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In this reframing of American history, Brown University historian Linford Fisher traces the institution of slavery back to the earliest days of colonial settlement. Stealing America demonstrates how the enslavement of Indigenous people began just after 1492 and, for centuries following, was a key feature of land dispossession and colonial expansion.   

Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) is famous for his premier collection of American decorative arts and the creation of the museum at Winterthur, his beautiful country estate in Delaware, but how did it all come about? This lecture explores how Mr. du Pont formed his first American collection at Chestertown House, his summer residence in Southhampton, New York, and then how, a few years later, he transformed Winterthur into an enormous house filled with an exceptionally important collection of historic art and architecture.

Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will provide an overview of colonial lineage societies—such as the General Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Dames of America, and Order of Founders and Patriots of America. He will discuss how to identify appropriate qualifying ancestors, evaluate evidence, and build a well-supported application.