Johnny Kinsman
Historical Storytelling that holds the room
Lectures, presentations, and performance-based programs for libraries, schools, historical societies, museums, and community groups.
Featured Lectures
Johnny Kinsman’s lectures invite audiences into the people, moments, and stories behind familiar history and literature. His programs blend research, performance, humor, and narrative momentum, offering presentations that feel thoughtful, vivid, and alive.
American History
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Two Lanterns, a Full Moon, and a Petticoat
The real story of Paul Revere’s Ride: Myth, memory, and the midnight that changed a nation
Literature
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Poetry of Henry David Thoreau
The story of how one Concord fire helped send Thoreau to Walden, and shaped the voice that still speaks to nature, protest, and self-discovery.
Seasonal
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Poetry of Henry David Thoreau
The story of how one Concord fire helped send Thoreau to Walden, and shaped the voice that still speaks to nature, protest, and self-discovery.