Coffee served 10 am/lectures begin 10:30 am
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Larry Whalen, discussing the Korean War

On June 25^th, 1950, the United Nations forces, fighting on behalf of the Republic of Korea, commenced military operations that were originally known as a “police action”. As we commemorate the 60^th anniversary of the Korean Conflict, veteran Larry Whalen will discuss his recollections from the war.

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Christopher Capozzola, author of “Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen”

In April 1917, the United States embarked on World War I–with little history of conscription, an army smaller than Romania’s, and a political culture that saw little role for the federal government other than delivering the mail. MIT Professor Christopher Capozzola tells the gripping story of the American home front in World War I, revealing how the tensions of mass mobilization led to a significant increase in power in Washington.

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Diane Rapaport, author of “The Naked Quaker”

Not everything we know about the colonial period is dark and dreary. Lawyer and historian Diane Rapaport extracts some tantalizing examples of court cases from the early days of Massachusetts history highlighting concerns from ordinary people. Included is the title story of a Quaker woman who dropped her dress in a church service to show her contempt for the Puritans.

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There is nothing in all of American sport quite like baseball’s spring training. This annual six-week ritual, whose origins date back nearly a century and a half, fires the hearts and imaginations of fans who flock by the hundreds of thousands to places like Dodgertown to glimpse superstars and living legends in a relaxed moment and watch the drama of journeyman veterans and starry-eyed kids in search of that last spot on the bench. Northeastern University Professor Charles Fountain recounts for the first time the full and fascinating history of spring training.

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Gary Sullivan has been on “Antiques Roadshow”, “The New Yankee Workshop” and other programs.  He is an expert on antiques, particularly clock making, and will discuss American antique time pieces from the Queen Anne through the Classical Period.

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Katherine Howe is a descendant of a survivor and a non-survivor of the Salem Witch Trials. Her bestselling book is a spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history.

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