Painting of Abigal and John Adams

Adams Speaker Series: "John and Abigal Adams" at Old South Meeting House

Boston National Historical Park

Special Event
  • Oct 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
  • Free

Join Revolutionary Spaces, the Adams Presidential Center(opens in new tab), and GBH Forum Network(opens in new tab) on Thursday, October 29 at for an engaging conversation exploring the remarkable leadership and enduring contributions of John and Abigail Adams and their relevance to America today. Renowned historians and civic education leaders Dr. Colleen Shogan and Dr. Kurt Graham will come together at the Old South Meeting House for an insightful discussion of the Adams family’s leadership, civic values, and lasting impact on our constitutional democracy.

Dr. Shogan will also introduce In Pursuit: Lessons of American Leadership, an America 250 project featuring essays on leadership lessons from presidents and first ladies, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, military leaders, and other iconic Americans. She will share highlights from the essays focused on the extraordinary leadership of John and Abigail Adams, as well as John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams, offering fresh perspectives on how their experiences and leadership lessons continue to resonate today.

This program is free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of the Lowell Institute(opens in new tab). Doors will open at 6:00 PM and the program will begin at 6:30 PM. The program is also available virtually and priority registration is available to Revolutionary Spaces members(opens in new tab). 

Following the program, a recording will be available on Revolutionary Spaces’ GBH Forum Network(opens in new tab) page.

More information

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Old South Meeting House 310 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108

Latitude and Longitude 42.357038, -71.058369

Schedule

Date:

Oct 29, 2026

Time:

6:30 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Doors will open at 6 p.m., program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Event Type

  • Partner Program
  • Talk
Tags: abigail adams, john adams