CUMBERLAND — Allegany Museum’s History on Tap series will return Oct. 4 at 6 p.m.
Emily Hager Kasecamp, the museum’s new operations coordinator, will be the first speaker for this series.
Kasecamp’s research is closely related to much of the history displayed in the museum’s Crossroads of America exhibit. Her scholarship focuses on how local events, mainly the exploration of the Allegheny Mountains, influenced British empire building and the outbreak of the French and Indian War.
Her presentation, “Washington’s Road of 1753: A British, American, and Native American Enterprise,” aims to give a history of Washington’s expedition.
“The Allegany Museum brilliantly lays out our area’s history as a crossroads,” Kasecamp said. “On Friday, I will dig further into one piece of that story, George Washington and Christopher Gist’s perilous expedition to Fort Le Boeuf.”
Kasecamp’s presentation will show how Washington had to contend with international espionage, assassination attempts and a near-constant battle with nature to protect British interests in the tumultuous Ohio Valley.
This event, which will be held in the second floor Friedland Ballroom, is free to the public, with drinks available for purchase at the museum’s historic bar. For more information, call the museum at 301-777-7200.