Join us as local authors and historians present historical topics of interest.
Lectures are held on the second Wednesday of the following months. The Program Committee has arranged for the following presentations to be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. The lecture series is sponsored by a grant from the Jenkinstown Lyceum and all programs are offered free of charge.
October 14th, 2026: History’s Mysteries: The Revolutionary War – 1776 (What they didn’t teach you in high school.) Herb Kaufman, M.Ed., Historian
November 11th, 2026: Incomprehensible Friends and Rebellious Enemies: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer, Ph.D.
March 10th, 2027: Details coming early 2027!
April 14th, 2027: Details coming early 2027!
May 12th, 2027: Details coming early 2027!
Due to the popularity of the virtual lectures Initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Society will once again be hosting lectures live and in-person at the John Barnes Room of Abington Friends Meeting, as well as virtually through Zoom. Lectures are live and not recorded for later playback.
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