Annual Member Reception & Program: Featuring Author and Award-Winning Historian Brady J. Crytzer

Name: Annual Member Reception & Program: Featuring Author and Award-Winning Historian Brady J. Crytzer
Start: 2026-04-24T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-24T20:30:00-04:00
Location: 200 S Market St, Ligonier, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15658

Schedule

Fri Apr 24 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

200 S Market St, Ligonier, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15658 | Ligonier, PA

Hear from award-winning historian Brady Crytzer, author of The National Road: George Washington and America's First Highway West. From his earliest experiences on the frontier, George Washington was fascinated by conquering the west through the construction of roads. To celebrate the release of his new book, Historian Brady Crytzer will share his story.
Signed copies of The National Road: George Washington and America’s First Highway West will be available for purchase.
5:30 PM Reception (Light hors d’oeuvres and wine and beer)
6:30 PM Program
Cost: $35 members
$45 nonmembers
Registration Required. Register online: https://ticketstripe.com/events/2026108695994275
About Brady J Crytzer
Brady J. Crytzer is the winner of the 2023 Judge Robert K. Woltz History Award. A specialist of the Frontier History of North America, Crytzer is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution, and regularly appears on Fox News, NBC Peacock, C-Span, and Sirius XM.
In 2026, Crytzer was named a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Sirius XM, and USA Today.
His book The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American Crisis was listed as one of “Ten Books to Read” by the Wall Street Journal in 2023.
Presentation of the Jacob L. Grimm Award for outstanding work in the field of archaeology.
Fort Ligonier established the award in 2025 in honor of Ligonier pharmacist and archaeologist Jacob L. Grimm who led a major archaeological project at Fort Ligonier during the early 1960s, including the site where today’s museum stands. Incredible artifacts were discovered, from handcrafted leather objects to a more than 200-year-old apple, carefully preserved in the mud and silt of a streambed that flowed into the Loyalhanna Creek during the French and Indian War era. Mr. Grimm is also credited with finding the exact location of the original fort, which resulted in a portion of the reconstructed fort to be moved about 20 feet to the East.
The inaugural award was presented to Dr. Jonathan Burns for his tireless efforts of archaeological fieldwork at George Washington’s Friendly Fire Incident site. The 2026 recipient will be announced soon!