Events
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Postponed – Tents and Tenements: The Civil War’s Impact on Urban Health
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesDiscover the connections between wartime experiences and the public health movement in nineteenth-century cities with Dr. Melanie Kiechle.
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Virtual Tour – Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn will take viewers on a Facebook Live virtual tour of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
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Virtual Q&A on Facebook Live – Women Nurses and the Civil War
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will discuss women nurses of the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email
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Sinking of the Black Diamond – A Forgotten Tragedy
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesLearn about the legacy of the Black Diamond maritime disaster from Museum Director Karen Stone a few weeks before its anniversary.
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Commemoration of the Sinking of the Black Diamond
St. Clements Island Museum 38370 Point Breeze Road, Coltons Point, MD, United StatesHead to St. Clement’s Island Museum for a weekend of activities commemorating a forgotten tragedy of the American Civil War, the Black Diamond Disaster.
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“Your name will be handed down”: Clara Barton at the Library of Congress
Michelle Krowl, from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress, will highlight notable documents available online at the LOC about Barton's work.
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Between Home and the Front: Civil War Letters of the Walters Family
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesHear the war-time story of the Walters family and how Clara Barton and the Missing Soldiers Office helped them find closure.
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Clara Barton and the Pratt Street Riots
Join Education Specialist Michael Mahr as he presents the story of Clara Barton and the Pratt Street Riots.
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Clara Barton Book Reception: Meet the Authors
Clara Barton's book release
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Clara Barton’s Civil War and the Creation of the Missing Soldiers Office
Carolyn Ivanhoff presents a first-person look at the life and work of Clara Barton
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Clara Barton’s Civil War Washington Walking Tour
Clara Barton's Civil War Washington Walking Tour
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Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons
Jill Newmark discusses her new book on the lives of Black Civil War surgeons
