Michelle Marchetti Coughlin
Historian, author, and museum professional
Appearances
Selected Recent & Upcoming Appearances
Saturday, February 10, 2024
11:00 a.m.
"The Revolutionary Life of Mary Cushing Lincoln"
Lincoln Day Celebration, Hingham, Mass.
Sunday, June 9, 2024
"The Complex Lives of Colonial Women"
Mass. and R.I. Daughters of the Revolution event, Narragansett, R.I.
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
7:00 p.m.
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Re-Imagining a Life"
Scituate (Mass.) Historical Society
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Selected Upcoming Appearances
Fall 2021 (Date TBD)
Cape Cod Writers Center interview for "Books and the World"
Selected Past Appearances
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
"Plymouth Colony's Women"
Society of Mayflower Descendants, Myles Standish Colony, Naples, FL
Monday, May 1, 2023
Interview on One Colonial Woman's World: The Life and Writings of
John Casse Descendants Facebook page
Sunday, April 16, 2023
"Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life"
Nye House Museum, Sandwich, Mass.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
"The Complex Lives of Colonial Women"
Parker Lecture Series, Lowell (Mass.) National Historical Park
Thursday, March 9, 2023
"The Complex Lives of Colonial Women"
Tufts Library, Weymouth, Mass.
Monday, Nov. 22, 2022
General Society of Mayflower Descendants virtual talk with Mayflower author Rebecca Fraser on "The Winslow Family and Plymouth Colony"
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Alden House Historic Site "Speak for Thyself" Award Honoree
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Alden House Historic Site Lecture on "Plymouth Colony's Women"
November 15, 2021
Cape Cod Writers Center interview for "Books and the World"
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Myles Standish Colony of the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants
Book group discussion of Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady:
Re-Imagining a Life
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Hingham, Mass. Historical Society
"The Complex Worlds of Colonial Women"
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Marshfield, Mass. Historical Society
"The Challenges (& Rewards) of Researching Colonial Women's History"
Saturday, February 13, 2021
C-SPAN 3, American History TV
Airing of 11/18/20 Mass Historical Society lecture on Penelope Winslow
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Old Colony History Museum
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Reconstructing a Life through
Material Culture"
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Massachusetts Historical Society
Talk on Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Museums on the Green
"The Political Power of Early American Women: The 'First First Ladies'"
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Plimoth Plantation
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Reconstructing a Life through
Material Culture"
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Historical Society of Watertown
Talk on Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Re-Imagining a Life
Monday, February 24, 2020
Coordinating Council for Women in History
Mentorship Committee e-session on "Public History and Careers beyond Academia"
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Boston Athenaeum,
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Reconstructing a Life through
Material Culture"
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
New England Historic Genealogical Society
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Reconstructing a Life through
Material Culture"
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Alden House Historic Site
"Plymouth Colony First Lady Penelope Winslow: Reconstructing a Life through
Material Culture"
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Book release: Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life
Friday, May 31, 2019
Historic New England
"Building a Network: Fostering Collaboration and Support for Your Historical Organization"
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Opening for guest-curated exhibit "pathFOUNDERS: Women of Plymouth"
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Hingham Public Library and Abigail Adams Birthplace
Moderator, Panel on “Landscapes of Slavery and Freedom: Exploring Local African-American Historic Sites”
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Hingham Public Library and Abigail Adams Birthplace
Moderator, Panel on “Landscapes of Slavery and Freedom: Exploring Local African-American Historic Sites”
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Duxbury Rural & Historical Society Bradford House Symposium
“Reclaiming Women’s History”
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Weymouth Public Libraries and Abigail Adams Birthplace
Moderator, Panel on “Protecting Our Past: Women in Historic Preservation”
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Hingham Public Library and Abigail Adams Birthplace
Moderator, Panel on “Creativity in Bondage: Slave Artist Prince Demah and Writer
Briton Hammon”
June 2015
Author Interview, “Ben Franklin’s World” Podcast
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Presentation on "Slavery at the Abigail Adams Birthplace"
Tuesdays, October 7 & 14, 2014
“Colonial Conversations” series exploring early American life
Westport, Mass. Historical Society
Monday, June 2, 2014
Massachusetts History Conference
"Getting to Know the 'Woman of the House': Researching & Interpreting Women's Stories at Historic Sites"
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Plymouth, Mass. Library Panel on Diaries and Letters
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Abigail Adams Birthplace
Moderator, Panel on “Revolutionary Women: Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Judith Sargent Murray”
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Daughters of Colonial Wars Annual Meeting talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Course presentation, Brown Center for Public Humanities
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Newport Historical Society
Talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Saturday, October 19, 2013
South Shore Genealogical Society meeting
Talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Historic 1699 Winslow House and Cultural Center
Talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Historic Deerfield
Talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
University of Connecticut Humanities House
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Boston Athenaeum
Talk on One Colonial Woman's World
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Woodstock, Conn. Historical Society
Annual Meeting Keynote Speech on One Colonial Woman's World
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Cambridge Center for Adult Education Gonson Lecture on One Colonial Woman's World