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George Washington's Hair and Forgotten Histories of Memory and Patriotism in Early America

  • Fraunces Tavern® Museum 54 Pearl Street New York, NY, 10004 United States (map)

In this lecture, Keith Beutler will discuss how surviving reported locks of George Washington’s hair in the holdings of more than 100 public archives and historical museums, including Fraunces Tavern Museum, offer clues about influential, but often forgotten performances of patriotic memory in the early United States.

This lecture will be held in-person and via Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE: This lecture will begin at 5:30pm.

Tickets

In-person, Public: $5
In-person, Museum Members: Free with membership code
Virtual: Free