Marion L. Phelps Commemorative Lecture Series with Jimmy Manson-Winter 2025
Sat, Jan 11
|Centre Communautaire Lac-Brome
A two-part series of six lectures about the history of the Eastern Townships presented by Jimmy Manson. These lectures are free, but a suggested donation of $10 is welcome.
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Centre Communautaire Lac-Brome, 270 Rue Victoria, Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0, Canada
About the Event
Part 1: Topics in Early Eastern Townships' History
Jan. 11 - Patriotism or treachery? Shipton's Elmer Cushing and the Execution of David McLane
Jan. 18- The Uneasy Alliance: Loyalists and "Yankee Land Grabbers" in the Eastern Townships, 1800 - 1814
Jan. 25- The Lost Townships: The Indian Stream Republic, 1835 - 1842
Part 2: Topics in Eastern Townships' History, 1843 - 1942
Feb. 15- Apocalypse Avoided: The Millerites and Millenarianism in the Eastern Townships in 1843