Today, first Monday of the month, Harry Schaeffer an expert volunteer at the James and Ann Whitall House, joined us at our Get-Together to talk about The Battle of Red Bank which took place on 10/22/1777, on the banks of the Delaware River in what is now National Park, NJ.
Harry put the battle into perspective with a quick re-cap on what had been happening up to that point, in Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Saratoga. He brought us to the river battle and then to the land battle.
Although I was once a volunteer at Whitall House, there was plenty for me to learn from Harry's very informative talk. Everyone enjoyed the talk and learned a great deal about our neighbor town, National Park, and its place in the Revolution.
Harry kindly brought along brochures for everyone and I had some postcards of the Whitall House to give attendees from my time there.
Barbara Solem, author of Ghosttowns and Other Quirky Places in the Pine Barrens, Batsto, Jewel of the Pines, and The Forks, who gave us a power point lecture the previous month, came back to hear Harry's talk. Harry, Barbara and I went to lunch afterwards to continue the talk.
It was a bright and sunny day which couldn't help but add to our pleasure in our day altogether!
My next history events will be this week. First I will be attending the History Readers' Book Club on Friday at Whitall House and then on the 11th, I will be attending the Straw Into Gold presentation by fiber expert Barbara Johns along with some other volunteers from Whitall House. Ms. Johns will be teaching us about the process of making linen from flax, the colonial fabric most common in the years up to the Revolution. I have heard Ms. Johns speak before, at Hancock House on dying, for example, and she is both entertaining and very knowledgeable. If there was time enough and I had a new car, I would take her spinning classes held at Woolbearers in Mt. Holly.
By the way, if you ever wish to join us, you are welcome! We meet the first Monday of each month and we have more or less settled on HISTORY as our guiding point for conversation. In March, our History focus will be on the 100th Anniversary of the successful outcome of Womens Struggle for the Right To Vote in America. So join us, if you are free and love history!
Hope you got out and enjoyed this lovely day!
Happy Trails,
Jo Ann
wrightj45@yahoo.com
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