Join your friends and neighbors with the return of Essex Historical Society's (EHS) popular Winter Lecture Series, hosted by our partners at Essex Meadows. This year's theme highlights the American Revolution. All Winter Lecture Series talks are free and open to the public, held in beautiful Hamilton Hall at Essex Meadows, 30 Bokum Road, Essex.
·The Series begins on Sunday, January 4, at 3:30 pm with the topic “The Powder Alarm of 1774” presented by J. L. Bell, author of the book The Road to Concord: How Four Stollen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War.
- The series continues on Sunday, January 11, at 3:30 pm with the topic “The Burning of New London” presented by Eric Lehman, author of book Homegrown Terror: Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London.
- The series concludes on Sunday, January 18th, at 3:30 pm with the topic "The Woman Who Printed the Declaration" presented by Dr. Emily Sneff, author of the forthcoming book When the Declaration of Independence Was News.
Doors open to Hamilton Hall for all talks at 3:00 pm. Seats are available first-come, first-served. Space is limited, so registration is requested for all non-Essex Meadows residents. Learn more on the event pages for each lecture: essexhistory.org/events.