The Fenton History Center will present the last lecture of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m.

Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will speak on Chautauqua County’s part in the 250th Commemoration of the American Revolution.

2024 to 2033 has been declared the American Revolution semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. New Yorkers are being encouraged to observe and celebrate.

The Association of Public Historians of New York State and the Office of State History at the New York State Museum are the main coordinators of the celebration in New York. Many other historical, patriotic, and lineage organizations will be participating. Two high level national commissions also have been established to promote the observance. Locally, the Chautauqua County Chapter, National Society Sons of the American Revolution has been installing historical markers for Revolutionary War veterans at local cemeteries where they are buried.

“Although Chautauqua County was effectively uninhabited when the war was going on and no battles were fought here, it is not true that we have no direct connections to the war. He has begun highlighting about half a dozen of them,” Carlson said.

Carlson will also mention briefly local interest in the 1876 national Centennial and the 1976 Bicentennial that sparked interest in American history in general and resulted in the formation of many of the local town historical societies and festivals that still exist.

The lecture is free and open to all. For more information visit www.fentonhistorycenter.org or call 716-664-6256.