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Quick LinksNext Meeting: The Battle of the Clouds – Tom McGuire
Recent Meetings: Past, Present and Future of the Jenkins Arboretum – Harold E. Sweetman, Ph.D. |
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Our Next MeetingAt our first meeting of the fall term, on Sunday, September 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm, the featured presentation will be: |
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The Battle of the Clouds by Professor Tom McGuire |
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Mr. McGuire is a well-known teacher, local historian, author, and expert on the Revolutionary War battles that occurred in the the Delaware Valley during the summer and fall of 1777. His topic for this presentation will be “The Battle of the Clouds” – an fascinating and little-known story about a major battle that was called off by an "Act of God." Come and find out what happened next, and its impact on the Valley Campaign. Mr. McGuire has written a two-volume set entitled The Philadelphia Campaign comprising Volume One: Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia and Volume Two: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge, as well as his earlier book Battle of Paoli. Each of these books will be available for sale at the meeting, and the author will be glad to sign them for the purchaser. (The books are also available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book sellers). This presentation will be held on Sunday September 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm at the Easttown Library and Information Center in Berwyn, PA. |
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Visitors are cordially invited to public Society meetings and events, and there is no admission fee. |
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Top Upcoming Meetings |
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Top Our Most Recent MeetingAt the public meeting on June 14, 2009, the featured presentation was: |
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Jenkins Arboretum in bloom
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Attendees learned about the Past, Present and Future of the Jenkins Arboretum. The talk by Executive Director Harold Sweetman covered:
The meeting was be held in the new Education Center at The Jenkins Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, PA. For more information click here. |
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Top A Very Popular Recent MeetingAt the public meeting on October 19, 2008 and again on November 16, 2008, the featured presentation was: |
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A Birds-Eye View of Tredyffrin and Easttown: Photographs from the Dallin Aerial Survey Company, 1924 - 1941 by Roger Thorne and Mike Bertram We had a great turnout for this this special presentation of superb aerial photographs recently acquired by the Society from the Hagley Museum. Roger and Mike explored in great detail a selection of photos of Paoli, the village of Cedar Hollow, the Great Valley, and Valley Forge State Park. For more information on this program, please click here. |
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Paoli, Pennsylvania, looking Northwest, 1926 (Courtesy of Hagley Museum)
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2006 Kirkner Essay Contest Awards
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Top Past Meetings
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