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Hear author Mark Clague on the history of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and how a song that captured a historical moment became the anthem of a nation.

Moderated by Kristina R. Gaddy

Learn the human stories behind the numbers and find out what makes the U.S. Census such a complex portrait of American life in this illustrated talk.

Learn from epitaph expert John Hanson about how to interpret early New England gravestones and what they can tell us about our ancestors' lives.