Ft. Concho Speaker Series Returns

SAN ANGELO, TX -- Fort Concho’s fall speaker series returns during the lunch hour each Wednesday in September. 

According to information from the city, admission is free. Each presentation is from noon to 1 p.m. in the fort Commissary at 702 Burgess St. Attendees may bring a lunch or can order a sack lunch from Mr. T’s Deli for $8.75 by calling 325-657-4441 by 5 p.m. the prior Monday. 

This year’s lineup of topics and speakers includes: 

• Wednesday, Sept. 4: “The Regular Army O!: Highlights from the Douglas McChristian Collection” by Fort Concho Curator of History, Cory Robinson.
   
• Wednesday, Sept. 11: “The Life and Times of Ranger Benjamin Hamilton Anderson, Co. C Frontier Battalion 1874 and the Red River War, Part 2” by local historian, Charles Anderson.
   
• Wednesday, Sept. 18: “150th Anniversary of the Battle of Dove Creek” by Kickapoo Indian Tribal Spokesman, Eddie Joe Anico.
   
• Wednesday, Sept. 25: “The Burro Lady – We Make a Small Herd” by local historian Monte Jones. 
   

For more information, contact Carol Cummings, Fort Concho’s special events coordinator, at 325-657-4441 or [email protected].