Celebrating Georgetown’s 275th and America’s 250th
• January 5, 2026

Georgetown was established as a tobacco port town, in 1751—275 years ago this year. Also, this year, our country is celebrating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of […]

Tudor Place Honors Preservationist Beverly Jost
• June 5, 2025

The rain did little to dampen the spirits of the lively crowd under the big lawn tent on May 21 for the 33rd Annual Spring Garden Party at Tudor Place. […]

Tudor Tuesday
• May 22, 2025

Tudor Tuesdays is a new summer series that provides access to the historic landscape after hours during the week. This open structured program offers a respite from lives by encouraging […]

Profs & Pints DC: Nosferatu Versus Dracula
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “Nosferatu Versus Dracula,” on the rivalry between two versions of a vampire and its lasting impact on how we think of their kind, with Stanley […]

TEA-riffic Moms: Tea & Tour Program
• May 9, 2025

Celebrate the mothers of Tudor Place with the special mom or mother-figure in your life. Enjoy afternoon tea and a tour of the historic house to learn about the descendants […]

Profs & Pints DC: Democracy Born in Darkness
• March 25, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Democracy Born in Darkness,” on the shady, partisan, violent origins of American political media, with Jon Grinspan, award-winning curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s […]

Profs & Pint DC: When Washington Burned
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “When Washington Burned,” a detailed look at the devastating 1814 British attack on the Capitol, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington […]

The County as Ecosystem: Political Economy and Landscape History in Boulder, Colorado and Benzie, Michigan
• February 19, 2025

Exit the small rural town of Benzonia, Michigan—founded in 1858 by the Reverend Charles Bailey—and you’ll see a curious thing: the sign bidding you to “come back again” abuts a […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Archaeology of Ireland
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Archaeology of Ireland,” a look at what major sites reveal about the island from prehistory to the present, with Victoria McAlister, assistant professor of […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause
• February 7, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Wickedness of the Three-Fifths Clause,” a deep dive into the troubling hidden history of the Constitution, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the […]