For those who may wish to hear her first-hand, in addition to the talks in
Charlottesville and Williamsburg that have already been announced on this
list, the H-OIEAHC list has just announced that Professor Gordon-Reed will
speak in Williamsburg on October 15.  For brevity - in the spirit of Brent
Tarter's welcome advice, here are the logistical details :

Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of law at New York Law School and professor
of history at Rutgers University, discusses her new book "The Hemingses of
Monticello: An American Family" at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, in
Williamsburg, Virginia. . . .

A book signing and reception follow the lecture. . . . .

This program is co-sponsored by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, and the DeWitt
Wallace Endowment Fund. Programs and exhibitions at the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are
supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Reservations are required and can be made at any Colonial Williamsburg
ticket outlet or through the Omohundro Institute of Early American History
and Culture at (757) 221-1197 or
Entrance to the museums is through the Public Hospital of 1773 at 326 W.
Francis St. Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
For information and reservations call (757) 220-7724.

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