Revisiting The Founding Era - Panel and Community Discussion

Program Type:

Lectures & Panels, Special Programs

Age Group:

Adults, Teens
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Description

Join us for the kick-off program in an exciting, new series called Revisiting the Founding Era taking place on Sunday, January 27 at 2 p.m., at Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center. During this lively, town-hall panel discussion, moderated by journalist and professor at Mt. Holyoke College,Todd Brewster, a distinguished panel, along with the audience, will delve into some of America's key founding documents to discuss how they relate to our world today. 

The panel includes: NYU Law Professor and past president of the ACLU, Nadine Strossen; Ridgefield Teacher of the Year, Jennifer DeJulio; Connecticut Attorney General, Will Tong; and Western Connecticut State University History Professor, Leslie Lindenauer. There will be plenty of time for Q & A. Teens and adults are encouraged to attend and engage in this important conversation. Refreshments will be served! 

Other upcoming programs in the series:

  • Renowned author and legal scholar Akhil Amar will bring to life the characters from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 on Sunday, February 10 at 3 p.m., at the Library.
  • A living history program for young people about slavery, featuring Cheyney McKnight will take place on Sunday, March 10.
  • An illustrated talk with art historian Michael Norris about George Washington and his portrayal in art will take place on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 PM, at the Library.

Revisiting the Founding Era is a three-year national initiative of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, presented in partnership with the American Library Association and the National Constitution Center, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant provides 100 public libraries across the country the opportunity to use historical documents to spark public conversations about the Founding Era’s enduring ideas and themes and how they continue to influence our lives today.

Revisiting the Founding Era is part of a new ongoing series called Founding Principles, which is co-sponsored by Ridgefield Library, Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center, Ridgefield Historical Society, Drum Hill Chapter of the DAR, Books on the Common, Ridgefield League of Women Voters, and Connecticut Project for the Constitution.

For more information about Revisiting the Founding Era and participating libraries, visit www.foundingera.org. 

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