# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 2026 marks a rare convergence of milestones: 325 years since Detroit’s first European settlers, 250 years since the founding of the United States, and the 75th and 65th anniversaries of the openings of the Detroit Historical Museum and Dossin Great Lakes Museum.

Join us for a series of evening lectures to celebrate these intersecting anniversaries. On the dates below, the museum will be open from 5-8 pm with FREE admission. Lectures start at 6:30 pm. Find more details and registration at detroithistorical.org/2026

Thursday, 5/28: Detroit in 1776 
Bill Pringle, Curator of Collections

Thursday, 6/11: Freedom Confirmed: Pres. Lincoln’s Courage to Create Change 
Rodney Deal, VP of Outreach & Education

Thursday, 6/25: Great Fire of 1805 and the Making of Modern Detroit 
Jeremy Dimick, Director of Collections & Curatorial

Thursday, 7/23: Stars and Stripes O’er the Strait 
Joel Stone, Curator Emeritus

Thursday, 8/6: Skirmish, Siege, and Surrender: Detroit in 1812
Eden Mitchell, WCHP Research Associate

Thursday, 9/3: Midnight: Detroit & the Underground Railroad 
Billy Wall-Winkel, Field Curator

Thursday, 9/17: Why 1701? 
Lily Chen, Curatorial Coordinator

Thursday, 10/29: College Symposium Night
Student presenters from University of Detroit and Wayne State University
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/detroit/quad-anniversary-lecture-series-free-evening-admission/200030483267233
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Slot details of has slots**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Detroit
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5401 Woodward Avenue, 48202
- **lat**: 42.35963
- **long**: -83.06759
- **full address**: 5401 Woodward Avenue, 48202, 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202-4009, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission! being held?
  - **A:** Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission! takes place on Thu, 06 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 5401 Woodward Avenue, 48202, 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202-4009, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission!?
  - **A:** Quad Anniversary Lecture Series - Free Evening Admission! is organized by Detroit Historical Museum.

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