History department announces fall 2009 lecture series

October 30, 2009

The Department of History will present a series of lectures this fall. Lectures are free and open to the general public. Directions and a campus map are available online.

Bottimore Lecture: "Presidents Lincoln and Davis at Home"
Thursday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room

William Seale is an independent scholar concerned with historical writing and the restoration of historic American buildings, notably state capitols. His books include The President’s House: A History, 2 vols. (1986 and 2008); The White House: History of an American Idea (2005); Recreating the Historic House Interior (1988); Restoration of the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion (1984); andRestoration of the Michigan Capitol (1988). For the past three decades,Seale has been involved in the restoration of historic buildings across the nation, specializing in state capitols and other public buildings, including opera houses, courthouses, historic homes, and museum village buildings. His recent historic house projects include the George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia; Ten Chimneys near Milwaukee,Wisconsin; and Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Berry Lecture: "Children of Adversity: Health and Nutrition of American Slaves"
Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room

Richard H. Steckel is SBS Distinguished Professor of Economics, Anthropology, and History at Ohio State University, where he conducts research on health, inequality and migration. Many of his research projects are interdisciplinary and involve anthropometric history or the study of health indicators from skeletons. His most recent book (edited with Jerome Rose) is The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere (2002).

Posted August 19, 2009

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