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October 23, Dr. Brent Glass discusses "Public Memory in America from the Civil War to 9/11." Dr. Glass' research interests include topics in state and local history (especially North Carolina and Pennsylvania); industrial history; urban history; and the history of museums and public memorials. A Fitz-John Porter Lecture follows on October 30. (Continued below)

Before becoming director of the National Museum at the Smithsonian, Dr. Glass was executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he managed the largest and most comprehensive state history program in the country. He oversaw 25 historical sites and museums, the State Archives and State Museum, the State Historic Preservation Office, public history programs, and historical publications.

Dr. Glass is an active member of academic and cultural boards that work to generate enthusiasm for history among the general public. He is a member of the Flight 93 Memorial Advisory Commission and a trustee of his alma mater, Lafayette College. He has served on the national council of the American Association for State and Local History and on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives.

On October 30, the program is "Were they guilty or innocent?  Were the legal proceedings fair?  The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators by Military Commission in 1865," with Col. Frederic L. Borch III, Regimental Historian, Archivist, Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army, and author of Judge Advocates in Combat (2001) and Geneva Conventions (2010).

Strawbery Banke Museum is leading New Hampshire's commemoration of the 150 anniversary of the American Civil War with the special exhibit "Fitz John Porter: Hero or Coward? Discover the Truth" about Portsmouth-born Maj. Gen Fitz John Porter and the political intrigues that shredded his illustrious career. Open daily 10-4, through October 31, 2011. Walking tours of Porter's Portsmouth Boyhood including his Livermore Street birthplace and the memorial statue in Haven Park are offered daily.

For lecture series reservations, call 603-422-7501.