What's On

 1812: Food and Herbs in Maryland's HistorySunday, March 23, 2014 3:00 p.m. in the BarnAdmission: Free Reservations: call 301-373-2280. Author Katherine B. Moose will discuss how food was provided and consumed leading up to the War of 1812. She will also demonstrate cooking the foods typical in the war period. Moose is the author of many guide and inspirational […]

The Albion Campus Center will feature a talk by History Professor Garth Swanson on 20 March, 2014, at 7 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public. Genesee Community College, Albion Campus Center  This talk is organised as part of a travelling history exhibit at the Orleans Campus Centers of Genesee Community College. During the month of […]

 Myers Brown will be lecturing on the War of 1812 and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.  Myers Brown is currently working at the TN State Archives in Nashville Mr. Brown holds a B.A. in History from Oglethorpe University and an M.A. in Public History from Middle TN State University. Myers served as the curator of […]

 As part of the “War of 1812: A Legacy of Division” speaker series, Dr. Sidney Hart will present “The War of 1812 through the lens of Portraiture and Images”.  Dr. Hart is the Senior Historian at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and curator of “1812: A Nation Emerges”. Sunday 23 February, 2013, 3pmCollege of Southern Maryland, […]

 Presentation of the exhibition New Frontier III: “Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of Revolution” by Kevin Murphy, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachussetts, at the Louvre Auditorium.  Time: 12:30- 1:30pm  Where:Louvre Auditorium (under the pyramide). Prices:6 euros, 5 euros (discount), 3 euros (solidarity and young persons)Free for Louvre Young Person Members and Art students.  Bookings:tel: +33 […]

 The Berwyn Heights Historical Committee will host a historical presentation and wine and cheese reception on Sunday 16 February, 2014. Historian Doug McElrath of Riverdale Park will give a presentation on the War of 1812, titled “The War of 1812 in Berwyn Heights – I Didn't Know That!” The presentation will examine the Battle of Bladensburg and […]

 The Medina Campus Center will host a lecture by History Prof. Derek Maxfield, “James Madison and the War of 1812” on 13 February, 2014, at 7 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public.  Genesee Community College, Medina Campus Center   This talk is organised as part of a travelling history exhibit at the […]

  As part of the “Exceptional visits of the Palais of Compiègne”, three talks will take place on 3, 10 and 17 February respectively, on the productions of the Great Exhibitions and on the collection of the Imperial Family in exile.   When: On Mondays (3, 10, 17 February) at 3pm How long: One hour Price: […]

 As part of the conferences of the association Les amis de Napoléon III in Vichy, Alain Carteret, author of Vichy, Cité de Napoléon III, will give a talk on “The Anti-Napoleon III Caricatures: the Republican Hatred” at 3:30pm.  Prices: 2€ (members), 5€ Centre culturel Valery-Larbaud15 rue Foch, VichyFrance See this caricature of Napoleon III as “The Vulture” […]

 As part of the “War of 1812: A Legacy of Division” speaker series, Dr Donald L. Fixico will discuss “Tecumseh and Conflicting Native Views on the War of 1812”.  Professor Fixico is distinguished foundation professor at Arizona State University. He is a Native scholar from Oklahoma and is Shawnee, Sac & Fox, Muscogee Creek and […]