2026 Lectures

Upcoming Lectures in 2026

Sunday May 17

“A bridge across the Potomac river, from a point opposite Berlin” with H. Bruce Funk

Sunday July 12

“Annual Seminar on the American Revolution”

Sunday June 14

Public Reading of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Sunday August 9

“First to Fight: Culpeper Minutemen and the Liberation of Virginia 1775-76” with Jim Bish

Sunday October 11

“The Monocacy Aquaduct” with John Wolz

All lectures are being held in-person at 2pm at the St. James United Church of Christ, 10 East Broad Way in Lovettsville. We are no longer live-streaming via Zoom. Questions: events@LovettsvilleHistoricalSociety.org.


Past Lectures in 2026

Sunday April 12

“Remember the Ladies: Women’s Roles in the American Revolution” with Tracey Gillespie

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Sunday March 8

“The Heroes of Brandywine” with Travis Shaw

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Sunday February 8

“George Washington’s Dream – The Potomac Company: Making the Potomac River Navigable” with Paul Kreingold