Past Events

Friday, September 22, 2017
3:00 PM, Harrison Institute Small Special Collections Library Auditorium

Please join us on Friday, September 22, at 3:00 PM for "Reflections on Civil War History in 2017: A Conversation with Allen Guelzo and Gary Gallagher." Free and open to the public, this event will be held in the auditorium of the Harrison... [...]

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
5:00-6:15 PM Nau Hall Room 101, South Lawn

Please join us for the second meeting in the History Department’s ongoing Public Conversation Series: “Civil War Memory:  Charlottesville and Beyond”: A Conversation with Gary Gallagher, John Mason and Elizabeth Varon.... [...]

Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Noon, Byrd/Morris Seminar Room in the Special Collections Library

On Tuesday, April 25, Josh Morrison will present his master's essay. The seminar will take place at noon in the Byrd/Morris Seminar Room at the UVA Special Collections Library. Please RSVP to Clayton Butler at ... [...]

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Noon, Byrd/Morris Seminar Room in the Special Collections Library

On Tuesday, April 18, Daniel Sunshine will present his master's essay. The seminar will take place at noon in the Byrd/Morris Seminar Room at the UVA Special Collections Library. Please RSVP to Clayton Butler at ... [...]

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Noon, Nau Hall Room 342

On Tuesday, April 11, graduate student Melissa Gismondi will present the introduction and epilogue of her dissertation. The seminar will take place at noon in Nau Hall Room 342. Please RSVP to Clayton Butler at ... [...]

Friday, March 31, 2017
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Harrison Institute Small Special Collections Library Auditorium

The Center’s signature conference for 2016-2017, “The Shenandoah at War: Soldiers and Civilians in Virginia’s Great Valley,” will be held on March 31, 2017.  Speakers will include Joseph T. Glatthaar of the University of North... [...]

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
12 pm, Byrd Morris Room, Special Collections

UVA Law School professor Cynthia Nicoletti will be presenting her latest work as part of our Civil War Studies Seminar. This event is open to UVA faculty and students only. Please RSVP to Stephanie Lawton (... [...]

Friday, March 24, 2017
10:00-11:30 AM, Harrison Small Special Collections Library, Auditorium, University of Virginia

Our third Virginia Festival of the Book panel will take place on Friday, March 24. Please see below for more details. This event is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017
10:00-11:30 AM, Harrison Small Special Collections Library, Auditorium, University of Virginia

Our first Virginia Festival of the Book panel will take place on Thursday, March 23. Please see below for more details. This event is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017
City Council Chambers, Charlottesville, VA

Our second Virginia Festival of the Book panel will take place on Thursday, March 23. Please see below for more details. This event is free and open to the public.

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Friday, March 17, 2017
12 pm, Byrd Morris Room, Special Collections

Jennifer Murray, professor at UVA Wise, will talk about her career as part of our Civil War Studies Seminar. This event is open to UVA faculty and students only. Please RSVP to Stephanie Lawton (skl5az@... [...]

Friday, March 3, 2017
4-8 PM, UVA Chapel and Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

On Friday, March 3, the University of Virginia and the city of Charlottesville will celebrate the first annual commemoration of the city's occupation by Union forces on March 3, 1865 at the close of the American Civil War.... [...]

Saturday, February 25, 2017
9:30AM – 4:00PM, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

The Nau Center will be co-sponsoring a symposium with the American Civil War Museum at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, February 25, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Titled "... [...]

Friday, February 24, 2017
Noon, Miller Center

William C. Davis will be at the Nau Center on February 24, 2017. Prior to giving a lecture in the afternoon, he will meet with graduate students at the Miller Center at noon to discuss his career and publications.

Friday, February 24, 2017
3:30 PM, Harrison Institute Small Special Collections Library Auditorium

William C. Davis will be at the Nau Center on February 24, 2017 to give a public lecture titled, “Looking for Loreta: A Confederate ‘Heroine’s’ Self-made Myth.” He will speak about his book titled Inventing Loreta Velasquez: Confederate... [...]

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