JEFFERSON — Bob Glas of the Jefferson Historical Society will give a talk about Benedict Arnold on Sunday, April 14, at 3pm, in Judd Hall, 163 Main St., Jefferson. 

The American Revolution was a complicated thing. Far more complicated than the simplistic treatment in our school textbooks. The melding together of different, sometimes conflicting goals of the thirteen colonies was in itself a miracle. Some were for complete independence, some were for greater representation in Parliament. Some were for peace, some for war. It was both a revolution and a civil war. However it was this complex soup that ultimately led to the success and tragedy of Benedict Arnold -- tragic, because it didn’t have to end the way it did. His role in the rebellion did much more than many to achieve our independence yet politics and personal vendettas caused a ricochet into infamy.

Following the presentation the Museum of Jefferson History will be open for visitors.  This is a free event.