Thomas E. Ricks— Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
History Camp Discussions Thursday, March 30, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
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Frederick C. Leiner— Prisoners of the Bashaw: The Nineteen-Month Captivity of American Sailors in Tripoli, 1803-1805
History Camp Discussions Thursday, April 6, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Kevin R. C. Gutzman — The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
History Camp Discussions Thursday, April 13, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Fred Anderson — The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
History Camp Discussions Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Thomas E. Ricks — First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History Camp Discussions Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Alexander Rose — The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy
History Camp Discussions Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
History Camp Virginia Outing—Bolling Haxall House
The Bolling Haxall House is the Italianate gem of Richmond, boasting 14foot ceilings, original cast iron fencing and architectural details, a barrel vaulted front pediment, and numerous period furnishings and artworks. Built in 1858 for businessman Bolling Haxall it was later purchased by The Woman’s Club of Richmond. Women’s clubs were becoming popular across the country in the late Victorian period as a place for women to gather for a variety of purposes. The Women’s Club of Richmond was started in 1894 with a focus on education for women. Special for this History Camp tour: Items from the archive collection will be on display, including photos and historical correspondence of The Woman's Club of Richmond, circa 1894, owners of the house since 1900. [Read more...]
$12
Malcolm Gaskill — The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World
History Camp Discussions Thursday, May 11, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
The Pursuit of History: Forging the Continental Army [SOLD OUT!]
Valley Forge National ParkFRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 The Pursuit of History: Forging the [Read more...]
$395.00
History Camp Valley Forge 2023
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 History Camp Valley Forge Our first-ever [Read more...]
Forward Operating Base Valley Forge: George Washington’s Armed Camp on the Schuylkill [NEW TOUR!]
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 Forward Operating Base Valley Forge: George [Read more...]
Touring Revolutionary Philadelphia [SOLD OUT!]
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023 Touring Revolutionary Philadelphia [SOLD OUT!] Join [Read more...]
Frances M. Clarke & Rebecca Jo Plant — Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era
History Camp Discussions Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Ryan S. Walters — The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding
History Camp Discussions Thursday, June 1, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Charles Glass — Soldiers Don’t Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry, and Mental Illness During the First World War
History Camp Discussions Thursday, June 8, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Friederike Baer — Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War
History Camp Discussions Thursday, June 15, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Patricia Posner— The Pharmacist of Auschwitz: The Untold Story
History Camp Discussions Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
Craig Chapman — Disaster on the Spanish Main: The Tragic British-American Expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins’ Ear
History Camp Discussions Thursday, June 29, 2023 @ 8 pm [Read more...]
Free
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