The Dowagiac Area History Museum’s 2017 Fall Lecture Series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with Dr. Jeff Dennis’ presentation, “The British and Indian War: American Indians During the Revolution.”

During the American Revolution, American Indian tribes throughout the colonies fought on both the British and American sides. Dennis will explore the tribes and how they worked with and against the American colonists’ quest for independence.

Dennis is a Dowagiac native who returned home to teach history at Southwestern Michigan College after earning his doctorate in history from Notre Dame University. His book, “Patriots and Indians: Shaping Identity in 18th Century South Carolina,” was published by the University of South Carolina Press in 2017.

Dennis will have a limited number of books available for purchase and signing after his program.

Other programs in the Lecture Series include author Chriss Lyon on Nov. 1, who will tell the tale of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and how its perpetrator was captured in southwest Michigan with her program, “Fred Burke: The Most Wanted Man In America in 1929;” and artist Rick Herter and Museum Director Steve Arseneau will close out the series on Nov. 21 with “Iven Gets Ivan: The Making of a Kincheloe Painting.”

The programs are free to museum members and costs $5 to nonmembers. Admission per children under 18 years of age is also free.

Membership will be available at the museum for those interested. The museum is located at the corner of Division and West Railroad Streets. For more information, call the Dowagiac Area History Museum at (269) 783-2560 or visit dowagiacmuseum.info.