“Loyalists in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary War” – Online Event Jan. 31

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County History Center (SCHC) at Brookside Museum will host a virtual presentation by Dr. Kieran O’Keefe on “Loyalists in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary War,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31 through Zoom.

The talk will explore lives of colonists in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary War. It will examine why some colonists remained loyal to the British, what the war was like for Loyalists in the region, and what happened to the Loyalists after the conflict.

O’Keefe was a postdoctoral fellow in Revolutionary Era Studies at the McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution at Siena College, and is now Assistant Professor in History at Lyon University in Arkansas. 

The event is open to the public. It is free for SCHC members, and $5 for non-members. Pre-registration is required through brooksidemuseum.networkforgood.com/events/65346-end-23 .