In lieu of its regularly scheduled History Matinee, the Orcas Museum will sponsor a talk by Lorraine McConaghy on Friday, August 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Lundeen Room of the Orcas Senior Center.

Her topic will be “Washington Territory during the Antebellum and Civil War Eras.”

As the nation commemorated the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, McConaghy curated an exhibit called “Blue vs. Gray: Civil War in the Pacific Northwest,” which revealed the influences of that conflict as a “war of issues” in which the political leaders and residents of Washington Territory fully participated.

As she is a member of the Humanities Washington speakers bureau, this lecture is provided free of charge.