17th National War of 1812 Symposium, Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Saturday, October 5, 2013

Rapidly filling up. Only fifty places available, including speakers. Don't miss out!

Chris George to Speak in Baltimore and Frederick, MD, and Detroit

I will be talking tomorrow night on "The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake," 6:00 pm, Tuesday, September 10, in the Community Room, C. Burr Artz Library 110 E. Patrick St. Frederick, MD 21701 as part of their War of 1812 Series. Admission is Free.

In October I will be a speaker at the War of 1812 Symposium at the Detroit Historical Society on Monday, October 14. Check out the Society website for details on the symposium and also a tour of War of 1812 sites on Sunday, October 13. Registration form is here.

On Saturday, October 19, I will be giving two talks at Clifton Mansion in Clifton Park, Baltimore, as part of At Your Service -- at Clifton: The First Baltimore Horse Artillery. The first talk, in the morning, on Captain Thompson and his unit, about which Nelson Mott Bolton and I have written an article which we hope to see published shortly. The second talk at Clifton will be on African Americans and the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake.