Richard L. Williams Speaker Series

Join Jeremy Katz, Hamilton College Archivist, for the sixth installment of the 2026-2027 Richard L. Williams Speaker Series! He will present on a new Hamilton College project on the College Cemetery, which can be found here. The program is on Sunday, March 14 at 2PM. Admission is free and open to the public.

Join Mina Bourquin, CHS Curator, for the fifth installment of the 2026-2027 Richard L. Williams Speaker Series! She will present on General Nicholas Herkimer on Sunday, February 21 at 2PM. Admission is free and open to the public.

Join Chuck and Meg Higgerson, members of Adirondack Architectural Heritage, for the fourth installment of the 2026-2027 Richard L. Williams Speaker Series! They will present on “Railroads, Robber Barons, and Great Camps: Exploring the Adirondacks” on Sunday, January 10 at 2PM. Admission is free and open to the public.

Join the Shako:wi Cultural Center for the third installment of the 2026-2027 Richard L. Williams Speaker Series! A representative will present on Oneida treaties and wampum on Sunday, November 15 at 2PM. Admission is free and open to the public.   Image courtesy of Shako:wi Cultural Center.

Join us for the second installment of our Richard L. Williams Speaker Series! Stunts, Pranks, and Practical Jokes in Clinton and Kirkland looks at examples of tomfoolery through the history of the village and on campus at Hamilton. Special attention will be paid to prominent practical jokers and Halloween hijinks. Mike Revenaugh, the Vice President … Read more

Kick off the 2026-2027 Richard L. Williams Speaker Series with us! Join us for the first of eight speakers in our monthly series for the new season, which runs September through May. Each speaker will focus on a different aspect of our local and regional history, with special attention paid to the 250th anniversaries of … Read more