Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia Lecture
This annual lecture focuses on the political, economic and military history of the American Revolution. Thanks to the generosity of the Society, this lecture permits VCU to feature some of the most cutting-edge research on the Revolutionary era for audiences of students, faculty and members of the community.
Recent Lecture
On September 9, 2025 we featured Brian DeLay, Ph.D., Professor and Preston Hotchkis Chair in the History of the United States at UC Berkeley. His lecture, "Dam-Breaking: The arms trade and American Revolutions," discussed the history and complexity of the arms trade in the independence era of 1775–1825. DeLay is a scholar of 18th- and 19th-century North America, specializing in transnational, borderlands, and Native American histories.
Visit the archives to view Society of the Cincinnati lecture speakers and topics from the past.