WMH Leadership Forum 2026

  • Generals Washington and Sullivan at Brandywine

    March 19, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Author Michael C. Harris discusses the leadership strengths and failings of Generals Washington and Sullivan at the Battle of Brandywine.

  • Dr. Benjamin Rush: Revolution, Madness And A Founding Father

    April 23,2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Award-winning author and journalist Stephen Fried discusses his biography on Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers.

  • Leadership on Display at the Battle of Sullivan’s Island

    May 21, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Examing the strengths and failings of Col. Moultrie and Gen. Lee on the American side and Gen. Clinton and Adm. Parker on the British side.

  • Peter Muhlenberg: Leadership Across Faith, Language, and Revolution

    June 18, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Maximus Marlowe examines the role of Muhlenberg, a German-speaking, Lutheran pastor, Anglican priest, colonel and brigadier general in the Continental Army.

  • Contest for Liberty: Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775-1783

    July 16,2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    The Contest for Liberty: Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775-1783 with award-winning author Colonel Sean Sculley.

  • James Selkirk: The Memoir of a Continental Sergeant

    Aug. 20, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Drawing upon the memoirs of Sgt. Selkirk, Robb Habermann discusses the life of an enlisted man in the Continental Army and the leadership role of a non commissioned officer.

  • The Maryland 400: Maryland's Soldiers at the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776

    Sept. 17, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    How a contigent of Maryland soldiers staved off the British at the Battle of Brooklyn, the first major battle of the Revolutionary War.

  • Foreign-Born Military Leaders And Their Impact On Valley Forge

    Oct. 15, 2026 6:30pm-8:30pm

    Highlighting the roles and contributions of Baron von Steuben, the Marquis of Lafayette, and Casimir Pulaski during the American Revolution

Sponsors

David and Margaret Lauhoff

Gardiner and Laura Pearson

Patrons

Mark W. Jones

Daniel Kinnamon

Brian R. Murphy

Washington Memorial Heritage

The Soul Of Valley Forge