MEETING SCHEDULE & NOTICES

Announcing the

2026 - 2027 Schedule for the

Madison History Roundtable

We welcome you to the 2026 - 2027 season of the Madison History Roundtable. We have an exciting slate of speakers for this year. The season will start on Thursday, September 10th with Tracey Roberts, who will be speaking on Forces for Good: Abolitionists in the Lead Mine District.

We will continue the discussion throughout the year covering a variety of topics

of American, Wisconsin and regional history. The complete schedule of speakers is listed at the end of this page.

The Madison History Roundtable meetings are held during the second Thursday of the month starting at 7:00pm at the Hop Haus Fitchburg. Social hour starts at 6:00pm, followed by an optional meal at 6:15. The meal is ordered off the menu. In consideration to the Hop Haus, reservations are kindly requested for the number of meals by contacting one of the following by Wednesday before the meeting; email madison.history.roundtable@gmail.com, or by calling Rich Fronek at 608-669-0970. Leave your name and the number of meals. DO NOT REPLY TO THE EMAIL MEETING NOTICE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.

We will be posting a recording of the presentations to the MHRT YouTube channel for those that cannot attend in person.

For those on the MHRT email list, you will receive an email notification of upcoming meetings. Share the meeting information with family and friends. Membership is not required to attend the monthly meeting and presentation.

Madison History Roundtable 2026 Fall Schedule

September 10, 2026

Tracey Roberts

Retired Senior Lecturer (Emeritus) - UW Platteville - History Department

Forces for Good: Abolitionist in the Lead Mine District

October 8, 2026

Chris Kolakowski

Director – Wisconsin Veterans Museum

French General Henri Navarre and the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Vietnam

November 12, 2026

Stuart D. Levitan

Author