Speaking & Group Programs

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Mountain Spies brings the hidden history of American intelligence through engaging speaking programs, private group experiences, and customized events. Explore the secret training grounds of the Office of Strategic Services and the intelligence soldiers of Camp Ritchie, as well as the Cold War transformation of the Catoctin–South Mountain region. Discover the remarkable people, places, and events that have shaped American intelligence history.

Mountain Spies founder and historical interpreter Programs offer customized events for historical societies, museums, libraries, veterans and military organizations, conferences, universities, lifelong-learning programs, and corporate, defense, and public-sector audiences. Chris Hill delivers engaging speaking programs that connect the largely untold history of this region to the broader narrative of World War II, American intelligence history, and the Cold War. Drawing on extensive historical research, archival records, and historic photographs, as well as decades of experience in the Catoctin–South Mountain region, Chris immerses audiences in the story—exploring not only what happened but also why these mountains became a significant landscape in America's intelligence and national security history.

Programs can explore:  

The OSS and the secret training camps of the Catoctin Mountains,  

Camp Ritchie, the Ritchie Boys, and military intelligence during World War II,  

The Jedburgh teams and unconventional warfare in occupied Europe,  

The transition from World War II intelligence to the emerging Cold War,  

The evolution and history of the Catoctin–South Mountain region.  

Presentations can be customized events tailored to your audience and offered as stand-alone speaking programs or incorporated into a larger Mountain Spies experience, all while delving into the fascinating aspects of American intelligence history.