McCauley Lecture: "The Militia in Early America"Return to Calendar

Monday, October 7, 2024

6:00pm-7:30pm

Location: Washington County Free Library, Community Rooms 308/309, 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD
Website: https://wcfl.librarymarket.com/event/mccauley-lecture-militia-early-america-civic-duty-ginger-bread-and-hard-cider-49109
Event/Entrance Fee: Free

Local historian Sam Cathey will present “The Militia in Early America: A civic duty with ginger bread and hard cider.” He will discuss the rise and fall and rise again of the militia system and what the Second Amendment meant during the Nation’s first decades. Special emphasis will be given to the near death of the militia system during the 1830s. On this special occasion we will have fresh apple cider and home-baked ginger bread made according to an 1841 recipe.