FREE with Museum admission Would you like to learn about the world that people of the past lived in and how it continues to impact us today? Join our historical interpreters in the Museum and experience the past through the material culture left behind by leaders, activists, soldiers, and craftspeople from across history. Discover how […]
The importance of Alexander Hamilton’s magnum opus, his 1791 Report on the Subject of Manufactures, is often dismissed. After all, Congress hardly debated it, much less adopted it as policy. Yet a thorough understanding of its ideas, and how they have been put into effect through history, shows that document to be of world-historical importance, […]
Join Richard Sylla as he explores how was Hamilton as Treasury Secretary able to establish and modernize not just the new federal government’s credit, but the entire US financial system during the years 1789-1792. Some answers are suggested in the book “Alexander Hamilton on Finance, Credit, and Debt” by Richard Sylla and David Cowan. Get […]
VIDEO COMING SOON! Please join the Society of the First Families of New York, Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York, and The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society in a celebration of the birthday of Alexander Hamilton with a Reception & Talk by Hamilton Scholar, Dr. Luke Thompson on Hamilton at War. Reception: 6 – 7 pm | Appetizers, Wine & Beer […]
VIDEO COMING SOON! Many are familiar with Alexander Hamilton from the hit musical, but how much was true about the actual man? In this one hour presentation at the Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Marti Londal will examine some myths from the musical and go beyond the lyrics to learn more about the ten-dollar founding father. […]
VIDEO COMING SOON! Join Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society as we explore the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton, who visited the Mansion at least once. Together, we will explore the many ways in which Hamilton impacted our everyday lives – an impact that was nearly forgotten prior to the hit play, Hamilton. […]
VIDEO COMING SOON! Join us for “Reconciling Patriot Versus Loyalist Communities Following the Revolutionary War: Attorney Alexander Hamilton’s Representation of Loyalists” a virtual event with Dr. Thomas Oller and Adam Levinson on Alexander Hamilton’s relationship with the loyalists following the Revolutionary War. This event is in partnership with StatutesandStories.com The Revolutionary War was not merely […]
Join educator, writer, and historian Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan as she talks on Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in her talk “My Betsey: The Remarkable Wife of Alexander Hamilton”. Mrs. Kaplan will explore the widely different family backgrounds of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, yet their marriage was a great success. Eliza raised their eight children, survived public disgrace […]
The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society is a co-sponsor of the Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley, hosted by the Fort Plain Museum. The conference features three days of historic site visits and over fourteen presentations on unique topics pertaining to the American Revolution. AHA Society Vice-President Sergio Villavicencio is a 2023 presenter, speaking […]
Join the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society on July 15-16 for a wonderful two days of programming celebrating Alexander Hamilton’s life and commemorating his untimely passing.
Join the AHA Society for its fourth annual Fall Virtual Book Club program, with featured books each month through December. Book Club sessions will feature authors themselves answering attendee questions! Kickstarting the 2023 Season will be The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp.
Join the AHA Society for its fourth annual Fall Virtual Book Club program, with featured books each month through December. Book Club sessions will feature authors themselves answering attendee questions! Our November book: Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder by Christian Parenti.