The History Department hosts lectures, workshops and events for students, faculty and the UCF community.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

  • Veterans Month 2019 Event: “Civil War Veterans: The Grand Army of the Republic Comes Home" Exhibit

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: Third Floor

    The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was the largest Civil War era, Union Army veterans’ organization. It was the precursor to veterans’ organizations that we know today such as the American Legion. It was also the only racially-integrated national organization in the nineteenth century. This exhibit will commemorate this organization and honor its black and white members as part …

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  • Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society Distinguished Speaker Series

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 351

    Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society presents its annual Distinguished Speaker Series. Join us as guest speaker, Ms. Elizabeth R. Thompson, Executive Director of the non-profit organization, the Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated (P.A.S.T., Inc.) presents "Education and Celebration: The African American Museum Experience". As an Orlando, Florida native, helming an organization that seeks …

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