History Matters Past Events List

  • Chapin Memorial Library, luncheon and writers workshop (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  • Biltmore House, gala, keynote and private house tour (Asheville, North Carolina)
  • The Museum on Main, writers workshop and reception (Pleasanton, California)
  • Jacksonville Public Library Foundation, writers workshop (Jacksonville, Florida)
  • Library Of Virginia, luncheon and writers workshop (Richmond, Virginia)
  • Carroll County Historical Society, luncheon and writers workshop (Berryville, Arkansas)
  • Bridgeport Public Library, writers workshop (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  • University of South Carolina at Beaufort, writers workshop (Beaufort, South Carolina)
  • Friends of the Cocoa Beach Public Library, luncheon (Cocoa Beach, Florida)
  • The Historic Oakland Cemetery Foundation, writers workshop (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Friends of the Libraries of St. Johns County, luncheon and writers workshop (St. Augustine, Florida)
  • Friends of the Palm Beach County Library, writers workshop (Delray, Florida)
  • Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc., luncheon and writers workshop (Raleigh, North Carolina)
  • Historic Preservation League of Oregon, luncheon (Portland, Oregon)
  • Friends of the Jefferson Library, luncheon (Salem, Oregon)
  • Museum of History and Industry, writers workshop (Seattle, Washington)
  • Old State Capitol Foundation and the Sangamon County Historical Society, keynote (Springfield, Illinois)
  • Eastern Illinois University, keynote (Charleston, Illinois)
  • Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation, luncheon and writers workshop (Lerna, Illinois)
  • Florida Writers Association, luncheon and writers workshop (Lake Mary, Florida)
  • The John Jay Heritage Center, reception (Rye, New York)
  • Mark Twain House, gala (Hartford, Connecticut)
  • Connecticut Historical Society, reception and writers workshop (Hartford, Connecticut)
  • Friends of Historic Jekyll Island, keynote (Jekyll Island, Georgia)
  • The Historic Macon Foundation, reception and writers workshop (Macon, Georgia)
  • Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, luncheon (Stuart, Florida)
  • American Library Association, Spokesperson, National Preservation Week (2012)
  • George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, keynote (Gainesville, Florida)
  • Save Our Heritage Organization, reception and writers workshop (San Diego, California)
  • Utah Heritage Foundation, writers workshop (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • Preservation Houston, luncheon and writers workshop (Houston, Texas)
  • Historic Kansas City Foundation, reception and writers workshop (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • Terrace Hill, reception (Des Moines, Iowa)
  • Des Moines Public Library, keynote and writers workshop (Des Moines, Iowa)
  • The Westport Historical Society, writers workshop (Westport, Connecticut)
  • Old Fayette Courthouse, reception (Lexington, Kentucky)
  • Lexington History Museum, writers workshop (Lexington, Kentucky)
  • The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, reception (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Simsbury Historical Society, keynote (Simsbury, Connecticut)
  • Mark Twain House/Mark My Words, panel (Hartford, Connecticut)
  • The Smithsonian Libraries, reception and writers workshop (Washington DC)
  • Friends of the Punta Gorda Library, reception (Punta Gorda, Florida)
  • Reading Between the Wines Gala to benefit the Adult Literacy League, gala (Orlando, Florida)
  • Public History Center, reception, writers workshop and luncheon (Sanford, Florida)
  • American Library Association, Spokesperson, National Preservation Week (2013)
  • American Library Association, keynote (Washington DC)
  • Thurber House, reception and keynote (Columbus, Ohio)
  • Medina County District Library, gala (Medina, Ohio)
  • Liberty Hall Museum on Kean University, luncheon, reception and writers workshop (Union, New Jersey)
  • University Club of Albany Foundation, reception and keynote (Albany, New York)
  • University of Minnesota Library, keynote (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • The Edgar Allan Poe House, keynote and reception (Baltimore, Maryland)
  • Thurber House, reception, writers workshop and keynote (Columbus, Ohio)
  • The Art Legacy League, gala (Davenport, Iowa)
  • Stratford Heritage, gala, writers workshop and keynote (Stratford, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
  • Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, keynote (Norwalk, Connecticut)
  • The Smithsonian Libraries, gala ( Phoenix, Arizona)
  • The Smithsonian Libraries, Dinner of Discovery (Palm Beach, Florida)
  • Saint Augustine Historical Society Research Library, keynote (St. Augustine, Florida)
  • Carnegie Library, writers workshop and reception (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  • Des Moines Public Library, writers workshop (Des Moines, Iowa)
  • Amelia Island Book Festival, writers workshop (Amelia Island, Florida)
  • University Club of Albany Foundation, reception, keynote, and writers workshop (Albany, New York)
  • University of Tulsa, reception and keynote (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
  • Smithsonian Libraries, Castle tour (Washington, D.C.)
  • San Jacinto Museum of History, gala (Houston, Texas)