In celebration of the 10th anniversary of "Hamilton: An American Musical" the Hamilton Grange and the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society are excited to host Marti Londal for a talk entitled "Hamilton: The Man vs The Musical."
Join Madi Frick to learn the story of Alexander Hamilton’s role in advocating for and forming the United States Constitution. She will start the presentation with a brief overview of Hamilton’s life up through the American Revolution to help contextualize his life and his viewpoints regarding government. Then, the talk will cover the time between the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention, detailing the role and failures of the Articles of Confederation. Next, Madi will recount Hamilton’s time at the Constitutional Convention, as well as his advocacy for the U.S. Constitution through the Federalist Papers and at the New York Ratifying Convention. She will then talk about Hamilton’s vital part in shaping the early American Republic, and his lasting impact on the United States Government.
This year, America marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War. As part of the commemorations, the AHA Society will examine Alexander Hamilton’s role in this conflict.
Talk Title: “New Insights into the Constitutional Convention” Talk Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 Talk Time: 7 p.m. via Zoom Presenters: Professor John P. Kaminski and Attorney Adam Levinson In 2025, historians are still learning behind the scenes details from the Constitutional Convention which met in Philadelphia in 1787. Based on a deep dive into […]
WATCH VIDEO RECORDING The Alexander Hamilton Book Club presents author and public historian Nancy Spannaus’s new publication, "From Subject to Citizen: What Americans Need to Know about Their Revolution," as the Fall 2025 featured book. Spannaus takes readers through three stages of the struggle: the growing revolt against the British Empire, the drafting of […]
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society is pleased to invite you to a virtual roundtable on Alexander Hamilton and Finance. This event will be free (with registration) and will bring together leading scholars whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of Hamilton’s financial vision and its enduring legacy. We are honored to host as our invited […]
This presentation, by Madi Frick, will tell the story of Alexander Hamilton’s religious beliefs. It will be presented in a story-like way and survey what we know about his faith over the course of his life. It will emphasize the importance of understanding what Hamilton believed when writing our interpretations of him. Madi seeks to […]
Washington Crossing the Delaware, the huge iconic painting depicting the pivotal moment that breathed new life into the Patriot cause on Christmas night, 1776, was revered as a symbol of American freedom and then vilified as a cliché filled with historical errors. Join Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan via Zoom on Thursday evening, January 22nd as she […]
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society presents author Molly Beer, author of "ANGELICA: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution," on Angelica Schuyler Church, her life and times. Molly Beer’s work as a writer and international teacher led her to Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and elsewhere. But her debut book is a […]
This talk reviews how the Second Continental Congress created a deliberately weak federal government through the Articles of Confederation. It highlights Alexander Hamilton’s earliest and most frustrating encounters with the Confederation Congress while he served as Aide de Camp to George Washington, and it examines the economic and political reading he undertook during that period. […]
Unveiling a historic marker installation honoring Gouverneur Morris and the “Constitution House" Northeast corner of Market and Third Street, Philadelphia, PA Join The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society on April 18 at 12:30 in Philadelphia for the installation of a historic marker honoring Gouverneur Morris and the “Constitution House,” the boarding house where Morris stayed during […]
