Public Programs at Anderson House
Summer 2009

All events take place at the Society’s Anderson House headquarters in Washington, D.C., and, unless otherwise noted, admission is free.

To download a PDF version of our summer programs calendar, click on the postcard:
 

Lunch Bites | Special Events

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Lunch Bites

Join us at 12:30 p.m. on the third Friday of every month for informal talks led by Society staff and other experts highlighting objects from the Society’s vaults. Presentations last approximately 20 minutes, with time for up-close viewing and questions afterwards.

 

Friday, June 19
Constructing the Anderson House ballroom, featuring an architect’s model of the fireplace, original photographs, and other artifacts from the period, presented by Jenna Chaojareon. This presentation takes place on the eleventh anniversary of Anderson House’s designation as a National Historic Landmark.

 

Friday, July 17
Two letters by master conspirator Gen. James Wilkinson -- "From the bark to the very core a villain" -- who plotted to betray his country more than three times between 1776 and 1821, presented by Valerie Sallis, library assistant.

 

Friday, August 21
Isabel Anderson’s Captain Ginger series of children’s books published in 1911, presented by Elizabeth Frengel, manager of reader services in the Society’s library. The series includes six books that have been translated into two foreign languages.

 

  

Special Events

Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend
Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, 1 to 5 p.m.
Ten neighborhood museums, including Anderson House, open free of charge during this annual festival featuring special demonstrations, live music, food, and tours for all ages. Walk, bike, or catch a free shuttle bus between sites to explore at your own pace. And take part in the Washington City Paper Challenge—snap a photo of yourself at five or more DKMC museums during Walk Weekend and enter to win a prize pack valued at over $400. Learn more at the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium.

An American Girl Tea: Felicity and the American Revolution
Saturday, June 20, 11:30 a.m.
Learn what it was like to grow up during the American Revolution during an eighteenth-century tea for children and adults, where children can design their own eighteenth-century-inspired sampler to take home. Dolls are welcome! Light refreshments will be available. Fee: $10 per child, Free for adults. Reservations required. E-mail events@societyofthecincinnati.org for more information.

An Eighteenth-Century Musical Celebration of American Independence
Thursday, July 2, 6 p.m.
Celebrate the day on which the Continental Congress voted for independence with music that the Founding Fathers knew well. David and Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute will perform eighteenth-century songs in costume with period instruments. The concert will last approximately one hour. CDs and books from the Colonial Music Institute will be on sale during the event.

A Vintage Evening: Tours and Tastings at Anderson House
Thursday, July 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Experience Anderson House at night with behind-the-scenes museum tours, featuring the secret staircase, and wine tasting in the garden, which is not normally open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. Fee: $10 for adults, $5 for Society members. Reservations required. Register online now or e-mail events@societyofthecincinnati.org for more information.

This program is part of a city-wide promotion of evening events at museums that was inspired by the movie Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian. Learn more at Destination DC.

Washington, Lafayette & Tilghman at Yorktown: Charles Willson's Peale's Revolutionary Portrait for Maryland
Tuesday, August 18, 7 p.m.
Elaine Rice Bachmann, director of artistic property at the Maryland State Archives, discusses the origins of the monumental portrait of George Washington, the marquis de Lafayette, and Tench Tilghman created by Charles Willson Peale at the request of the Maryland General Assembly. Completed in 1784, this portrait marked the culmination of Peale's years chronicling Washington as commander in chief, and also immortalized Marylander Tench Tilghman.

 

For more information about the Society's public programs, please contact:

Emily L. Schulz
Deputy Director and Curator
(202) 785-2040 x428
eschulz@societyofthecincinnati.org