Lecture Series: St. Clair's Defeat

The traveling exhibit “St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict,” currently on display at the Octagon Visitor Center, introduces you to the complex history of St. Clair’s Defeat, on November 4, 1791, and its context and aftermath with respect to the nine Tribal Nations who orchestrated this great defeat of the U.S. Military. This presentation will follow the four themes of the exhibit, discussing the background of the Northwest Indian War, the battle tactics of St. Clair’s Defeat and the Native crescent strategy, the aftermath for Native Nations including broken treaties, removal, and boarding schools, and the persistence of Tribes today.
The presenter on this topic is Christine Thompson. She is Assistant Director and Archaeologist, Emeritus for the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University, where she led grant-funded archaeology and anthropology projects in collaboration with Native Nations and community partners. She was the project manager for traveling exhibit “St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict” which has been exhibited in over a dozen venues in three states since 2023. Thompson currently volunteers and is a tour guide for the Fort Recovery Museum & Monument, site of St. Clair’s Defeat.

Location: The Octagon Visitor Center, 125 N 33rd St, Newark, OH 43055

Time: Lecture starts at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30pm.

Cost: $10 general admission, FREE for Ohio History Members, FREE for students with proof of Student ID.

Registration: No need to register ahead of time—show up and pay at the time of the program.