George Washington's Hair: How Early Americans Remembered The Founders

When:
Monday, Mar 21, 2022 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Online event
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215

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Admission:
$10

Categories:
History, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/events/george-washingtons-hair

Mostly hidden from public view, scores of putative locks of George Washington’s hair are held, more than two centuries after his death, in the collections of America’s historical societies, public and academic archives, and museums. Excavating the origins of these bodily artifacts, Keith Beutler uncovers a forgotten strand of early American memory practices and emerging patriotic identity, as exemplified by the craze for collecting locks of Washington’s hair. As Beutler recounts, ordinary Americans successfully enlisted memory practices rooted in the physical to demand a place in the body politic, powerfully contributing to antebellum political democratization.


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The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.


The virtual program begins at 6:00 PM and will be hosted on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.

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