Lest We Forget Speaker Series "250 Year The Revolutionary War"

This year Lest We Forget will highlight our Semi quincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the United States.

In anticipation of this event, the public is invited to attend Tuesday evening sessions at Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor Campus, Room D-105, to learn from distinguished professors. 

7:00 - 8:00 P.M.   “Afoot at Lexington: Uncertainty, Memory, and the First Shots of April 19, 1775”

John Hodgson, Local Historian

On the night the Revolution began, the people of Lexington were operating on limited information, rumor, and instinct. This presentation reconstructs the events of April 18–19 strictly from their perspective, separating documented evidence from later embellishment. The result is a portrait not of legend, but of ordinary people making decisions in uncertainty at a hinge point in history.

8:00 - 9:00 P.M.  “The Masters of Massachusetts”

Cherisse Havlicek, Local Author

Cherisse will discuss the 12 years of events leading up to the signing of the Declaration and the people who pushed things forward to that epic moment that began our country.

Admission: Free

Sponsor: Lest We Forget