Civil War Lecture Series
In 2018, the Historical Commission partnered with Weymouth 400 to host a series of lectures that explored the impact of the American Civil War on Weymouth and its citizens.
Lecture 1: Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and Company H of Weymouth
- When: September 5, 2018, 7:00 pm
- Where: Weymouth High School's Mary J. Livingston Humanities Center
- Speaker(s): Dr. Michael Murphy, Weymouth Educator
- Video: Watch Lecture 1 here.
Lecture 2: Civil War Sanitary Commission (Part 1) and Weymouth & the Home Front (Part 2)
- When: September 19, 2018, 7:00 pm
- Where: Town Council Chambers
- Speaker(s): Mary Dorey, Weymouth Nurse (Retired), and Chris Hannan, Professor at Mass Maritime Academy
- Video: Watch Lecture 2 here.
Lecture 3: History of the Weymouth Civil War Memorial
- When: October 24, 2018, 7:00 pm
- Where: Town Council Chambers
- Speaker(s): James Clarke, Retired Planning Director
- Video: Watch Lecture 3 here.