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Programs and Events

Update regarding COVID-19: Some upcoming programs may be postponed to ensure the health and well-being of the Newberry community. Please check www.newberry.org/covid19 for regular updates about our programs.

The Newberry offers programming in the humanities for scholars, teachers, and the general public. Unless otherwise noted, events are free, and no reservations are required. Many of our programs are recorded, and you can listen to them on our website.

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E.g., 03/28/2020
E.g., 03/28/2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Postponed - “Caribbean Natives and the Age of Revolution: The Case of St Vincent”
The Newberry has been closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19. To enable visitors to practice social distancing now recommended by both the Center for Disease Control and the Chicago Department of Public Health, we have decided to postpone this program.
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Postponed - Film Screening: Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing
First Nations Film and Video Festival (FNFVF)
The Newberry has been closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19. To enable our community to follow the standards of social distancing mandated by public health officials, we are postponing this program. Please visit www.newberry.org/covid19 for more information and for regular updates regarding Newberry operations.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Postponed - Film Screening: Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole and 7th Wave
First Nations Film and Video Festival (FNFVF)
The Newberry has been closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19. To enable our community to follow the standards of social distancing mandated by public health officials, we are postponing this program. Please visit www.newberry.org/covid19 for more information and for regular updates regarding Newberry operations.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
“Infected Assimilators: Tuberculous Health Seekers in the Indian Service”
The dry, sunny landscape of the Southwest attracted a variety of settlers. One relative large subset were sick with tuberculosis. Larkin-Gilmore traces white, tuberculous health seekers who took jobs with the Indian Service in the early twentieth century in order to move to more salubrious climates, like the Southwest.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
"The Cherokee King: Escotchaby of Coweta & Creek-Cherokee Wars, 1740s-1750s"
This is the third chapter of my manuscript in-progress: A Tale of Two Brothers: A Creek Indian Family’s Odyssey in Early America.