Join us on August 23rd for our last history talk of the 2025 season with Dr. Amy Watson, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
In 1745, New England colonists launched a successful expedition to conquer Louisbourg, a port in present-day Nova Scotia, which was then controlled by the French Empire. Reverend Adonijah Bidwell was witness to this battle as the Chaplain of the fleet and you can read about his experience in a series of Bidwell Lore posts from 2020. In this talk, Dr. Amy Watson will explain why New Englanders launched this invasion of a frigid Canadian port, …
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