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The Generals' Quarters Revisited - A Photographic Tour – by Mike Betram
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William Penn's Legacy – Barbara Cohen
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The S. Paul Teamer Awards for 2012
Society Elects New President
The Society Supports Paoli Blues Fest
State Support for the Society
Kirkner Essay Contest Awards
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Our Next Meeting
At our next meeting on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm, the featured presentation will be:
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Washington's Headquarters, 1908 postcard
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The Generals' Quarters Revisited - A Photographic Tour
by Mike Bertram
In 1937 the Tredyffrin Easttown History Club took a tour of 23 encampment period General's Quarters.
The presentation at the Society's February meeting will recreate this tour using photographs dating
from around 1900 that are in the Society's Archives. The problems of retracing the route today together
with the controversies of the location of some of the Quarters will be discussed.
This presentation will be held at the
Easttown Library & Information Center
in Berwyn, PA starting at 2 pm.
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Upcoming Presentations
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| 18 March 2012 |
The Development of The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad and The Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline in Our Area – by Ted Xaras
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| 15 April 2012 |
The Newhall House in Strafford – by the TEHS Archives Committee
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| 20 May 2012 |
Rural Farm Life in Chester County During The Federal Period – by Bruce & Karin Stocking
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Our Most Recent Meeting
At the public meeting on Sunday, November 20, 2011, the featured presentation was:
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William Penn's Legacy
by Barbara Cohen
Barbara introduced her presentation by sharing William Penn's story and his legacy of religious tolerance,
and how this came to shape the forming of our nation.
Penn's charter of religious toleration was far ahead of its time, and created a colony where the broadest individual freedoms
established the guiding principles that would later become a part of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
Her presentation also illustrated a large array of different denominations and architectural styles of the early churches
in Philadelphia and Chester County which were able to be established because of William Penn's philosophy.
As the final part of our 75th anniversary year celebration
this presentation was be held at
Trinity Presbyterian Church
in Berwyn, and was followed by "high tea" as was often the case in our
meetings held there in the past.
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S. Paul Teamer Awards 2012
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Having passed the milestone of our 75th anniversary as an organization, it seemed fitting to establish a new annual award to recognize
the significant contributions made by some of our members over the years. In considering what name this award should have we
decided to reach back to the very beginning of what was then The Tredyffrin Easttown History Club and to founder and first
president S. Paul Teamer. It is certainly worthwhile to look back at those first few volumes of the Quarterly and rediscover
the noteworthy articles written by Teamer and his colleague Franklin L. Burns, among others, who set a high standard for those who followed.
At the January 2012 Annual Meeting, we were pleased to announce the first three members to receive the S. Paul Teamer Award
for outstanding contributions to the Society: Sue Andrews, Joyce Post, and Herb Fry.
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Society President Michael Morrison with award recipients (L-R):
Joyce Post, Morrison, Herb Fry, Sue Andrews
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Society Elects New President
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At the January 2012 Annual Meeting, the Society elected Michael Morrison as its new president.
Michael takes over from Roger Thorne who served as president for nine years, leading the Society
through a period of remarkable change and growth, including the transition to a 501(c)(3) organization.
Roger will remain active as Board of Directors Chair with our thanks and appreciation for his vision
and dedication.
Michael is a published historian who has led
the Archives Committee for several years, and his passion for history and great enthusiasm
for the Society will help us to continue to grow and develop.
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Michael Morrison and Roger Thorne
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The Society Supports Paoli Blues Fest
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The Society attended the third annual Paoli Blues Fest on Saturday 1 October 2011 as a new exhibitor. A number of Society members volunteered to set up
and staff the booth, and despite an ominous forecast, the weather cooperated and the community event was well attended. Six vintage aerial photos
from our collection were on display and attracted a lot of interest from booth visitors, many of whom were introduced to the Society
for the first time.
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Cheryl Leibold in TEHS booth at Paoli Blues Fest
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State Support for the Society
Andy Dinniman and Roger Thorne
Photo courtesy John O. Senior
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At our June 2011 special meeting at Historic Waynesborough, we were pleased to once again welcome State Senator Andy Dinniman,
this time to present the Society
with a special state proclamation recognizing seventy-five years of exceptional community service.
Roger Thorne also expressed our appreciation for the support that
Sen. Dinniman provided in helping us to obtain the recently concluded 2009 DCNR grant that funded several important projects,
including the acquisition of new aerial photos of the region, other selected historical photographs,
and a noteworthy collection of recorded and transcribed oral histories.
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Andy reading the proclamation
Photo courtesy John O. Senior
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At the September 2009 meeting, we were pleased to welcome State Senator Andy Dinniman and former State Representative Carole Rubley to recognize
them for their valuable assistance in helping the Society to receive two DCED grants that have supported our Digitization Project.
Senator Dinniman presented us with a check for a new DCNR grant to support several important projects.
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Roger Thorne with Andy Dinniman
Photo courtesy John O. Senior
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2006 Kirkner Essay Contest Awards
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Past Meetings
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