Thanks, James. Where are you?
Bill
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From: "James Burnett" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:15 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] ARRT Updates
> Bill
> Thanks for your update on this. Just wish I was closer to Va to benefit
> from
> all that you folks have going on and in many cases sponsoring.
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Bill Welsch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Greetings from Richmond on a cold, rainy, sleety day. But fortunately
>> not
>> too much snow. This is the regular ARRT-Richmond meeting reminded and
>> update on other items that have come this way.
>>
>> 1. The next meeting of the ARRT-Richmond will be on Wednesday, January
>> 19,
>> with dinner at 5:30 and the meeting at 6:30. Our speaker is Captain John
>> Paul Jones of the Continental Navy in (person), aka Bill Young. Details
>> and
>> maps are at http://arrt-richmond.org/3.html. Also check the Captain's
>> web
>> site History in Person at
>> http://www.historyinperson.com/john_paul_jones.html.
>>
>> Please remember that our $15 dues are due in January. This modest tariff
>> helps cover a stipend and dinner for our speakers and our other expenses.
>> Please continue to support ARRT-Richmond. Thank you! And be sure to
>> check
>> all the new information on our site at http://arrt-richmond.org/8.html,
>> thanks to Mark Groth.
>>
>> 2. The annual Crossing of the Dan Commemoration is on Saturday, February
>> 19. Details are at http://www.prizery.com/, then click on "Crossing of
>> the Dan" on the right hand side. It's a good day of programs and an
>> excellent permanent exhibit. A number of us plan to attend.
>>
>> 3. This is short notice, but on Thursday, January 13, Susan Kerns will
>> be
>> speaking on "The Jeffersons at Shadwell" at the Virginia Historical
>> Society.
>> http://www.vahistorical.org/news/lectures_banner.htm#jefferson. Note
>> that among the interesting group of Banner Lectures are two others that
>> are
>> specific to our time period. Ed Lengel, who has made two excellent
>> presentations to ARRT-R, will be speaking on his new book Inventing
>> George
>> Washington on February 24, and Barnet Schecter will be speaking on his
>> George Washington's America: a Biography Through His Maps on June 9.
>> I've
>> had the opportunity to tour with Barnet and can say that you're in for a
>> treat.
>>
>> 4. We can always count on some new and interesting offerings from SCAR.
>> The following is from Charles Baxley, the SCAR guru:
>>
>> SCAR Fellows Will Graves and Leon Harris (with the able technical
>> assistance of the infatigable John Robertson) are nearing the
>> transcription
>> and posting of the 10,000th Revolutionary War pension record of soldiers
>> who
>> fought in the Southern Campaigns on SCAR's pension site
>> http://southerncampaign.org/pen . these records are free, on-line and
>> fully searchable . this is a enormous achievement and changes the
>> standard
>> of Revolutionary War scholarship. Please join me in congratulating these
>> scholars as they cross this milestone.
>>
>>
>> Currently 9,973 Pension Application and 58 Roster Transcriptions posted!
>>
>> We are planning a Corps of Discovery hosted by Mike Burgess and Daniel
>> Tortora at Ninety Six in the next three months. We will cover the French
>> &
>> Indian War period and other sites not on the customary NPS tours. Let me
>> know if you have any interest.
>>
>> Charles B. Baxley Publisher
>>
>> Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution
>>
>> www.southerncampaign.org
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> This is a great resource for your revolutionary research.
>>
>> 5. Here's an interesting piece from NPR, thanks to Jim Ullman, about the
>> new book Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution by Charles
>> Rappleye.
>> http://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132051519/-robert-morris-america-s-founding-capitalist?sc=emaf
>> Charles has alerted us to an upcoming talk at the University of Virginia
>> on
>> February 4. I'll get you the details as soon as he forwards them.
>> Here's a
>> review of his book from The Wall Street Journal
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514904575602370668905224.html
>>
>> 6. Here's a link to the Friends of Valley Forge Lock, Stock, and Barrel
>> Conference on March 26, always an interesting day.
>> http://www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/html/lsb2011.html
>>
>> 7. Finally, I'm very pleased to announce that ARRT-Richmond will host
>> the
>> First Congress of American Revolution Round Tables on Saturday, May 14,
>> at
>> the University of Richmond. This gathering of all ARRT's and the
>> American
>> Revolution Association is an attempt to develop closer ties among groups,
>> allowing us to meet, learn, share, and help each other achieve our common
>> goals. This is not an attempt to develop a governing board of ARRT's,
>> but
>> rather to establish a mutually beneficial network. To date, ten ARRT's
>> have
>> indicated that they will be sending representatives. More details will
>> be
>> available at the next meeting and in the future. But mark your calendar.
>> All members are invited to attend.
>>
>> That's enough for now. See you on January 19, with Captain John Paul
>> Jones.
>>
>> Bill Welsch
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Douglas Burnett
> Satellite Beach
> FL
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