The 2023 season of Great Lives — the program’s 20th anniversary season — is now complete. Video recordings of the lectures are available on this website. For further reading on our 2023 topics, visit the Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s website for lists of related books.
Planning is now underway for the opening of the program’s third decade in January, 2024. The schedule will be announced in late fall of this year.
If you have questions about the program, please consult the FAQ section of this website. Questions not covered in the FAQ section may be addressed through the “Contact Us” link.
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Special Video! Click here to watch our own Dr. Crawley sit down with Bill Freehling to discuss the history of the Great Lives series!
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| Date | Lecture | Speaker | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Lecture | Speaker | Media |
| Jan. 19 | Alan Turing | David Leavitt | Video |
| Jan. 24 | Shirley Jackson | Ruth Franklin | Video |
| Jan. 26 | Thomas Paine | Craig Nelson | Video |
| Feb. 2 | Gladys West, Technology Pioneer | Karen Sherry | Video |
| Feb. 7 | Fannie Lou Hamer, Civil Rights Activist | Kate Clifford Larson | Video |
| Feb. 14 | Ted Kennedy | John A. Farrell | Video |
| Feb. 16 | J. Edgar Hoover | Beverly Gage | Video |
| Feb. 23 | Rembrandt | Marjorie Och | Video |
| Mar. 2 | Magellan | Laurence Bergreen | Video |
| Mar. 7 | Sandra Day O’Connor | Evan Thomas | Video |
| Mar. 9 | The Transcendentalists | Robert A. Gross | Video |
| Mar. 14 | Anne Frank | Rosemary Sullivan | Video |
| Mar. 16 | Lafayette | Mike Duncan | |
| Mar. 21 | Queen Isabella | Kirstin Downey | Video |
| Mar. 23 | Bruce Springsteen | Peter Ames Carlin | Video |
| Mar. 28 | Colin Powell | Karen DeYoung | Video |