Crossroads Speaker Series: Walter Kamphoefner, PhD

Museum on Main Street (MoMs) SPEAKER EVENT:

Please join us at the Brenham Heritage Museum Bus Depot and Gallery on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 from 5:30-6:30 pm for a fascinating lecture by Walter Kamphoefner, Professor of History at Texas A&M University. The topic of his discussion will be: “Germans/Afro-German relations.”

Walter D. Kamphoefner earned his Ph.D. at University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978 and arrived in 1988 at TAMU, where he is now Professor of History. He teaches in the field of immigration history and the U.S. Civil War. He spent three yearlong guest professorships at German universities, two on Fulbright lectureships, and served as President of the Society for German-American Studies, 2015-17. He has published widely in the field of immigration and ethnicity, with articles in four languages and three books out in both German and English versions.

Seating is limited so please RSVP to: admin@brenhamheritagemuseum.org. Admission is FREE for museum members and $5 for non-members. This presentation will take place at the BHM Bus Depot and Gallery at 313 East Alamo Street in Downtown Brenham, Texas. This program is in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street Program to take place in Downtown Brenham during Winter of 2024-2025