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Norfolk Historical Society Monthly Lecture Series: Colonel William Lamb and the Guns of Fort Fisher

April 8 2026

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Lecture begins at 7:00 PM.
The MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center 198 Bank Street Norfolk, VA 23510, Price: Free
Norfolk Historical Society Monthly Lecture Series: Colonel William Lamb and the Guns of Fort Fisher
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

The MacArthur Memorial is proud to host the Norfolk Historical Society’s Louis Guy Lecture Series every second Wednesday of each month. These lectures are free and open to the public!


Join the Norfolk Historical Society every second Wednesday of the month for a free, public lecture on Norfolk and Hampton Roads’ history.

Presenter Larry Walker covers Norfolk native Col. William Lamb’s successful defense of Fort Fisher in North Carolina against attacks by the Union Army during the Civil War.

For more information, please visit the Norfolk Historical Society’s website: https://norfolkhistoricalsociety.wildapricot.org/

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