Garst Museum Presents a Free Program on the Death of Tecumseh

On Sunday, October 20, 2013, the Garst Museum will present the first lecture of the 2013-14 series. Frank Kuron will present Thus Fell Tecumseh at 2:00 pm.

Frank Kuron authored his first book titled, “Thus Fell Tecumseh” in 2011. His book chronicles the battles and hardships of forces on both sides of the conflict in the year-and-a-half leading up to the Battle of the Thames in October of 1813 where the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh was killed. Over 160 primary accounts from diaries, newspapers and letters of troops involved at the Thames provide the reader with the opportunity to solve the 200-year-old historical mystery of how and by whose hand Tecumseh was slain. The presentation will review many of these eyewitness testimonies of Tecumseh’s death and highlight why this event is still unsolvable and so controversial.

Frank, a lifelong resident of Toledo, Ohio, has been a graphic artist for 35 years and an early American history enthusiast even longer. He also writes War of 1812 themed history columns for the Toledo Free Press newspaper. He currently is researching material for his next book about the frontier life of early America.

Admission to the Sunday, October 20, 2:00 p.m. program is free and open to the public, however normal admission fees apply to tour the museum. Support for the Garst Lecture Series comes, in part, from the Harry D. Stephens Memorial Trust, Inc.

The Garst Museum is located at:

2205 North Broadway
Greenville, OH 45331
Phone: 937-548-5250 / Fax: 937-548-7645
http://www.garstmuseum.org