September 6, 7:00 p.m.
Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series
A Visit with Anne Bradstreet
Acclaimed performer Jennifer Jones

September 11, 7:00
Borders Presents Steve McCurry at the Old South Meeting House
National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry gives a talk and
slide show, followed by a book signing.

September 13, 7:00
Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series
On Our Own Ground: Indians and the Making of N.E. Literature
Barry O'Connell Professor of English at Amherst College speaks
about Pequot historian William Apess

September 20, 7:00 p.m.
Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series
Longfellow and the "Midnight Ride": A Study in American Literary Reputation
Matthew Gartner, Assistant Professor of English at Bronx Community College

September 26, 6:30 p.m.
Kitchen Table Backlash: The Anti-Feminist Movement
As a Partner in Public Dialogue, Ford Hall Forum presents this program about the issues facing women in the 21st century. Dr. Jean Hardisty from the Political Research Associates will speak.

September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series
The New England Roots of W.E.B. DuBois
John Bracey, Professor of Afro-American Studies at UMASS Amherst

October 2000
**Please note winter hours begin, museum open 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. daily.

Middays at the Meeting House
Co-sponsored by the ACLU of Massachusetts

October 5, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Napster Rap
Reebee Garofalo, author

October 12, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Culture of Censorship
Wendy Kaminer, author and Radcliffe fellow

October 19, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Barbed Wire on the Electronic Frontier: Private Sheriffs and their Private Weapons
Jonathan Zittrain, co-director of the Berkman Center of Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

October 26, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Free Speech Debate: Are Free Expression and Civil Rights in Conflict
Attorney and author Harvey Silverglate and Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Dorca Gomez

November 2000

November 2, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
Campaign 2000: The Election that will Change the Past
Bruce Schulman, professor of history at Boston University

November 9, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
To be determined

November 15, 6:30 p.m.
Election 2000: A Review and Forecast
As a part of Partners in Public Dialogue Ford Hall Forum invites congressman Barney Frank to speak on the outcome of the presidential election.

November 16, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
Co-President or Hostess? The First Lady
Ruth Sheehan, adjunct lecturer in communication studies at Northeastern University

November 19, 11:00 a.m.
Founder's Day
Old South Church returns to their first home for a Thanksgiving service. Reverend James Crawford will deliver the sermon.

November 30, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
Freedom Suspended: Step into the Shoes of President Abraham Lincoln
David Smailes, chair of political science at Regis College and
Derek Nelson and Wendy Lement from Theater Expresso

December 2000

December 2 & 3
Holiday Open House
Holiday cheer at the Old South Meeting House. Enjoy interpretative talks about Old South's history. Concerts from the New England Conservatory too!

December 7, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
In Concert: Pianist Jacqueline Schwab

December 10, 5:30 p.m.
Boston Tea Party Re-enactment
Come and participate in a spirited re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party as "protesters" rally against the tea tax at the Old South Meeting House, which hosted the original gathering in December 1773. Then parade down to the Boston Tea Party Ship to dump the "baneful weed". $1 for all, free for members and those in colonial attire!

December 12, 7:30
Holiday Concert: The Apollo Club of Boston
Live in concert, the second oldest men's singing club in the United States.

December 13, 6:30 p.m.
Boston: Lost and Living in the Auto Age
As a part of Partners in Public Dialogue Ford Hall Forum invites Jane Holtz Kay to speak about how the "city on a hill" will survive in an age of sprawling landscapes, super-consumption and changing civic values.

December 14, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Middays at the Meeting House
In Concert: A Cappella Quartet Flashback