Here’s a look at the virtual history events happening in the month of August.
Decatur House/White House Historical Association
- When: Tuesday, August 10 at 5 p.m. ET
- Cost: Free to attend; Facebook live stream
- More information: White House History Live: Inside Camp David
History Happy Hour events
Thursday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- Free to attend webinar; registration required
- More information: whitehousehistory.org
Thursday, August 26 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- When: Free to attend webinar; registration required
- More information: whitehousehistory.org
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
- When: Wednesday, August 11 at 7 p.m. ET
- Cost: Suggested donation; YouTube Live
- More information: Virtual Tour: Tenement Kitchens
James Madison’s Montpelier
- When: Sunday, August 15 at 5 p.m. ET
- Cost: $25 to attend webinar; registration required
- More information: Constitution 101: Kurt Lash on The Reconstruction Amendments
Touro Synagogue
- When: Sunday, August 15 at 1 p.m. ET
- Cost: Free to attend; Facebook Livestream
- More information: 74th Annual George Washington Letter Reading and Keynote Address
The Smithsonian virtual events
Historically Speaking: Reflecting on the work of James Baldwin and Black Masculinity
- When: Monday, August 2, 2021, 7 – 8:30 PM
- Where: virtual Venue African American History and Culture Museum
- Cost: Free, Registration Recommended
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
Charles Willson Peale, George Washington, and the Visual Creation of American Identity
- When: Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 5 – 6 PM
- Where: Online via Zoom
- Cost: Free—Registration required
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
The Espionage Act of 1917: The Perils of Protecting the Nation’s Secrets
- When: Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 6:30 – 8 PM
- Where: This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series.
- More information on prices: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
Video Webinar for Families: Natural History at Home – Tylosaurus Storytime
- When: Saturday, August 7, 2021, 11 – 11:45 AM
- Where: Online
- Cost: Free. Registration is requested, but not required.
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
At Home with the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives: The Hungerford Deed
- When: Thursday, August 12, 2021, 5 – 6 PM
- Cost: Free. Registration is requested, but not required.
- Where: Online
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
Creating Collections: Digital Museum Resources and the Smithsonian Learning Lab
- When: Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 2 – 3 PM
- Where: Online
- Cost: Free
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
Historically Speaking: The Launch of The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap
- When: Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 7 – 8 PM
- Where: Virtual
- Cost: Free
- More information: Online Events | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)