September 19 and 20 — Special Grange Lyceum Events

Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 pm
The Civil War of 1812: A Continent Divided 
At Whallonsburgh Grange Hall
$5; Students Free

In the early nineteenth century, Britons and Americans renewed their struggle over the legacy of the American Revolution. In this second confrontation, soldiers, immigrants, settlers, and Indians fought to determine the fate of a continent. Would revolutionary republicanism sweep the British from Canada? Or would the British contain, divide, and ruin the shaky republic?

Talk by Alan Taylor, historian and author of The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies. Taylor won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History for his recent book, The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832. He was also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic. Alan Taylor currently teaches at the University of Virginia.

Funding for this project came from an Education and Outreach grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.

Essex in the War of 1812

Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10:30am
At the CFES Conference Center on Main Street in Essex
Essex in the War of 1812

The village of Essex on Lake Champlain had its own role in the battle between British and American forces for domination of this critical water corridor. Local historians and authors Shirley LaForest and Morris Glenn will discuss life and work here during the War of 1812. Luncheon and walking tour of sites in the village of Essex follow.

Roundtable, lunch and tour: $20; Roundtable only $5. Reservations can be emailed to admin@thegrangehall.info.

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• Adirondack History Center Museum 2014 Event Schedule (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
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• Vintage Photo: Main Street with Inn (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)