“Without history, we are adrift in an endless sea of everywhen.”

Some classes are in person, some remote. All registrants will be sent directions to the classroom and/or a zoom link within 24 hours of the class. (All classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a fee of $20.)

For more information or if you have any questions please email us at coned@manor.edu or call 215-884-2218.

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The Mexican-American War Part 2: Winfield Scott in the Valley of Mexico (zoom)

Winfield Scott was vain, pompous, and arrogant, but he was also one of the greatest soldiers in U.S. History. To bring Mexico to the Peace table, the Polk administration sent Gen Scott to capture Mexico City. Scott conducted one of the great campaigns of the 19th century

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Instructor: Tom Donnelly
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00
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The rise of Benedict Arnold and the Battle of Valcourt Island (zoom)

In the first year of the revolution, Benedict Arnold became one of the most important commanders in the Northern theater. In 1776, he built a fleet on Lake Champlain to challenge the British for control of the Lake and fought the battle of Valcour Island, the first great Naval battle of U. S. History. He delays the British advance down the Champlain Corridor for a critical year.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Instructor: Tom Donnelly
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00
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Yank versus Reb – The Civil War Infantry Soldier (zoom)

Come join up in this interactive educational program – Mike Jesberger will present a program on the Civil War soldier – his life on the march, in camp and in battle. The program will give attendees a better understanding of the role of the common soldier and their struggle to survive during the four darkest years in American history. A PowerPoint presentation will accompany the talk.

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Instructor: Mike Jesberger
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00
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General Meade and the Gettysburg Campaign (zoom)

George Meade (1815-1872) was a U.S. Army general and civil engineer who served as commander of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861-65). He General Joseph Hooker as commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac in June 1863. General Meade while only three days in command was able to defeat the insurgent Confederate forces under Lee and pursued them back into Virginia, ending the Gettysburg Campaign with victory.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Instructor: Anthony Waskie
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00
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Life, Death and Career of Octavius Valentine Catto, Professor, Activist, Soldier and Hero (zoom)

Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. He became Dean of students at the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) now Cheney University of Pennsylvania, where he had also been educated. After completing his education, he became a brilliant educator, and active in the Equal Rights movement in the age of Emancipation. He also became known as a professional level baseball player in 19th-century Philadelphia. He helped organize, played and managed for the Philadelphia Pythians baseball team.

He was shot and killed on October 10th 1871, where ethnic Irish of the Democratic Party, who were anti-Reconstruction and had opposed black suffrage, attacked black men to prevent their voting.

A formal and official state funeral and burial was held for Major Catto uniting the city in grief for a great America. In 2012, the Pennsylvania National Guard revived the Major Catto Medal for deserving Guardsmen to honor the memory of Octavius V. Catto.

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Instructor: Anthony Waskie
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00
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