Virtual Lecture Series

Join the Friends of Fort Hunter for an exciting Virtual Illustrated Lecture with Sam McKinney for a presentation on early distilling at Dills Tavern Site and Central Pennsylvania.

This is a completely virtual program that can be enjoyed live from your home and is offered at no cost thanks to our generous volunteers!

Contact Name: Jessica Webster
Contact Phone: 717-599-5365

Contact Email: jwebster@dauphincounty.gov

The Friends of Fort Hunter host free, virtual 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 virtual lectures sponsored by the Friends of Fort Hunter, click on the link below to view.

• 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