LAST NIGHT OF "CELEBRATING OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE" SERIES - War of 1812:
Ledbetter Auditorium
6:30 PM
Columbia State Community College will host Celebrating Our American Heritage XXV. This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the series which will be held on Thursday evenings throughout October from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Ledbetter Auditorium located in the Frank G. Clement building on the Columbia campus. This year, the series will focus on historical milestones from the Sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War to the 200th anniversary of what many consider to be the first battle of the War of 1812. The series is free and open to the public.
The War of 1812: America’s Most Decisive Draw will take place on Thursday, October 27 which is less than two weeks before the Bicentennial of the Battle of Tippecanoe. A panel of Columbia State faculty including Andrews, Senefeld, Gidcomb, Greenough and Mewbourn will discuss various aspects of the War of 1812 in what will be the 100th Celebrating Our American Heritage series presentation.