Great Lives

Archives: Lectures

Great Lives Archives for Lectures

Archives: Lectures

Season Date Lecture Speaker Media
Season Date Lecture Speaker Media
2020 Feb. 18 Stephen Hawking Kitty Ferguson
2020 Feb. 11 Dr. Seuss Brian Jay Jones
2020 Feb. 6 The Beach Boys Peter Ames Carlin
2020 Feb. 4 Francis Gary Powers Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
2020 Jan. 30 JFK/James Bond Steven Watts
2020 Jan. 28 D-Day Girls Sarah Rose
2020 Jan. 23 Tiger Woods Jeff Benedict
2020 Jan. 21 Ronald Reagan Craig Shirley
2019 Apr. 9 POW Wives Heath Hardage Lee
2019 Apr. 4 The Last Romanovs Helen Rappaport
2019 Apr. 2 Gehrig and Ripken John Eisenberg
2019 Mar. 26 Laura Ingalls Wilder Caroline Fraser
2019 Mar. 21 J.R.R. Tolkien Devin Brown
2019 Mar. 19 Rocket Girls Nathalia Holt
2019 Mar. 14 Radium Girls Kate Moore
2019 Mar. 12 Lucille Ball Kathleen Brady
2019 Feb. 28 Oscar Wilde Nicholas Frankel
2019 Feb. 26 Nelson Mandela Richard Stengel
2019 Feb. 21 Dale Carnegie Steven Watts
2019 Feb. 19 Gari Melchers Joanna Catron

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