Sunday, September 28 | 1:30p – 2:30pm | Presented by: Brendon Baillod This lecture is sponsored by the Kenosha County Archaeological Society Learn about the many ships that went missing on Lake Michigan, including many of the largest ships wrecked and lost to the lake. Learn about Baillod’s process for underwater archaeology, including a search […]
Friday, October 10 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Father Robert Miller Military chaplaincy has existed for over 1,600 years, with its earliest connections being seen some 3,000 years ago. In this talk, Father Robert Miller will first outline the history of religious people being actively involved with the world’s military. He will then focus […]
Friday, November 14 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Lance Herdegen In the fading light of August 28, 1862, an untested Union brigade of Wisconsin and Indiana men fought an unexpected 90-minute stand-up clash with the Confederate veterans of Stonewall Jackson on the Virginia farm fields of John Brawner. None of them knew the […]
Saturday, November 15 | 1pm – 2pm | Presented by: Jean Hoffmann Between 2012 and 2013, ten World War 2 veterans living in Kenosha County were interviewed as part of the Library of Congress World War 2 Veterans Project. Veterans shared their pre-war life, wartime experiences, and their return to civilian life after the war’s […]
Wednesday, November 19 | 6pm – 8pm | Instructor: Robert Girardi | $20 ($25 for non-members) | Register Here In the closing days of the siege of Petersburg in 1865, Phil Sheridan and Gouverneur K Warren were engaged in overlapping offensive operations. Warren seized the White Oak Road while Sheridan got bloodied at Dinwiddie Court House. […]
Tuesday, December 9 | 6:30pm – 8pm | Instructor: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 for non-members) | Register Here Long overshadowed by the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) has received significantly less attention from historians, partly because of its questionable origin and controversial outcome. The contributors to this volume, however, argue that the Mexican-American […]
Friday, December 12 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Charlie Banks One of the aspects that makes the American Civil War one of the first modern wars was the use of railroads. Railroads were vital lifelines for armies because they were the fastest and most efficient way to transport soldiers and supplies. Because of this, […]
Friday, January 9 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Mr. John Horn The nine-month siege of Petersburg was the longest continuous operation of the Civil War. Large-scale Union “offensives”—grand maneuvers that triggered some of the large-scale battles—broke the monotony of siege warfare. John Horn’s program and book, Lee Beseiged, provide explanations for the context and […]
Friday, February 13 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Mr. Dennis Doyle Starting during the Irish Famine of the 1840’s, millions of Irish citizens immigrated to the United States to escape British Unionist political rule and economic poverty. Despite their lack of wealth and education, low social status, and discrimination, Irish-Americans distinguished themselves in […]
Friday, February 20 | 12pm – 1pm | Free, registration appreciated | Register Here Join author and historian Tom Zoellner for an engaging and informative discussion on his latest book, The Road Was Full of Thorns: Running Toward Freedom in the American Civil War. Copies of Tom’s book can be purchased from the Civil War Museum gift shop […]
Friday, March 13 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Rachel Mellon During her program, Rachael Mellen will discuss the new book that she and Dave Powell edited which is titled From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863. In August 1861 William Kennedy was a harness-maker […]
The Civil War was won, and the American Republic was saved because of the remarkable contributions of men, supplies, and leaders provided by the states of the Great Lakes region. These are the states that created the Republican Party. Something more than slavery was behind their deep resentment of the Confederacy. Join us for a […]
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