Hi Folks,
Saratoga! The usually acknowledged turning point of the American Revolution. But what did the British think of their defeat? Kevin Weddle will present “A Change of Both Men and Measures: British Reaction to Saratoga, 1777 – 1778” at the next meeting of the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond on Wednesday, March 21. As usual, we will meet for dinner at 5:30 PM in the Heilman Dining Center of the University of Richmond, with the meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. Details and maps are at http://arrt-richmond.org/3.html. Please join us.
Enlistment or reenlistment dues for 2012 may be submitted to Mark Groth at the meeting. Simply present a check payable to ARRT-Richmond or cash in the amount of $15. Mark will be available in the meeting room beginning around 5:30. Your support enables us to bring great speakers to Richmond. Thanks.
Also, thanks to Mark, we are transitioning both our current web site and our Facebook page to a new blog spot. http://arrt-richmond.blogspot.com/ Be sure to check there for all latest news and information. The current site will remain live at least through our March 21st meeting, but no new information will be posted there. Be sure to change your bookmark.
I’m pleased to announce that Bert Dunkerly has volunteered to be our first Preservation Chairman. Bert is both a National Park Service historian and an author of some wonderful Revolutionary War books. He will be regularly reporting on our new preservation efforts and wider preservation issues. And get ready for the passing of the tricorn!
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Here’s other information of interest and importance.
There’s still time to join us for America’s History, LLC’s Conference on the American Revolution and Tour of Yorktown Battlefield on March 23 –25. Details are at http://americashistoryllc.com/2012/01/a-conference-on-the-american-revolution-and-tour-of-yorktown-battlefield/. Bruce Venter has lined up a great group of scholars. And thanks to Bruce for being our first Business Member. If you’re interested in also becoming one, please contact me.
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This from Bobbie LeViness at the John Marshall House, one of Richmond’s historic treasures, about their new exhibit:
Urban Slavery in
John Marshall’s Richmond
“The Constitution is colorblind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.” John Marshall
Explore the role of blacks, free and enslaved, whose lives intersected with John Marshall and his family.
Exhibit open from March 2 - May 27, 2012
818 E. Marshall St., Richmond, VA 23219, 648-7998
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Rick Britton of the Senior Center in Charlottesville alerted us to :
“Virginia’s Revolutionary Heroes”
Presented by Ash Lawn-Highland & the Senior Center, Inc.
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A fabulous weekend-long event focusing on three of the Old Dominion’s greatest Revolutionary champions: George Washington, Patrick Henry, and James Monroe.
• Saturday, March 17 - Join us at beautiful Ash Lawn-Highland—James Monroe’s Albemarle County home—for an entire day of Revolutionary fun! Our presenters include: acclaimed historian of the 18th-century Jon Kukla; UVA professor & historian Ed Lengel (who’s also senior editor of the Papers of George Washington), award-winning local historian Rick Britton, and historical interpreter extraordinaire Dennis Bigelow.
• 1o:3o a.m. - Meet & Greet
• 11:oo a.m. - “Patrick Henry’s Revolution” - Kukla
• 12:oo noon - Light Lunch (provided)
• 1:oo p.m. - “General George Washington” - Lengel
• 2:oo p.m. - Special Behind-the-Scenes House Tour
• 2:45 p.m. - “James Monroe at the Battle of Trenton” - Britton
• 3:45 p.m. - Ex-President James Monroe! - Bigelow
• 4:15 p.m. - Book Signings plus additional Q&A
• Sunday, March 18 - Depart with us from the Senior Center on a Revolutionary day-trip to the Fredericksburg area! We’ll see: the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, the country’s largest repository in the country for Monroe artifacts; beautiful Georgian-style Kenmore, built by Washington’s sister; and wonderful Scotchtown, owned by Henry during the Revolutionary War. Day-trip departs at 9:oo a.m. and returns approx. 6:oo p.m. Lunch in Fredericksburg is on your own.
• Sign up today! Cost for the two-day event is $14o.oo. (Charge includes light lunch on Saturday. Sunday lunch in Fredericksburg is on your own.) NOTE: You can sign up for both days, or you can do one or the other. For more info call the Senior Center Travel Office at (434) 974-6538, see the website (www.seniorcenterinc.org), or e-mail Rick Britton at [log in to unmask]
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Courtesy of John Maass, information about the discovery of the earliest George Washington document. http://www.heritagecs.com/Geo_Washington_drawing.htm Thanks, John.
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Our January speaker, Dr. John Fea, did an outstanding job with his discussion of Religion and the Founding Fathers. John drew our highest attendance ever. Others, too, realize the quality of his work, as John’s book Was America Founded As a Christian Nation? has been named a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize, one of the largest literary prizes in the country. You can learn more about the prize by reading the Washington College press release at: http://washingtoncollegenews.blogspot.com/2012/02/washington-college-announces-finalists.html. Good luck, John.
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Thank you for continuing to send along interesting items and for reading this long post. If you wish to be removed from our list, please send me a note at [log in to unmask] I hope to see you on March 21. Please join us.
Bill Welsch
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