Virtual Lecture Series

 

The Friends of Fort Hunter host free, virtual and in-person lectures in the fall and winter on a variety of historical subjects.  Check the Calendar of Events for upcoming talks.

If you missed one of the lectures sponsored by the Friends of Fort Hunter, click on the links below to view!

 

Filmed Fort Hunter Lectures

• Craig Family Cemetery/ Fort Hunter African American Cemetery, Dr. Steven Burg.  Recorded live on November 19, 2025

 

Virtual Lecture Series

• Lessons We Can Learn from PA’s African American Cemeteries and Burial Grounds with Dr. Steven Burg
• A Discussion of the French and Indian War in America, Pennsylvania, and in the Lives of Soldiers
• The One Room School House and American Society
• WWII on the Homefront
• The Common Civil War Soldier
• Reflecting on 16 Decades of the Harrisburg State Hospital
• The History of Women in Beer & Beer Making
• Hair through Time
• St. Thomas Dulcimer Society 
• Plein Air Painting Along the Susquehanna
• A Taste of History
• Ikebana: International Influence and its Local Agency
• A Discussion of Victorian Funeral Practices
• Early Distilling at the Dill’s Tavern Site and Central PA