FLARE Calendar of Events

←	May 2026					→
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1	2
3	4 Julia Gardiner Tyler May 4, 1820 May 4, 2026	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15 Ellen Axson Wilson May 15, 1860 May 15, 2026 FLARE Conference American University May 15, 2026 8:30AM - 5:00PM EDT	16
17	18 In Pursuit Jane Pierce Essay Released May 18, 2026 Debra Scala Giokas, Smithtown Stitchers St. John's Lutheran Church, St. James, NY May 18, 2026 7:00PM - 9:00PM EDT	19	20 Dolley Payne Todd Madison May 20, 1768 May 20, 2026	21	22	23
24	25	26	27 Gould Award Nominations Due May 27, 2026	28	29	30
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May 2026

Friday
15
2026

May 15, 2026

Ellen Axson Wilson

May 15, 1860

Friday
15
2026

May 15, 2026
8:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

FLARE Conference

American University

Monday
18
2026

May 18, 2026

In Pursuit Jane Pierce Essay Released

Monday
18
2026

May 18, 2026
7:00PM - 9:00PM EDT

Debra Scala Giokas, Smithtown Stitchers

St. John's Lutheran Church, St. James, NY

Wednesday
20
2026

May 20, 2026

Dolley Payne Todd Madison

May 20, 1768

Wednesday
27
2026

May 27, 2026

Gould Award Nominations Due

June 2026

Monday
1
2026

June 1, 2026

In Pursuit Mary Lincoln Essay Released

Tuesday
2
2026

June 2, 2026

Martha Custis Dandridge Washington

June 2, 1731

Tuesday
2
2026

June 2, 2026

Helen “Nellie” Herron Taft

June 2, 1861

Wednesday
3
2026

June 3, 2026

Dr. Jill Jacobs Biden

June 3, 1951

Thursday
4
2026

June 4, 2026

American FLOTUS: New Podcast Episode

Monday
8
2026

June 8, 2026

Barbara Pierce Bush

June 8, 1925

Monday
8
2026

June 8, 2026

Ida Saxton McKinley

June 8, 1847

Monday
15
2026

June 15, 2026

In Pursuit Julia Grant Essay Released

Sunday
21
2026

June 21, 2026

Happy 5th Anniversary FLARE!

Sunday
21
2026

June 21, 2026

FLARE's 5th Anniversary

Tuesday
30
2026

June 30, 2026

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

June 30, 1768

July 2026

Saturday
4
2026

July 4, 2026

America's 250th Anniversary

Monday
6
2026

July 6, 2026

Nancy Davis Reagan

July 6, 1921

Wednesday
15
2026

July 15, 2026

American FLOTUS: New Podcast Episode

Monday
20
2026

July 20, 2026

In Pursuit Caroline Harrison Essay Released

Tuesday
21
2026

July 21, 2026

Frances Folsom Cleveland

July 21, 1864

Saturday
25
2026

July 25, 2026

Anna Tuthill Symes Harrison

July 25, 1775

Monday
27
2026

July 27, 2026

In Pursuit Ida McKinley Essay Released

Tuesday
28
2026

July 28, 2026

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

July 28, 1929

Wednesday
29
2026

July 29, 2026

Julia Gardiner Tyler

July 29, 1820

Some biographies list May 4, 1820 as her birth date.

August 2026

Monday
3
2026

August 3, 2026

In Pursuit Edith Roosevelt Essay Released

Thursday
6
2026

August 6, 2026

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

August 6, 1861

Monday
10
2026

August 10, 2026

In Pursuit Helen Taft Essay Released

Saturday
15
2026

August 15, 2026

Florence Kling Harding

August 15, 1860

Monday
17
2026

August 17, 2026

In Pursuit Edith Wilson Essay Released

Tuesday
18
2026

August 18, 2026

Rosalynn Smith Carter

August 18, 1927

Monday
24
2026

August 24, 2026

In Pursuit Florence Harding Essay Released

Thursday
27
2026

August 27, 2026

American FLOTUS: New Podcast Episode

Friday
28
2026

August 28, 2026

Lucy Webb Hayes

August 28, 1831

Monday
31
2026

August 31, 2026

In Pursuit Grace Coolidge Essay Released

September 2026

Friday
4
2026

September 4, 2026

Sarah Childress Polk

September 4, 1803

Monday
7
2026

September 7, 2026

In Pursuit Lou Hoover Essay Released

Wednesday
9
2026

September 9, 2026

American FLOTUS: New Podcast Episode

Monday
14
2026

September 14, 2026

In Pursuit Eleanor Roosevelt Essay Released

Monday
21
2026

September 21, 2026

Margaret “Peggy” Smith Taylor

September 21, 1788

Monday
21
2026

September 21, 2026

In Pursuit Bess Truman Essay Released

Monday
28
2026

September 28, 2026

In Pursuit Mamie Eisenhower Essay Released

October 2026

Thursday
1
2026

October 1, 2026

Caroline Scott Harrison

October 1, 1832

Sunday
4
2026

October 4, 2026

Eliza McCardle Johnson

October 4, 1810

Monday
5
2026

October 5, 2026

In Pursuit Jacqueline Kennedy Essay Released

Sunday
11
2026

October 11, 2026

Eleanor Roosevelt

October 11, 1884

Monday
12
2026

October 12, 2026

In Pursuit Lady Bird Johnson Essay Released

Thursday
15
2026

October 15, 2026

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson

October 15, 1872

Monday
19
2026

October 19, 2026

In Pursuit Pat Nixon Essay Released

Monday
26
2026

October 26, 2026

Hillary Rodham Clinton

October 26, 1947

Monday
26
2026

October 26, 2026

In Pursuit Betty Ford Essay Released

November 2026

Monday
2
2026

November 2, 2026

In Pursuit Rosalynn Carter Essay Released

Wednesday
4
2026

November 4, 2026

Laura Welch Bush

November 4, 1946

Monday
9
2026

November 9, 2026

In Pursuit Nancy Reagan Essay Released

Thursday
12
2026

November 12, 2026

Letitia Christian Tyler

November 12, 1790

Saturday
14
2026

November 14, 2026

Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower

November 14, 1896

Monday
16
2026

November 16, 2026

In Pursuit Barbara Bush Essay Released

Thursday
19
2026

November 19 - December 4, 2026

FLARE Online Auction Fundraiser

Sunday
22
2026

November 22, 2026

Abigail Smith Adams

November 22, 1744

Monday
23
2026

November 23, 2026

In Pursuit Hillary Clinton Essay Released

Monday
30
2026

November 30, 2026

In Pursuit Laura Bush Essay Released

December 2026

Monday
7
2026

December 7, 2026

In Pursuit Michelle Obama Essay Released

Sunday
13
2026

December 13, 2026

Mary Todd Lincoln

December 13, 1818

Tuesday
22
2026

December 22, 2026

Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson

December 22, 1912

January 2027

Sunday
3
2027

January 3, 2027

Grace Goodhue Coolidge

January 3, 1879

Sunday
17
2027

January 17, 2027

Michelle Robinson Obama

January 17, 1964

Tuesday
26
2027

January 26, 2027

Julia Dent Grant

January 26, 1826

February 2027

Friday
12
2027

February 12, 2027

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams

February 12, 1775

Saturday
13
2027

February 13, 2027

Elizabeth “Bess” Wallace Truman

February 13, 1885

March 2027

Friday
12
2027

March 12, 2027

Jane Appleton Pierce

March 12, 1806

Saturday
13
2027

March 13, 2027

Abigail Powers Fillmore

March 13, 1798

Tuesday
16
2027

March 16, 2027

Patricia “Pat” Ryan Nixon

March 16, 1912

Monday
29
2027

March 29, 2027

Lou Henry Hoover

March 29, 1874

Events & Conferences

American University School of Public Affairs Inaugural Lifetime Institutional MemberLearn More	Rider University Learn More	The White House Historical Association Learn More	Massachusetts Historical Society Learn More
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Learn More	National First Ladies' Library * Museum Learn More	Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University Learn More	George W. Bush Institute Learn More
Dole Institute of Politics Learn More	National Trust for Historic Preservation Learn More	National Archives Learn More	Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Learn More
Keuka College Learn More

FLARE Calendar of Events

May 4, 1820

May 4, 2026

May 15, 1860

May 15, 2026

American University

May 15, 20268:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

May 18, 2026

St. John's Lutheran Church, St. James, NY

May 18, 20267:00PM - 9:00PM EDT

May 20, 1768

May 20, 2026

May 27, 2026

May 2026

Friday152026

May 15, 2026

May 15, 1860

Friday152026

May 15, 20268:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

Monday182026

May 18, 2026

Monday182026

May 18, 20267:00PM - 9:00PM EDT

Wednesday202026

May 20, 2026

May 20, 1768

Wednesday272026

May 27, 2026

June 2026

Monday12026

June 1, 2026

Tuesday22026

June 2, 2026

June 2, 1731

Tuesday22026

June 2, 2026

June 2, 1861

Wednesday32026

June 3, 2026

June 3, 1951

Thursday42026

June 4, 2026

Monday82026

June 8, 2026

June 8, 1925

Monday82026

June 8, 2026

June 8, 1847

Monday152026

June 15, 2026

Sunday212026

June 21, 2026

Sunday212026

June 21, 2026

Tuesday302026

June 30, 2026

June 30, 1768

July 2026

Saturday42026

July 4, 2026

Monday62026

July 6, 2026

July 6, 1921

Wednesday152026

July 15, 2026

Monday202026

July 20, 2026

Tuesday212026

July 21, 2026

July 21, 1864

Saturday252026

July 25, 2026

July 25, 1775

Monday272026

July 27, 2026

Tuesday282026

July 28, 2026

July 28, 1929

Wednesday292026

July 29, 2026

May 15, 2026
8:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

May 18, 2026
7:00PM - 9:00PM EDT

Friday
15
2026

Friday
15
2026

May 15, 2026
8:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

Monday
18
2026

Monday
18
2026

May 18, 2026
7:00PM - 9:00PM EDT

Wednesday
20
2026

Wednesday
27
2026

Monday
1
2026

Tuesday
2
2026

Tuesday
2
2026

Wednesday
3
2026

Thursday
4
2026

Monday
8
2026

Monday
8
2026

Monday
15
2026

Sunday
21
2026

Sunday
21
2026

Tuesday
30
2026

Saturday
4
2026

Monday
6
2026

Wednesday
15
2026

Monday
20
2026

Tuesday
21
2026

Saturday
25
2026

Monday
27
2026

Tuesday
28
2026

Wednesday
29
2026

Monday
3
2026

Thursday
6
2026

Monday
10
2026

Saturday
15
2026

Monday
17
2026

Tuesday
18
2026

Monday
24
2026

Thursday
27
2026

Friday
28
2026

Monday
31
2026