Events

Randy Otto as Winston Churchill  Renowned Churchill-ian Scholar, Randy Otto has carefully honed his humorous, poignant and astonishingly relevant tribute to Winston Churchill - who a Price Waterhouse Cooper CEO survey named The Most Admired Leader Ever. Cost:  Members $12, non-members $16

The Story of the von Trapp Family presented by Bob Stafford The film made them household names, the music became part of our everyday lives, and now you can discover the remarkable true story that captured Hollywood’s imagination and helped make cinematic history.

Alex Kershaw - Escape the Deep Lecture and book signing In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface, while the Japanese dropped deadly depth […]

Beth Forrest - WWII & Society, A History of food during WWII and its influence on our Society Join us to learn the history of how the Culinary Institute of […]

Laura Knoy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace  Lecture and book signing When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she’s ready. She’s had training, after all, coming of Age during […]

Cheryl Thomas - Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen Lecture and book signing Forgotten Souls examines the lives of the 27 pilots who went missing while battling […]

Jonathan Rose - The Federal Reserve's Role During WWII The Federal Reserve supported the war effort in several ways: it helped finance wartime spending, fund our allies, embargo our enemies, […]

Katie S. Sanders - Ortiz's War Lecture and book signing Peter J. Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency—and one of the most decorated […]

James M. Scott - Empire of Ashes Lecture and book signing Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, […]

Joseph Gluckert - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: From Sails to Atoms For more than 225 years, Yankee ingenuity and craftsmanship have been the keys to success for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. […]

Peter May - The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy Lecture and book signing In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful […]