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Please contact if interested in resources or presentations. Presentations can either be done in person or through video. In general, the presentations are designed for community groups or high-school classes with an interest in understanding U.S. history through a military lens. This includes lecture, handouts of primary sources, PowerPoint, media, and historical artifacts. They last 60-80 minutes. Shorter and more specific talks can be organized for grades 5-12, as well as college courses. Please contact with any requests. For example, topics can range from Why Soldiers Fought in the Civil War to Headgear: Protecting the Brain in War, to Shell Shock in World War I. Presentations will be designed to meet your needs.
Below are some examples of presentations for High-School and community centers.
American Infantry at the Normandy Invasion
American Infantry at the Normandy Invasion
This presentation incorporates the uniform and equipment of the individuals who landed on the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944. The lecture includes primary source documents, PowerPoint, audio recordings from the time, and about 60 artifacts related to D-Day, including everything an American soldier would have carried ashore during the first waves. The lecture also investigates the strategic view of the invasion, examining the allied forces and the German defense system for contextualization.
Artillery, Antietam, & Emancipation
Artillery, Antietam, & Emancipation
This presentation focuses on the roll of artillery in the American Civil War within the context of the battle of Antietam. The battle of Antietam paved the way for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This talk provides a hands-on look at the realities of the Civil War and examines the complex history of US policies concerning slavery, including Northwest Ordinance the Dred Scott decision, and all the compromises in between.
Marines at Iwo Jima and the Flag Raising
Marines at Iwo Jima and the Flag Raising
United States Marines secured the small island of Iwo Jima in March of 1945. This presentation contextualizes the significance of the battle while also focusing on what the Marines wore and carried during their month long battle. It also examines the fascinating (and often) changing history of flag raising photograph that became a symbol of hope for the homefront.
Blood, Sweat, and Treads
Blood, Sweat, and Treads
The tank is a weapon system that encapsulates protection, mobility, and firepower. This presentation exams where the tank came from and how it evolved into the weapon fielded by the United States during WWII. The M4 Sherman tank has an unfortunate reputation that this presentation seeks to correct.
Fort Wagner and the New York Draft Riots
Fort Wagner and the New York Draft Riots
This talk juxtaposes the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment’s assault on Fort Wagner and the deadly riots that erupted in New York City in 1863. Both events, only days apart, provide useful lenses for understating the complexity of the war and society during the American Civil War.
Jefferson, Gettysburg, and the Birth of the Second Republic
Jefferson, Gettysburg, and the Birth of the Second Republic
This presentation focuses on the Gettysburg Address and the conception of the 2nd Republic of the United States. It examines how Lincoln harkened the ethos expressed the Declaration of Independence in his vision for the new republic. The talk presents how Jefferson’s words had been interpreted, up to and including Lincoln’s interpretation on 19 November 1863. The talk also focuses on the U.S. Army’s infantryman during The Civil War.
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