Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi
Session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton University in 2020 and in 2022 2021, he was the inaugural civil war
Virginia military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton University in 2020 and in 2022 2021, he was the inaugural civil war era postdoctoral scholar at penn States George and ann richards, civil war era center. So ple
Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi
Visitors here as well as those online and the future cspan audience. We have cspan in the room tonight recording this for wider distribution. Lancaster historys regional colloquium is very proud to introduce mark kelly, the author of the highly anticipated autobiography of Lydia Hamilton Smith, entitled, an uncommon woman the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith copublished by lancaster history and penn state press. I would like to ask of you to silence your cell phones if you havent done so so far. I will do the same in woman explores the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith a prominent mixed race business woman in lancaster, pennsylvania, a figure of rising science and progressive action. Smith was instrumental to stephens success as. He led the drive to end slavery, impeach andrew and push the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15 amendments to the constitution. In this biography, mark kelley reveals how smiths served the cause of abolition managed stevens household acquired property in her own rig