By Jeremy Dibbell

Here’s what’s on our calendar for this week:

On Wednesday, 12 May, we’ll have a brown-bag lunch at 12 noon with Justin Pope of The George Washington University. Justin will speak on “Whispers and Waves: Insurrection, Conspiracy, and the Search for Salvation in the British Atlantic, 1729-1742.”

And on Friday and Saturday, 14-15 May, we’re hosting a two-part series on education in Boston with Alex Goldfeld. On Friday, we’ll have a brown-bag lunch at 12 noon, “The Eliot School and the Catholic Exodus of 1859.” And on Saturday, join Mr. Goldfeld for a customized walking tour of Boston’s Black Heritage Trail, “The African School and the Fight for Equal School Rights.”

Reservations for the Saturday event are required. Please call (617) 646-0519 to register, and for information on meeting place and time.