New Issue Available

Check out the latest issue of Financial History, now available for FREE as a full-color digital edition! Highlights include:

Seeking Virtue in Finance

Words of Wisdom: Remarks from the 2021 MoAF Gala

Jay Gould and the Union Pacific from the Panic of 1873 to 1880

Developing the Interstate Highway System

The Battle Over the Midnight Oil

Wild West Finance: Buffalo Bill Cody (Part 1)

Where Are They Now? First California Company, Inc.

Book Review: The Kidnapping Club

Book Review: The New Map

Watch the 2021 Gala

The Museum honored the achievements of Roger Ferguson, Brian Moynihan and Richard Sylla at its 2021 Gala on February 22. This year’s Gala was held virtually with CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani and “WealthTrack” Executive Producer and Managing Editor Consuelo Mack serving as masters of ceremony. Other speakers included Marc Benioff, Jamie Dimon and Niall Ferguson, as well as co-hosts Peter Cohen and David Cowen.

The video of the 2021 Gala is now available here.

MoAF/Fordham Webinar Series

Of all of the disruptive possible uses of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens might be the most likely to bring this technology to a wide audience—and challenge the established finance industry. Join us for a fireside chat with Michael Bucella, Paul Johnson and Donna Redel, moderated by Gabelli School Dean Donna Rapaccioli.

This program is FREE, but advance registration is required. Registered guests will receive the Zoom link prior to the program. Register today.

MoAF/Fordham Webinar Series

In this presentation, John Wasik, author of Lincolnomics: How President Lincoln Constructed the Great American Economy, shows a vastly under-studied side of Lincoln. As the only President to hold a patent, he was an innovator. During his brief time as a surveyor, he was an urban planner. Surprisingly, his longest and most comprehensive speeches were devoted to the culture of invention, “internal improvements” and research and development.

Watch event video on C-SPAN.