[3] In 1964,[4] Bonekemper graduated cum laude from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in American history.
While attending Muhlenberg, he was given two awards based on his educational performance (Best Thesis and Best American History CPA).
He later earned his master's degree in American history at Old Dominion University, and completed his Juris Doctor at Yale Law School.
[5][6] For eight years (2003 to 2010),[7] Binekember taught military history part-time and was a visiting lecturer at Muhlenberg College, his alma mater.
[6] He also spoke at hundreds of Civil War roundtable meetings, the Delta Queen, the Lincoln Forum of the District of Columbia, the Chautauqua Institution, and numerous other events.