The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are thrilled to bring back the Fall Lecture Series to the Homestead this year. We invite you to join historians and scholars at the Homestead as they share their knowledge with the local public. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more about life in the past.
“The 1777 Philadelphia Campaign” September 10, 2023
Join historian and author Michael Harris as he explores the history of the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign. British commander William Howe believed capturing the colonial capital of Philadelphia in 1777 would end the American Revolution. Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, Fort Mercer, Fort Mifflin, and Whitemarsh all saw fighting during the campaign. Beginning in northern New Jersey, the campaign did not end until George Washington’s army entered Valley Forge in December.
Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. He has conducted tours and staff rides of many east coast battlefields. Michael is certified in secondary education and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. His first book, Brandywine, was awarded The American Revolution Round Table of Richmond book award in 2014.
“Eighteenth-Century Medicine” November 12, 2023
Paul Trainor will present an enlightening lecture and show and tell on colonial medicine and the traveling apothecary. He will also discuss the important role of the military surgeon during the colonial and early American periods. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about medicine and doctors in the eighteenth century!
Mr. Trainor is a retired attorney and currently a part-time college professor. He graduated from the New England School of Law and the University of Massachusetts, where he minored in History. Paul spends a lot of his free time presenting living history programs focusing on life in early Pennsylvania and eighteenth-century medical care.
Admission for the lectures is a $2/person suggested donation. Please no pets and no smoking. The lectures will take place in the DeTurk Education Center and are run by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates.
The Daniel Boone Homestead is the birthplace of the famed frontiersman, born in 1734. The Boone House, constructed in three stages throughout the eighteenth century, is a 10-room stone structure fully furnished to the period and situated on 579 acres of rolling countryside. The Daniel Boone Homestead is located halfway between Reading and Pottstown, one mile north of Rt. 422 near Baumstown. The Homestead is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and daily historic operations are run by the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates, a local, nonprofit organization. If you would like more information or would like to make a donation, please contact the Daniel Boone Homestead at 610-582-4900.
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