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Tuesday, 11/1  11:00am
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Louisa May Alcott – Live Dramatic Performance
Through her living history portrayals, Jan Turnquist brings alive two of the most famous women of the Civil War era.  An educator, actress and historian, Jan is the founder and director of InterAct Performances, and a consultant to Orchard House is Concord, Massachusetts.
Tisch Library Patio (Rain location – Tisch Lobby)

Wednesday, 11/2,  3:00pm
Authentic Clothing of the Civil War
Barbara Pugliese, considered to be a world expert on dress and costumes from the 19^th century, demonstrates the intricacies of stitchery during the Civil War era from uniforms to daily clothing.
Tisch Library, Electronic Resource Center, Main Floor

Thursday, 11/3,  3:45pm
Friends of Tufts' Libraries Authors Talk Series
Friends of Tufts' Libraries welcomes Nina Silber to a discussion of her most recently released book, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War (spring, 2005).  Ms. Silber, an Associate Professor of History at Boston University, received rave reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist for her “...provocative, challenging work...” that “...writes ordinary women onto the page and reshapes the boundaries of Civil War history.”  A question and answer session and book-signing will follow.
Tisch Library, Hirsh Reading Room, Main Floor

Friday, 11/4,  2:00-4:00pm
Digital Collections and Archives Open House
Come see highlights from DCA's collection of Civil War era photographs and artifacts.  University Archivist, Anne Sauer will give introductory remarks on Tufts during the Civil War.
Tisch Library, Digital Collections and Archives, Level G

Friday, 11/4,  3:00pm
Principle and Prudence in Lincoln's Statecraft and Statesmanship, Politics and Persuasion
Yale Professors David Bromwich (English), and Steven Smith (Political Science) present this program in 2 parts, followed by a joint question and answer period.  Reception to follow.
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304
Images: Left, Steven Smith; right, David Bromwich

Friday, 11/4, 3:00pm
Friendly Persuasion: producer-director, William Wyler; screenplay, Jessamyn West and Robert Wylar
The story of a Quaker family in Indiana in 1862 whose religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. They are forced to decide whether or not to fight when Southern troops pass the area.  Starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy Maguire, Anthony Perkins.
2 hours, 17 minutes; Not Rated.
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 316

Monday, 11/7,  8:00pm
Our American Cousin – Musical Performance
Music by Eric Sawyer; text by John Shoptaw
This original opera tells the story of the assassination of President Lincoln from the perspectives of the actors on stage at Ford's Theater when Lincoln was shot. Featuring Alan Schneider, tenor, Aaron Engebreth, baritone, and Tom O'Toole, baritone.
Goddard Chapel
Images: Left, Alan Schneider; right, Eric Sawyer

Tuesday, 11/8  5:30pm
Tracing Your Roots - Introductory Workshop
Connie Reik, Tisch Librarian, presents this session, exploring the basic tools needed to get started. The workshop is intended for novices just beginning to research their ancestry.
Tisch Library, Electronic Resource Center, Main Floor

Wednesday, 11/9,  Noon
Did Lincoln Really Believe ‘All Men Are Created Equal'?
V. Phillip Muñoz, Tufts Professor of Political Science, explores political philosophy and American constitutional law, as it relates to this evocative topic.
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304

Thursday, 11/10,  5:30pm
Spiritual Development: Lessons from Lincoln
W. George Scarlett, Tufts Professor of Child Development, will speak on Lincoln as a spiritual hero.
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304

Friday, 11/11, 3:00pm
The Horse Soldiers: directed by John Ford; written for the screen by John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin
Based in an actual Civil War incident, tells the rousing tale of a troop of Union Cavalry soldiers who force their way deep into Southern territory to destroy a Rebel stronghold at Newton Station.  Starring John Wayne, William Holden
2 hours; Not Rated
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304

Monday, 11/14, 9:00am-12:00pm
Civil War Camp Life
Lt. Colonel Paul Kenworthy and Private Patri Pugliese of the Union Army provide a glimpse of camp life during the American Civil War. A typical officers wall tent and enlisted man's "dog tent" will be displayed with typical furnishings and objects that one would have expected to see in a military camp. This encampment will visit the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus several times, so keep checking our website for updates.
Rain location: Balch Arena Lobby, Aidekman Arts Center

Tuesday, 11/15  5:30pm
Tracing Your Roots - Intermediate Workshop
This advanced approach is intended for individuals who attended the 11/8 introductory session, or have already reconstructed their family heritage back several generations.  Connie Reik's workshop utilizes invaluable government documents, references, and electronic resources.
Tisch Library, Electronic Resource Center, Main Floor

Tuesday, 11/15  7:00pm
“No Army Without Music”: Songs of the Civil War
The Confederate and Union armies would serenade each other across the lines at night and then slaughter one another in the morning. Within the songs of the time – depiction of battles, comic treatments of army life, sentimental ballads, and patriotic anthems – we discover the attitudes, values, and beliefs of a nation at war with itself. Our guest speaker is Michael Lasser, lecturer, writer, critic, teacher, and host of the nationally syndicated, Peabody-Award-winning, public radio show Fascinatin' Rhythm.
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 316

Wednesday, 11/16,  4:45pm
Risks of Activism: Stowe, Lincoln, and the Twenty-First Century
Professor Elizabeth Ammons will talk about "Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Risks of Activism: Stowe, Lincoln, and the 21st Century," to be followed by discussion.  Focusing on the conflicting issues of abolition and racism in Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous novel, which Lincoln reportedly said "started the great war," Professor Ammons will ask what the lessons are for activists today.  What's to be learned from Uncle Tom's Cabin in the struggle now against the war in Iraq, or the effort to save the environment, or the continuing fight against racism, homophobia, and misogyny?
Room 316, Tisch Media Center

Friday, 11/18, 3:00pm
The Life and Legend of Sojourner Truth: produced, directed & written by Lynn C. Spangler
Traces the life and legend of Sojourner Truth, the former slave who became an antislavery and women's rights activist in the United States.
57 minutes; Not Rated
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304

Friday, 11/18, 4:00pm
The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln: producer, Matthew White; screenplay, Paula White
Lincoln's words are illustrated with rare still photographs.  Included are the "house divided" speech, highlights from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, readings of The Emancipation Proclamation, The Gettysburg Address and more. 
45 minutes; Not Rated
Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304

Sunday, 11/20,  1:00pm
Medford/Somerville Local Historical Markers of the Civil War
Which famous abolitionist's home is still standing in Medford Square? Do you know the Somerville location of the oldest Civil War memorial? Join Jay Griffin, President of the Medford Historical Society and, historians Evelyn Battinelli and Barbara Mangum of the Somerville Historical Society, for the answer to these questions and an interesting look at Medford's and Somerville's rich Civil War related history. Moderated by Tufts Anthropology lecturer, Cathy Stanton.
Tisch Library, Electronic Resource Center

Tuesday, 11/29,  5:30pm
Liberty’s Unfinished Business
Tisch Library is honored to host the inaugural presentation of this lecture by Beverly Morgan-Welch, Executive Director of the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston and Nantucket.
Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room