The AMERICAN REVOLUTION ROUND TABLE of RICHMOND
Hubbardton – The Only Revolutionary War Battle in Vermont!
Please join us on Wednesday, September 16, to hear our own Bruce Venter speak about his new book The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America. It’s a great story! We meet for dinner at 5:30 in the Heilman Dining Center at the University of Richmond, with the meeting following at 6:30 PM – back to our regular schedule. Details and maps are here http://arrt-richmond.blogspot.com/p/2013-meeting-schedule.html. Bruce will have copies of the book for purchase and signing. I highly recommend it. And please bring a friend.
Here’s some other revolutionary news.
From John Maass -
To commemorate the 240th anniversary of Washington taking command of the united colonies’ fledgling army, Mount Vernon’s annual George Washington Symposium will examine a number of fascinating topics associated with this critical point in history. Join leading historians, curators, and academics for an enlightening look at major influences on the first commander in chief’s life in 1775, from his experiences fighting in the French and Indian War, to the formation of the Continental Army. Explore how the General outfitted himself to lead, the books he read about the art of war, and how his steadfast companion in life became one of the cause’s endearing secret weapons.
http://www.mountvernon.org/library/library-events-programs/the-george-washington-symposium/
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A new archaeological search at Cowpens National Battlefield has produced artifacts believed to be from the Battle of Cowpens fought during the Revolutionary War.
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20150829/articles/150829631
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This from Deborah Padgett -
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S LIFE AND LEGACY EXAMINED
IN FALL LECTURE SERIES AT YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
YORKTOWN, Va., August 2015 – George Washington, his life and legacy, will be the theme of a series of evening public lectures this fall at the Yorktown Victory Center, with authors of recent books speaking at 7 p.m. on September 24, October 20, October 27 and November 10.
The series begins on Thursday, September 24, with “George Washington’s Second Revolution,” presented by Edward J. Larson, author of “The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789.” Larson, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for History, holds the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University and is a Fulbright Senior Scholar. His lecture will take the audience from Washington’s spectacular victory at Yorktown to his inauguration as the first United States president eight years later and show the retired general’s critical role in uniting the states and forging a more perfect federal government under the Constitution.
Historian and archaeologist Philip Levy will speak Tuesday, October 20, on “George Washington and the Cherry Tree: A New Look at a Story You Thought You Knew.” Levy is the author of “Where the Cherry Tree Grew: The Story of Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home” and the forthcoming “George Washington Written Upon the Land: Nature, Memory, Myth, and Landscape.” He co-leads the excavation of Ferry Farm and is a professor of history at the University of South Florida.
On Tuesday, October 27, Jonathan Horn will present “Robert E. Lee: The Man Who Would Not Be Washington,” about the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement, the Union. Horn, a former White House speechwriter, is author of “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History.”
In “George Washington’s Journey” on Tuesday, November 10, T.H. Breen will recount how during the first months of his presidency George Washington boldly transformed American political culture by organizing a journey to all 13 original states, a demanding tour designed to secure the strength and prosperity of a fragile new republic. Breen is author of the forthcoming book, “George Washington’s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation.” He is the James Marsh Professor at Large at the University of Vermont and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson International Center at Monticello in Charlottesville.
Admission to the lectures is free, with advance reservations recommended by calling (757) 253-4572 or emailing [log in to unmask]
About the Yorktown Victory Center
The Yorktown Victory Center, located at Route 1020 and the Colonial Parkway (200 Water Street), chronicles the American Revolution, from colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation, through indoor exhibits and historical interpretation at outdoor re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and Revolution-period farm. Under the administration of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a Virginia state agency, the museum is undergoing a transformation with a new facility and expanded exhibits and will be renamed American Revolution Museum at Yorktown when the project is complete in late 2016. The Yorktown Victory Center remains open to visitors daily. For more information, visit www.historyisfun.org or call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838.
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From Carole and George Summers -
Greetings to History Buffs & Francis Marion Admirers:
You're invited to register & participate
For October 23-24, 2015
13th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium, Manning, SC
Explore the Revolutionary War Southern Campaign with General Francis Marion
Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world
and the significance of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
Tentative agenda:
Karen MacNutt: Francis Marion, his brother & the Cherokee Campaign, Learning a Soldier's Trade
John Oller: Marion and Persons of Color
Joe Epley: Comparing & Contrasting Francis Marion and David Fanning
Peggy Pickett: Dorothy Sinkler Richardson Reflecting on her life as relict of General Richard Richardson
JD Lewis: Kings Mountain - The Rest of the Story
Kathy Cann: The Spartan District
Chris Swager: Come to the Cow Pens!
Dave Neilan: Analysis of the Bridges Campaign, starting at Wyboo through Correspondences
Jim Piecuch: "Two very enterprising Officers are employed upon this Service": The Collaboration of Francis Marion and Henry Lee
Joe Stukes: The Aged Francis Marion Recalling his Best Memories
Site: FE DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, Manning, SC
Register Soon.
(8 Lectures, Friday dinner theater, lunch & Saturday dinner theater)
Price: $ 95 ($175 / couple)
Early bird $90/$165 by Oct 1
Registration closes 10/13/15
More details: www.FrancisMarionSymposium.com
Francis Marion Advocates
Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society
PO Box 667, Manning SC 29102
[log in to unmask] 803-478-2645, cells: 803-460-9626, 803-460-7416
Make plans for Oct 23-24, 2015 www.francismarionsymposium.com and see it on Facebook
Our websites for Rev. history: www.clarendonmurals.com
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Here’s an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the forthcoming Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?326796-1/discussion-museum-american-revolution
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Woody Childs sent this along – neat, but costly -
Southwest Virginia Museum Offers Multi-Day Bus Tour of the Battle of Point Pleasant
Aaron Davis, Assistant Park Manager, Southwest Virginia Museum
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is offering a unique opportunity to take a ride through history with one of the region's leading historians. Join Dr. Lawrence Fleenor and museum staff for a multi-day "Adventure in History" bus tour from September 24-27. Dr. Fleenor will lead the charge as participants trace the path of Virginia Militia leading up to the Battle of Point Pleasant, the last battle of the French and Indian War, or what some historians call the first engagement of the American Revolution.
The tour will begin in southwestern Virginia and explore sites of interest in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. The program will run 3 nights and 4 days, beginning the morning of Thursday, September 24 and returning on Sunday, September 27. The tour will include stops at Dunkard's Bottom at Claytor Lake State Park, Ingle's Ferry, the Palisades, Lewisburg, WV, the New River Gorge, and sites associated with the Battle of Point Pleasant and early Native American history.
The fees for the Battle of Point Pleasant Bus Tour are $650 for a couple or $570 for a single participant. Tour fees include three nights lodging, one breakfast, one lunch, snacks, travel by the park's bus, tour guide/staff assistance, and entrance to all tour stops. Seats are limited, so call the park at (276) 523-1322 for more information or to register.
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As an old Valley Forge guy, I especially liked this -
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While a bit after our “official” time period, these from John Maass are still of interest -
Fallen Timbers - https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/08/21/Metroparks-wins-battle-for-Fallen-Timbers.html
The Wabash - http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ford-evening-book-talk-with-colin-gordon-calloway-tickets-17430258372
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Check page 13 of the current issue of Broadside from the Library of Virginia for an article about the revolutionary documents that where our last year’s preservation project.
http://www.lva.virignia.gov/news/broadside/2015-Summer.pdf
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Again after our time, but of local interest, our own Harry Ward will be speaking on his new book Children of the Streets of Richmond, 1865 – 1920 at the Richmond Public Library on Monday, September 14, at 6:00 PM. The library is at 101 East Franklin Street, Richmond. Information at 804-646-7223. This is an entertaining and, at times, disquieting story.
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An ARRT-R member, who wishes to remain anonymous, has paid for an ad in the September 14 Metro section of the Richmond Times Dispatch. Keep an eye out for it. And thank you, dear member.
See you on the 16th.
Bill Welsch
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