin G. Schiller. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12912
April 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Join us, Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 EST for the Julian L. Lapides Lecture "Seventy Years a Bibliophile" with Justin G. Schiller. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12912
Join us in-person or online for “The Declaration in Script and Print,” by John Bidwell on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/12911
April 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Join us in-person or online for “The Declaration in Script and Print,” by John Bidwell on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/12911
Join us in-person or online for a symposium “New Insights on Isaiah Thomas,” on Friday, April 11 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/13049
April 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Join us in-person or online for a symposium “New Insights on Isaiah Thomas,” on Friday, April 11 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/13049
Join us in-person or online for “Democracy and History: Isaiah Thomas and Thomas Jefferson,” the Keynote address of the New Insights on Isaiah Thomas Symposium by Peter S. Onuf on Friday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/13050
April 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Join us in-person or online for “Democracy and History: Isaiah Thomas and Thomas Jefferson,” the Keynote address of the New Insights on Isaiah Thomas Symposium by Peter S. Onuf on Friday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m. EST. More information at americanantiquarian.org/node/13050
Join us this Thursday, March 27th at 2:00 p.m. for a Virtual Book Talk “Feeling Singular: Queer Masculinities in the Early United States” with Ben Bascom. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12817
March 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Join us this Thursday, March 27th at 2:00 p.m. for a Virtual Book Talk “Feeling Singular: Queer Masculinities in the Early United States” with Ben Bascom. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12817
Join us this Thursday, March 20th for Nicholas L. Syrett’s Hybrid Public Program “The Trials of Madame Restell: 19th-Century America's Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Make Abortion a Crime” at 7:00 p.m. ET. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12815
March 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Join us this Thursday, March 20th for Nicholas L. Syrett’s Hybrid Public Program “The Trials of Madame Restell: 19th-Century America's Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Make Abortion a Crime” at 7:00 p.m. ET. Register at www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12815
Join our team! Positions available:
-Executive Coordinator, President's Office and Programs
-Maintenance Assistant
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-Executive Coordinator, President's Office and Programs
-Maintenance Assistant
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March 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Join our team! Positions available:
-Executive Coordinator, President's Office and Programs
-Maintenance Assistant
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-Executive Coordinator, President's Office and Programs
-Maintenance Assistant
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