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SUMMARY:Two Ships: Jamestown 1619\, Plymouth 1620\, and the Struggle for the Soul of America – A Virtual Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Why Is America So Divided? Two Ships and the Search for Unity. \nWhy have Americans disagreed so deeply about freedom\, equality\, and who belongs? And what can our history teach us about coming together? \nJoin historian David S. Reynolds for a discussion of his new book\, Two Ships: Jamestown 1619\, Plymouth 1620\, and the Struggle for the Soul of America (Penguin Press\, 2026). Reynolds traces two powerful strands of American life through the arrival of the White Lion\, which brought enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619\, and the Mayflower\, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620. \nThe ships came to symbolize competing visions of the nation. Their histories are more complicated than any simple opposition between North and South\, yet the struggle they represent shaped the fight over slavery\, the Civil War\, and the long pursuit of equal rights. Reynolds will explore how people across racial and regional lines worked together for change—and what that history might offer a divided country today. \nThe story also offers a chance to revisit the Puritan inheritance: its ideals\, its contradictions\, and its place in the continuing search for a more just union. \n  \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.    \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeaker \nDavid S. Reynolds is a Distinguished Professor of English\, History\, and Biography/Memoir at the CUNY Graduate Center. His latest book is Two Ships: Jamestown 1619\, Plymouth 1620\, and the Struggle for the Soul of America. He is also the author of Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times\, winner of the Lincoln Prize\, and Walt Whitman’s America\, winner of the Bancroft Prize. His writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, and The Washington Post.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/two-ships-book-talk
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Talks
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SUMMARY:Children's Literature Collections Tour at the CLA
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Kyle Roberts at 14 Beacon for a tour exploring 250 years of Congregational literature written and published for children. \nThe literature Congregational publishing companies and churches have produced specifically for children has changed dramatically over the centuries\, reflecting changing ideas about childhood and what constitutes appropriate topics for their learning and reading pleasure. This tour will explore the surprisingly rich children’s literature collection at the Congregational Library & Archives\, many originally published at 14 Beacon. \nHeld in the CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly collection tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Kyle Roberts\, followed by plenty of time for browsing items from our collections and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/childrens-literature-collections-tour
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:CLA History,Congregational Story,Tour
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SUMMARY:New Englanders in a New Land: Newark in the Proprietary Period\, 1666-1702 – A Virtual Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join Timothy J. Crist as he discusses his new book\, New Englanders in a New Land: Newark in the Proprietary Period\, 1666–1702 (Rutgers\, 2026)\, which explores the founding and evolution of Newark as a self-contained Puritan community. \nNew England Puritans from the former New Haven Colony settled Newark in 1666. Guided by John Davenport’s “Discourse about Civil Government in a New Plantation Whose Design is Religion” (1663)\, they aimed to implement “the Kingdom of Christ in the Congregational Way.” Their fierce determination to establish scripture-based government in a close-knit township and only admit settlers who promised to maintain “the purity of Religion professed in the Congregational Churches” often put them in direct conflict with New Jersey’s proprietary government. In addition\, their egalitarian approach to allocating land diverged sharply from the proprietors’ headright system\, adapted from the West Indies and Carolina\, that rewarded the use of indentured servants and enslaved labor with larger distributions of land. \nThis study provides a fresh interpretation of the founding and settlement of Newark as a self-contained New England community\, including negotiations with Native Americans\, formation of godly self-government\, gradual allocation of township land\, and introduction of slavery. To establish their New England way\, Newarkers resisted the proprietary government to the point of rebellion\, bringing into stark relief the inherent conflict between two sources of authority\, one scriptural and community-based and the other royal and proprietary. \n  \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.    \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeaker \nTimothy J. Crist is a co-founder and president of the Newark History Society. After earning his BA from Yale University and his PhD in history from University of Cambridge\, he headed a bibliographical research project at Yale and then held executive positions at Prudential Financial. Tim has also served as chair of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and president of the Newark Public Library. In addition\, he has been a volunteer transcriber for CLA’s New England Hidden Histories project for the last decade.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/new-englanders-in-a-new-land-newark-in-the-proprietary-period-1666-1702-a-virtual-book-talk
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Talks
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SUMMARY:Illustrated Bibles Collections Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join CLA Librarian Meaghan Wright at 14 Beacon for a tour of illustrated Bibles in the Congregational Library & Archives’ collection. \nThe Christian Bible is the best-selling book of all time (it even holds a Guiness World Record!)\, so it is no surprise that Bibles have been illustrated in many different ways over the centuries. This tour will feature a selection of illustrated Bibles to explore changing perceptions of visual art and religion\, artistic style\, and illustrative processes. \nHeld in the CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly collection tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Meaghan Wright\, followed by plenty of time for browsing items from our collections and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/illustrated-bibles-collections-tour
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregationalists and the Arts,Tour
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