FALL SERIES: THE HISTORIAN’s CRAFT!

Sharpen your pencils! The Henry B. Plant Museum is proud to announce the return of an exclusive members-only program. This monthly series of conversations by University of Tampa faculty invites Museum members behind the scenes to learn how historians reconstruct the past. Attend a lecture and discussion alongside undergraduate history majors as they master research methods and techniques used by professional researchers. Optional readings will be available in advance of each session.
 
Doing the History of Sexuality: A Research Primer
October 15, 2026, 4:00 pm
Charles McGraw Groh, Ph.D.



This session presents attendees with an intellectual challenge, determining how to study a topic that has been both (1) of vital concern to people in the past and (2) typically hidden from public view. How does one study the history of sexuality? Attendees will hone critical thinking by weighing the various theories and methodologies that have been proposed by historians and determining which approaches make the most sense out of fragmentary evidence.

Attendance is free, but participation is limited to members. RSVP to Selena Martinez at smmartinez@ut.edu or (813) 258-7304.
 
Image Credits: Herbert Mitchell Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Tampa Theatre Collection

 
Ordinary Men: Drawing Opposite Conclusions from the Same Evidence
November 5, 2026, 4:00 pm
Kelly Palmer, Ph.D.

 Attendance is free, but participation is limited to members. RSVP to Selena Martinez at smmartinez@ut.edu or (813) 258-7304.