The Historical Society of Greater Lansing is excited to welcome local historian Matt VanAcker for a program and book signing for his new book Lansing and the Civil War, published by the History Press this February. The talk and signing will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lake Erie Room on the second floor of the Library of Michigan at 702 West Kalamazoo Street in Lansing. The book is the first published exclusively on the contribution of Lansing residents in the Civil War.
Matt VanAcker is the director of the Michigan State Capitol Tour, Education, and Information Service, and is co-chair of the Save the Flags program, dedicated to the preservation, conservation, research, and display of the Michigan Battle Flag Collection.
