Presentations, Radio, Book Signings, Online Chats, Tours, Promos

Michael Aubrecht is periodically available for guest speaking, book signing engagements, and online chat presentations. He can provide both print and online advertising materials. These materials may include press-ready black & white print ads, email blasts, and/or promotional flyers. Fees determined by location and length of session. Books may be purchased in advance from the publisher, or provided by the author. Travel expenses are negotiable. Power Point projection requested for speaking events. Michael will provide media on CD. *Discounts and/or fees waived for church, military, heritage, and non-profit groups. Please Email for booking information and schedule availability.

Sept. 15, 2007 Spotsylvania Presbyterian Men's Ministry Breakfast
The overall theme of this 30 min. presentation was "Faith under Fire: Discipleship during the Civil War." This talk was a prelude to the church's new 'Discipleship Challenge' program that was starting for the fall. Beginning with a short commentary on Civil War memory, it then presented the definition of a 'disciple,' followed by six Christian stories of varying degrees of discipleship.

March 19, 2008 Lee's Hill '55 Club (South Community Center)
This presentation used digital satellite maps and VA roadside markers to highlight noteworthy historical sites in and around the Lee's Hill Community.

April 24, 2008 Spotsylvania Presbyterian Community Lecture Series
This 90 min. lecture was presented in conjunction with SPC's Adult Ministry program and focused on the histories of Fredericksburg's landmark churches during the War Between the States and Reconstruction Era. Special attention was given to the multi-racial perspectives of the town's citizens.

May 28, 2008 Fredericksburg Civil War Roundtable (Mary Washington University, Jepson Alumni Center)
This 40 min. program presented the life, death and legacy of Richard R. Kirkland "The Angel of Marye's Heights." It also examined the historical memory of the event and how the country has chosen to both celebrate and commemorate the story.

August 25, 2008 Manassas Museum: Lunchtime Lecture Series
This program will present the story of the Great Revival that took place among the Confederate Army during the war. It will focus on the spiritual awakening from the perspective of the common soldier. (Book signing to follow.)

TBD U.S. Christian Commission Museum, Gettysburg, PA
Great Revival presentation and book signing.

TBD Soldier's Life Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
Civil War Baseball presentation and book signing.

Oct. 2, 2007 Voice America: 'Championship Thinking' with Jim Meier
Chess as a Tool for Developing Baseball Intelligence: Chess is a tremendous tool for developing athletic intelligence. Among core skills chess teaches baseball coaches and players are: strategy, patience, observation, visualization, trend analysis, concentration, resources relationships and intuition. Join Michael Aubrecht and your host as they make the connection intending to strengthen your game from the neck up.

TBD Daily Devotional Recordings (The Southern Cross spots)
89.5 Bluegrass FM Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania, VA

April 8-9 2006 Gathering of Eagles I: Rockingham Fair Grounds
This exhibition featured a series of public debates and Q&A sessions that were ultimately designed to enlighten all who desire to learn the true causes and effects of the War Between the States.

June 2-3 2007 Gathering of Eagles II: Winchester Courthouse Museum
This educational experience offered living historians and speakers on the events surrounding the Civil War and was the one event having the greatest number of Generals from both the Confederate and Union armies.

June 7-8 2008: Gathering of Eagles III: Winchester Courthouse Museum

*See presentations above for additional book signing engagements.

Oct 29, 2006 ACW Home Chatroom: For God and Country
Topics: Chaplains in the Confederacy, Stonewall's Sunday School for Slave Children, Oliver Howard: Battlefield Believer, Father Corby: Priest of the Irish Brigade, and The Double-Edge Sword of Theology

Oct. 14, 2007 ACW Home Chatroom: J.E.B. Stuart: Christian Cavalier
Topics: From a Boy to a Man, From a Man to a Soldier, From a Soldier to a General, From a General to a Legend

Dates TBD Battlefield Blessings: The Angel of Marye's Heights
This special program includes a walking tour of the stone wall and field, an "Angel of Marye's Heights" presentation at the Kirkland Monument (including a reading of Sgt. Kirkland's personal letters), a correlation of acts to Biblical scripture, and a special prayer service at the nearby National Cemetery.