The Adirondack History Center Museum is offering the seventh lecture in the Elizabeth HW Lawrence Summer Lecture Series on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:00pm. The lecture features a Roundtable discussion with Civil War historians and researchers. The public is invited to share their Civil War family stories, letters and artifacts with Civil War historians, enthusiasts and researchers.

On Tuesday, the museum remains open until 7:00pm and all are invited to view The Human Face of the Adirondacks in the Civil War exhibit, the Worked/Wild exhibit, and the updated Fire Tower exhibit.

Admission to the exhibits is free with the purchase of a lecture ticket. The price for the lecture is $5.00 museum members, $8.00 non-members.

The final program in the Civil War lecture series will be on August 27 presenting “Voices of the Civil War” with readings from Civil War letters and diaries and music from the Civil War era. The evening begins with a reception at the museum at 6:00pm.

Reservations are recommended for the lectures. Please call 518-873-6466 or email echs@adkhistorycenter.org  for reservations.

The museum is located at 7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY. For more information contact the museum at 873-6466 or visit their website at www.adkhistorycenter.org.

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