The Historical Society of Princeton sponsors several lecture and panel events throughout the year, as part of the Lewis B. Cuyler Annual Meeting Lecture Program, the Speaking of History series, and others. Check back often for ways you can learn from and engage in conversation with local scholars of history!
Speaking of History
This event series aims to foster civil dialogue around contemporary issues that beg a historical context and perspective.
Past Events
May 5, 2025: The Nonconsecutive Presidents with historian Brian Armstrong.
March 14, 2024: Einstein: The Man and His Mind with Gary Berger and Michael DiRuggiero
Click here to view a recording of this program.
October 16, 2023: On Freedom Road with author David Goodrich
September 7, 2023: Princeton, the Nation’s Capital: 1783
October 16, 2019: Committed to Memory: The Art of the Slave Ship Icon
August 8, 2019: “Green Oval” Digital Tour
April 1, 2019: What is Oral History?
March 12, 2019: Project Apollo: Origins, Missions, and the Legacy
February 9, 2019: The Garden State: Where Ideas Grow
October 18, 2018: Princeton Plan Panel Discussion
September 12, 2017: Memory and History: The Meaning and Future of Monuments in the Aftermath of Charlottesville