FLARE Calendar of Events

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February 2026

Monday
23
2026
February 23, 2026

In Pursuit Abigail Adams Essay Released

Monday
23
2026
February 23, 2026
7:00PM - 8:00PM EST

Celebrating America 250 with American First Ladies, featuring Andy Och

Online

March 2026

Monday
9
2026
March 9, 2026

In Pursuit Dolley Madison Essay Released

Thursday
12
2026
March 12, 2026

Jane Appleton Pierce

March 12, 1806

Thursday
12
2026
March 12, 2026

American FLOTUS: New Podcast Episode

Friday
13
2026
March 13, 2026

Abigail Powers Fillmore

March 13, 1798

Monday
16
2026
March 16, 2026

Patricia “Pat” Ryan Nixon

March 16, 1912

Friday
20
2026
March 20, 2026
5:00PM EDT

FLARE Conference Proposals Due

Monday
23
2026
March 23, 2026

In Pursuit Louisa Adams Essay Released

Sunday
29
2026
March 29, 2026

Lou Henry Hoover

March 29, 1874

Tuesday
31
2026
March 31, 2026

Conference Proposal Applicants Notified

April 2026

Wednesday
8
2026
April 8, 2026

Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer Ford

April 8, 1918

Sunday
19
2026
April 19, 2026

Lucretia Rudolph Garfield

April 19, 1832

Saturday
25
2026
April 25, 2026

National First Ladies Day

Sunday
26
2026
April 26, 2026

Melania Knavs Trump

April 26, 1970

Monday
27
2026
April 27, 2026

In Pursuit Sarah Polk Essay Released

Monday
27
2026
April 27, 2026

Nominations Open for Gould Award

May 2026

Monday
4
2026
May 4, 2026

Julia Gardiner Tyler

May 4, 1820

Some biographies list July 29, 1820 as her birth date.

Friday
15
2026
May 15, 2026

Ellen Axson Wilson

May 15, 1860

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

Helen “Nellie” Herron Taft

June 2, 1861

Tuesday
2
2026
June 2, 2026

Martha Custis Dandridge Washington

June 2, 1731

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

FLARE's 5th Anniversary

Sunday
21
2026
June 21, 2026

Happy 5th Anniversary FLARE!

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

Events & Conferences

American University School of Public Affairs

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Rider University

Rider University
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The White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association
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Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society
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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
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National First Ladies' Library * Museum

National First Ladies' Library * Museum
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Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University

Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
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George W. Bush Institute

George W. Bush Institute
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Dole Institute of Politics

Dole Institute of Politics
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National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation
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National Archives

National Archives
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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
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Montpelier Foundation

Montpelier Foundation
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Keuka College

Keuka College
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