The following featured speaker presentations from Summer Seminar are now available to watch on the C3a learning platform.

Illuminations: Reflections on a Cover

Description: Postal history can open a window into the past and allow us to deepen our understanding of the social environment of an era.  Dr. Posner demonstrates how the examination of a cover can be a catalyst for the understanding of postal, social, and cultural history of a time period.  Learn about the lives of those who sent and those who received a single cover while being caught-up in a compelling story of a family's journey from Germany to America.

Presenter:  Dr. Charles Posner

This presentation was recorded in June, 2022 during Summer Seminar Online.

Video Duration:  61 minutes

Letters to a War of 1812 General: 1814-1815

Description: Three letters sent to a Pennsylvania militia Brigadier General in 1814 and 1815 are connected by the Battle of Baltimore preparations. The senders were the governor of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Secretary of War and a homeowner in Westminster, MD. These letters add to the history of what has been called the forgotten war. 

Presenter:  Tom Horn

This presentation occurred during Summer Seminar Online and was recorded in June, 2022.

Video Duration:  49 minutes

Click here to watch "Illuminations: Reflections on a Cover", and click here to watch "Letters to a War of 1812 General: 1814-1815", or go to https://stamps.org/learn/c3a-online-learning  -> Enter C3a -> eCommerce in the left sidebar menu and scroll down until you find the presentation.