Moravian Historical Society
Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington's Sullivan Expedition of 1779

Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington's Sullivan Expedition of 1779

Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Moravian Historical Society, 18064

Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington's Sullivan Expedition of 1779

Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Moravian Historical Society, 18064

Description

Join us for a talk by Dr. Andrea Lynn Smith, Professor of Anthropology at Lafayette College, about her recent publication. Memory Wars explores the public memory of the Sullivan Expedition (1779) of the Revolutionary War. This expedition, the brainchild of George Washington, led to the destruction of some forty Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) villages. Today it is the subject of over 60 historical markers in Pennsylvania and well over 200 in New York. In Memory Wars, Smith contrasts settler accounts with how the Sullivan story is expressed at Haudenosaunee cultural centers.

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