Indiana and the District of Columbia Sneak Peek
Join Curator Jennifer Capps live from Washington DC for a sneak preview of next Friday's Coffee with the Curator!
Indiana and the District of Columbia
LIVE from Washington D.C., join Curator Jennifer Capps to take a deeper dive and learn more about how Hoosiers have helped transform the nation’s capital from the inside out.
Coffee with the Curator: A Little Unknown Friend
While ill with tuberculosis, Caroline Scott Harrison received a letter from "A Little Unknown Friend" sending "sweet messages of the south." While this letter may not have stood out at the time, it has now become one of the most interesting artifacts of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Why, you may ask? It was written by a 12 year old Helen Keller.
Join Vice President of Curatorship and Exhibition Jennifer Capps for a chance to see the original letter in person and to explore what may have prompted a young Helen Keller to write to the First Lady.
May Coffee with the Curator
While ill with tuberculosis, Caroline Scott Harrison received a letter from "A Little Unknown Friend" sending "sweet messages of the south." While this letter may not have stood out at the time, it has now become one of the most interesting artifacts of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Why, you may ask? It was written by a 12 year old Helen Keller.
Join Vice President of Curatorship and Exhibition Jennifer Capps for a chance to see the original letter in person and to explore what may have prompted a young Helen Keller to write to the First Lady.
Coffee with the Curator: Not to Be Eclipsed
Next week, Indianapolis will experience its first total eclipse in over 800 years. With that historic event in mind, we've been thinking about Benjamin Harrison's sometimes "eclipsed" legacy - those areas of significance that are often lost behind subsequent presidents.
VP of Curatorship and Exhibition Jennifer Capps will be bringing a few of these areas of significance to the forefront during this stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event.
We promise to satisfy your curiosity (and your need for caffeine) and have you on your way to the office by 9 AM sharp!
Coffee with the Curator: Death in the White House
Get a sneak peek of the upcoming special exhibit, Death in the White House, which opens in the third floor special exhibit space on March 21. Death in the White House draws from the diary of Josephine Kneip, Caroline Harrison's trusted lady in waiting who attended the First Lady on her deathbed. This first person account of a death in the White House, never before seen by the public, brings a new perspective to a tragic chapter of the Harrison's time in the nation's capital.
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday to learn about a side of the 23rd President you may not have seen before!
Coffee with the Curator - February
Just in time for Valentines Day, we're asking, "Will you be my POTUS?"
Join us as Vice President of Curatorship and Exhibition Jennifer Capps shares letters written by Benjamin and Caroline Harrison that show the deep and abiding love the two shared.
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday to learn about a side of the 23rd President you may not have seen before!
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Have you ever wondered how a first family celebrates Christmas? Get a peek behind the carefully crafted holiday portraits through the eyes of Josephine Knipe, the Harrison's seamstress, whose journal has recently been transcribed for the first time.
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event to see a new side of the holidays with the Harrisons.
Thank you to our sponsor Tinker Coffee, official coffee of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site.
#23in23 looks to engage 4-12th grade learners through visual media by inviting them to see connections between the complex and changing world they live in and America's rich history in the time of the 23rd President Benjamin Harrison. The students get in touch with history, make connections and learn about the events happening around them in the 21st century by exploring primary sources. Look out for more from the 23rd in the 21st project.
When you give to the Presidential Site for #GivingTuesday, you support educational projects like 23rd in 21st. #GiveTheFuture today: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/benjamin-harrison-presidential-site/give-the-future
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Project POTUS is about more than just the presidents.
The national initiative provides a multidisciplinary way for middle school students to learn more about American history, combining social studies learning with researching and communicating information successfully. Students who participate in the program also have an opportunity to embrace creative ways to present information — from using eye-popping visuals to crafting original songs (or raps), illustrations, animations, and so much more.
When you give to the Presidential Site for Giving Tuesday, you support educational programs like Project POTUS. #GiveTheFuture today: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/benjamin-harrison-presidential-site/give-the-future.
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Did you know that Caroline Scott Harrison was the first First Lady to give a speech that she had personally written? Or that she was the first First lady to host a public art exhibition?
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event and learn about the many firsts of First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison and see some of the amazing pieces from the Presidential Site's collection connected with those firsts.
We promise to satisfy your curiosity (and your need for caffeine) and have you on your way to the office by 9 AM sharp!
Did you know Benjamin Harrison is said to be the first president with his voice preserved? 🔊
His recorded speech begins, "As president of the United States, I was present at the first Pan-American Congress in Washington, D.C. I fully believe that with God’s help, our two countries shall continue to live side by side in peace and prosperity."
Harrison's voice is one of hundreds of thousands in the collection of the Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University.
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Before he was President Benjamin Harrison, he was Senator Benjamin Harrison. Serving in the United State Senate from 1881-1887, Harrison advocated for generous pensions for Civil War veterans and their widows and for the education of the children of freedmen.
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event and learn about Harrison's success's and failures as a United States Senator.
We promise to satisfy your curiosity (and your need for caffeine) and have you on your way to the office by 9 AM sharp!
Coffee with the Curator
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event! While you enjoy coffee and pastries, you will get a chance to explore some of the most interesting, amazing, and unexpected Presidential Site collection items.
We promise to satisfy your curiosity and have you on your way to the office by 9 AM sharp!
This month we will focus on the Pinkerton Report!
Thank you to our sponsors Tinker Coffe Co. and Tea's Me Indy!
Coffee with the Curator
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event! While you enjoy coffee and pastries, you will get a chance to explore some of the most interesting, amazing, and unexpected Presidential Site collection items - with this month focusing on the U.S. Constitution, and the 23rd president's contributions to our understanding of "This Country of Ours."
We promise to satisfy your curiosity and have you on your way to the office by 9 AM sharp!
Thank you to our sponsors Tinker Coffee Co. and Tea's Me Cafe!
Coffee with the Curator
Join us for a stimulating 30 minutes at our monthly First Friday event! While you enjoy coffee and pastries, you will get a chance to explore some of the most interesting, amazing, and unexpected Presidential Site collection items.
Thank you to our incredible sponsors Tinker Coffee and Tea's Me Indy!
Coffee with the Curator
Please join us for a special Coffee with the Curator hosted at the Crispus Attucks Museum with Curator Robert Chester.
Thank you to our sponsors Tinker Coffee and Tea's Me Indy.
Coffee with the Curator
Welcome to Coffee with the Curator sponsored by Tea's Me Cafe and Tinker Coffee Co.!
Today our esteemed curator, Jennifer Capps, will be giving a sneak peek at some of our capital campaign plans for the Harrison Family Presidential Research Library and the Harrison residence!
Grab your mug and join us!
