Presented by General U. S. Grant (Dr. Curt Fields), Historian Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Chicken Parmesan, Penne Pasta with Marinara Sauce, Bread Sticks, Garden Salad, Assorted Desserts., $20 per meal. RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 […]
Speakers & Events
April 15, 2025 – The Making of Gettysburg
Presented by Patrick Falci, Historian, Actor and Feature-Film Historical Advisor Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Round Table Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Garden Salad, Assorted Desserts, $20 per meal. RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET […]
March 11, 2025 – The Appomattox Campaign – From Fort Stedman to the McClean House
Presented by: Dr. Steven Woodworth, TCU Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Dinner: 6 PM – Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken with Serrano Gouda Cream Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Everyone who […]
February 11th – From the Blue Ridge to the Bluebonnets: Comparing Civil War Refugee Policy in Virginia and Texas
Presented by Noah Crawford, Texas A & M University Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Breadsticks, Assorted Desserts. $20 per person, RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, […]
January 14, 2025 – 2024 Pate Award Presentation to Neil Chatelain for his book “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War: The Panama Route, the West and the Campaigns to Control America’s Mineral Wealth”
Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken, Mashed New Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Garden Salad and Assorted Deserts. $20 per person, RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 We […]
December 10th – The Story of Francis Asbury Vaughan, First Texas Cavalry, USA
Presented by Dr. Richard McCaslin, Director of Publications, TSHA Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Beef and/or Pork Brisket, Charro Beans, New Potato Salad, and assorted Desserts. $20 per person, RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort […]
November 12, 2024 – Kentucky Soldiers in the Civil War
Presented By: Dr. Leah Tarwater, Liberty University Dinner: 6 PM, Menu: Round Table Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Garden Salad, Assorted Desserts, RSVP by responding to this email or by calling or texting Jim Rosenthal at 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth […]
The War Against the Army – Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era – October 8, 2024
Presented by Dr. Cecily Zander, Assistant Professor, Texas Woman’ University Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Breadsticks, Ceasar Salad and Dessert – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Politics. It has always been about […]
September 10, 2024 – Freedom’s Captain – The Remarkable True Story of Robert Smalls
Presented by Kraig McNutt, Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken Breast – Pan-seared with corn and Pablano Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Cilantro Lime Rice, Southwest Salad, Dessert – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 In May 1862 a […]
May 14, 2024 – Surrender at Appomattox
Presented by: General U. S. Grant (a.k.a. Dr. Curt Fields) Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Boursin Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or […]
April 9, 2024 – The Yankee Plague: The Mass Escape of 3,000 Union POW’s
Presented by Dr. Lorien Foote Professor – Texas A & M University Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Dinner: 6 PM – Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chop, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM […]
March 12, 2024 – The Real Horse Soldiers
Presented by Dr. Timothy Smith – University of Tennessee at Martin Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Dinner: 6 PM – Menu: Chicken Piccata with Julienne Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry […]
February 13, 2024 – Comparing Grant and Lee During the Overland Campaign
Presented by Gordon Rhea, Author and Historian Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken with Serrano Suace, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad and Assorted Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call […]
January 9th Meeting – Program Change – Dr. Walter Kamphoefner (Professor at Texas A&M University) to talk on “Germans in Civil War Texas: Dissenters or Conformists?”
Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Chicken Breast with King Ranch Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Cilantro Lime Rice, Southwest Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263. Unfortunately, our winner of the 2023 Pate […]
December 12th – Some Old Friends From Another Time
Presented by John C. “Jack” Waugh, Author and Historian Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chops with Fig Demi Glaze, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com […]
November 14 – The Story of the Confederate Monuments at the Texas Capitol
Presented by: Dr. Richard McCaslin, Professor, University of North Texas Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Bread Sticks, Caesar Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or […]
October 10th – The Battle of Cold Harbor – Grant’s Forgotten Victory
Presented by Dr. Steven Woodworth Professor, TCU Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Yankee Pot Roast, Broccoli and Red Peppers, Mashed Potatoes, Salad and Dessert $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Ft. Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Of all the battles between Grant and […]
September 12th – Fort Worth Fights the Civil War – 1865-1913
Presented by Dr. Richard Selcer, Author, Professor, Tour Guide Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad and Dessert $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Ft. Worth 76109, Room 109-111 In 1861 Fort Worth was […]
May 9, 2023 – From Vicksburg to Chattanooga with General U. S. Grant
Presented by General U. S. Grant (aka Dr. Curt Fields) Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken, Roasted Vegetables, Mashed New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263. […]
April 11, 2023 – “A Thousand May Fall” – The Tale of a German Regiment from Ohio
Presented by Dr. Brian Jordan, Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7 PM Dinner Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chop with Fig Demi Glaze, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 Per person […]