The South Montgomery County Liberty Group is hosting a special public presentation by noted American history author Dr. Larry Schweikart, next Monday, March 9, 7 PM at the Baum Opera House, Templar Room on the first floor, Miamisburg, OH. The topic is the real history of the Crusades.
NEW LOCATION For March 9 Meeting of SMCLG, Featuring
Dr Larry Schweikart
WHAT: SMCLG Meeting,
WHEN: 9 MAR 2015, 7 – 8:30 pm
WHERE: Baum Opera House
Templar Room – First Floor
15 South First Street, Miamisburg
TOPIC: The real history of the Crusades
SPEAKER: Dr Larry Schweikart, Professor of History, University of Dayton
Biography information (excerpted from UD Bio of Dr Schweikart):
Larry Schweikart
Professor
• Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Schweikart ….. returned to Arizona State University to obtain a teaching certificate, and in the process took a history class that changed his life. From that moment on, he wanted to be a history professor (even though he still played drums at night all the way through grad school).
In 1977, Dr. Schweikart entered the Arizona State history program to obtain a master’s degree, and in the process wrote a national prize-winning article on Peary’s quest for the North Pole. A year later, he won, in unprecedented fashion, the same prize again! By that time, Dr. Schweikart was ready for a Ph.D. program, and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he completed all exams in one year, graduating with distinction two years later after completing his dissertation, “Banking in the American South.” During his M.A. and Ph.D. work, he was blessed to be given writing assignments that led to two books: A History of Banking in Arizona (1982) and Trident (1984), a book Dr. Schweikart co-authored with political science professor Doug Dalgleish, which was a history/policy study of the Trident submarine program. His dissertation became his fourth book, published shortly after his graduation.
Dr. Schweikart worked for one year in the University of Wisconsin system, then came to UD, quickly receiving promotions to associate, then full professor. He has continued to write, producing some 15-20 books and more than 50 articles.
The dynamic history professor, Dr Larry Schweikart, will present the real history of the Crusades at our SMCLG meeting.
To learn more about why we believe the topic of this meeting should be of interest to all, see the video here. (The Crusades topic starts at the 2:00 minute mark in the video.)