History Talks continue at the Schmidt House in Tumwater, with the next one set to be held at noon Thursday, Oct. 1.
It is titled “Lincoln, Civil War and the Pacific Northwest,” and invites attendees to discover how Abraham Lincoln shaped the Pacific Northwest — an area he never visited — and how the region, in turn, helped shape the Union he fought to preserve, according to a news release from the Schmidt House.
As president, Lincoln confronted Confederate plots to seize Western gold, unleash privateers and build a pro-slavery Pacific empire. Blending political intrigue, frontier defense, Native policy, and maritime history, author and historian Ira Wesley Kitmacher reframes the Civil War from the nation’s western edge.
Ira Wesley Kitmacher has served as a Georgetown graduate professor, a retired senior federal executive, a county history commissioner, a columnist and a frequent public speaker on history and folklore.
He is the author of 10 published and forthcoming books on American and European history and folklore, including two new books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Attendance is free. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. It is first-come, first-seated until room capacity is reached.
The Schmidt House is located at 330 Schmidt Place SW, Tumwater.
For more information, visit www.olytumfoundation.org.
