Alaska Historical Society & CIHS Present: The Great Experiment? Creating a Nation.

Name: Alaska Historical Society & CIHS Present: The Great Experiment? Creating a Nation.
Start: 2026-05-21T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-05-21T20:30:00-08:00
Location: 625 C St, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501

Schedule

Thu May 21 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

625 C St, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501 | Anchorage, AK

Join the Alaska Historical Society and Cook Inlet Historical Society for a Critical Issues Lecture Series Event: Joanne Freeman, professor of history and American studies at Yale University.
The great experiment? Creating a nation. Americans tend to think about the nation’s founding as inevitable – a series of “of courses.” But in truth, it was a series of improvisations on a big scale. Like the present day, no one knew what would come next. How did this shape their thinking? Join us to find out.
Joanne Freeman’s visit to Alaska is part of the Alaska Historical Society’s Critical Issues Lecture Series designed to raise the level of civil discourse.
This lecture is virtual, free, and open to the public via Crowdcast; the same link can be used to review the recorded event after the program conclusion (find link under "tickets"). Those attending in person should use the 7th Avenue entrance to access the auditorium.