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HYBRID EVENT | Venture back to the 19th Century to meet statesman George Boutwell, who fought for racial and economic equality alongside Presidents Lincoln and Grant. Hear from his biographer, also a distant relation, author Jeffrey Boutwell, and Harvard professor Robert Putnam about this remarkable man, his family, and this turbulent, formative period in American history.

Moderated by Robert D. Putnam

National Humanities Medal recipient and two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize David Levering Lewis’s shares his own family history, which shifts our understanding of the larger American story. Don’t miss his conversation with historian Kendra T. Field. 

Moderated by Kendra T. Field

For more than two centuries, the familiar image of the Irish country house has been one of dishevelment and decay. Historic houses across Ireland are being rediscovered and brought back to life as family homes. Join author and architectural historian Robert O’Byrne as he discusses some of these properties and tells the stories of their decline and recovery.