Professor of History; Chair of History; Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
B. A. Brown University
Ph. D. Northwestern University

Professor Cotlar specializes in the history of the United States in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. His first book - Tom Paine's America: The Rise and Fall of Trans-Atlantic Radicalism in the Early Republic - won the Best First Book Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. He is currently working on a new book project, a cultural history of nostalgia in modernizing America, 1776-1865.

2025 Oregon Society SAR Annual Meeting Saturday, April 12, 2025, Chemeketa Eola, Pinot Noir Room 215 Doaks Ferry Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304

 

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL OREGON SOCIETY MEETING IN SALEM

This is a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with SAR Compatriots from around Oregon, elect Oregon Society officers for the coming year and recognize the accomplishments in the Society. ZOOM participation will be available if you cannot attend in person.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Seth Cotlar, Willamette University Professor of History, will discuss: “The Battles of Lexington and Concord”.

MEETING SCHEDULE
10am: Pinot Noir Room available
1130am -noon: Board of Managers meeting
12pm: Social Time & Luncheon ($35 for the Buffet Luncheon)
1245pm: Society Annual Meeting opening ceremony with color guard
100pm: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Seth Cotlar, Willamette University Professor of History, will discuss: “The Battles of Lexington and Concord”.
200pm Society Business Meeting: Awards & Recognitions. election of officers, reports
300pm: Closing Ceremony

REGISTRATION WEBSITE: Meeting Registration

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Russ Erickson, Chair, ORSSAR Annual Meeting Planning Committee
503.866.4714, russerickson3@gmail.com

ZOOM MEETING PARTICIPATION
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Time: Apr 12, 2025 11:15 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Keynote Speaker:
Seth Cotlar