After our organization interviewed about two dozen individuals, we realized that many were great storytellers! Thus, the History in Our Backyard Lecture Series was born in 2012.
We are grateful to the Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Horsham, PA for allowing us to hold our first few live lectures at their facility. We relocated our live programming to The Fuge in Warminster, PA starting in November 2012.
Unless otherwise announced, we hold lectures on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm EST/EDT. Most events are now held as Zoom webinars, but we do schedule some live programming at The Fuge, including an Annual Veterans Tribute in November.
Note: you must be on our email distribution list in order to receive a Zoom link to this program. Email us at mail@ColdWarHistory.org if interested.
Our webinars are archived for on-demand viewing on our YouTube Channel .
Please refer to this link for a listing of past lecture topics and speakers: Link
Upcoming Events
Project Apollo Radio Communications
Feb. 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a live event at the Fuge in Warminster, PA with former RCA employee Steve DiMedio presenting a fascinating session on the radios that he had recreated from the Apollo era.
My Adventures with the X-15 Rocketplane
March 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
To listen to this webinar, you must be on our email distribution list. Email us at mail@ColdWarHistory.org to be included. Zoom link will only be shared on the date of the program. Zoom line opens at 7pm ET and progr…
Take Charge and Move Out- The Founding Fathers of TACAMO
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a live event at the Fuge in Warminster, PA for a presentation on the birth of the US Navy’s “Take Charge and Move Out” (TACAMO) mission which provides essential airborne communications to the US nuclear deterrence fo…
DSMAC- The Terminal Guidance System on the Tomahawk Cruise Missile
May 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a live event at the Fuge in Warminster, PA for a presentation by one of the co-inventors of the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator, or DSMAC, which was used as part of the guidance system for the Tomahawk cruise missile and proved…
Evolution of the Canister Launch System for the Peacekeeper Missile
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
To listen to the webinar, you must be on our email distribution list. Email us at mail@ColdWarHistory.org to be included. Zoom link will only be shared on the date of the program. Zoom line opens at 7pm ET and progra…
The USSR’s Forgotten Cosmonaut: The Incredible Story of Gherman Titov
July 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
To listen to the webinar, you must be on our email distribution list. Email us at mail@ColdWarHistory.org to be included. Zoom link will only be shared on the date of the program. Zoom line opens at 7pm ET and progra…