Five-year WRRR-NHT Anniversary Dates for 2013 |
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March 30, 2013, was the Fourth Anniversary of the
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2013-05-02 (Thursday) : Bowie MD:
Dr. Robert A. Selig will give an illustrated lecture, From Baltimore and Annapolis to Bladensburg and Beyond: The Yorktown Campaign in Prince George's County, at the Belair Mansion, 12207 Tulip Grove Drive, Bowie, MD 20715. The presentation is free and open to the public. Read the abstract of the talk. |
2013-06-01 to 02: National Trails Days
These days provide an opportunity to hold a public "fresh-air" event along or near the WRRR-NHT: View WRRR-related activities at ![]()
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2013-06-22 (Saturday): Cranston RI:
The Nineth Annual Rochambeau Strawberry Biscuit Tea was hosted by the Cranston Historical Society at the Joy Homestead. This celebrates that day that the last division of the French Expeditionary Force passed by this farm on the march to the Continental Army's camp north of New York City. The farm's strawberries were ripe and ready to eat, and the troops were happy to take a short break for rest and refreshment in the fields. ![]() Bourbonnais fifer Richard Scheryka at the Strawberry Biscuit Tea [photo courtesy of L. Rapoza] |
2013-08-11 (Saturday) Christiana DE
Hale-Byrnes House at 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM The Public is Cordially Invited to attend author Bert Dunkerly's talk: George Washington's Early Military Career, sponsored by the American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware. Books will be available for sale and autographing. Well-behaved children always welcomed. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. For details see ![]() |
Thank You and Best Wishes, Samantha !Since 2010 Samantha Driscoll has done an outstanding job as Preservation Planner for the WRRR-NHT. She created trail maps, assisted with partnership development, monitored the design of the federal logo and brochure, and created and developed the website and newsletter for the WRRR-NHT. Federal budget restrictions led to the closing of her term position. We are sorry to lose her talent and dedication, but we wish her well in her new position (in Sept 2013) as Program Planner for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council in Philadelphia, working with state trails. |
2013-09-07 (Saturday) Christiana DE
Hale-Byrnes House at 5:00 PM Lafayette's Birthday Party Diane Shaw, Curator of Lafayette Collection at Lafayette College will speak about Lafayette. Please bring a dish to pass. Well-behaved children always welcomed. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. For details see ![]() |
2013-09-19 (Thursday) Wethersfield CT
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum will host a lecture by historian and author Jini Jones Vail: The March Heard 'Round the World: Wethersfield, Washington and Rochambeau. Vail will include many personal stories recorded by men who marched, as well as reports from locals who witnessed the mass movement of French troops across Connecticut. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a wine reception (by donation) at 6 PM and followed by a book signing of "Rochambeau, Washington's Ideal Lieutenant -- a French General's Role in the American Revolution." Admission to the lecture is free and donations will be accepted. |
2013-09-21&22 (Sat & Sun) Ossining NY
Sat: 11 AM Harbor Square, Ossining waterfront; Haverstraw Marina The First Annual WashingtonÐRochambeau Regatta was developed by numerous groups, coordinated by Janet Burnett (W3R®-US Vice Chair, W3R®-NY Director, Highlands Coalition,and active participant in numerous other activities in the Hudson Valley). On Sunday, September 22, speeches begin at 11 AM, followed by the regatta -- departing from the Ossining waterfront, led by the sloop Clearwater at noon, headed for Haverstraw. The winner will receive the Hinchey Cup, named for the Hon. Maurice Hinchey -- a sponsor of the federal legislation establishing the WashingtonÐRochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The regatta will be followed by a reception from 2 to 4 PM at the Hudson Water Club at Haverstraw Marina. RSVP is required, Please call Janet Burnet at 845-323-7962 or Email janetburnet@aol.com. |
2013-09-27 (Friday) Bolton CT
A Tribute to CT Rep. Pamela Sawyer For details see Speakers and Program and Publicity Flyer |
2013-09-27 (Friday) Mount Vernon VA
Opening of the new Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington Destined to be the international headquarters for knowledge about AmericaÕs most famous founding father, the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington will maintain WashingtonÕs importance and relevance in a fast-changing world, when his standards of leadership are needed more than ever. ![]() |
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October 19, 2013, is the 232nd Anniversary of the |
Surrender of the British at Yorktown to |
Generals Washington and Rochambeau. |
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2013-10-18-to-20 Battle of the Hook in Gloucester VA
(adjacent to Yorktown VA)
A Revolutionary War reenactment of the 1781 Yorktown Campaign, celebrating the allied US-French victory over the British army. Over 1,000 re-enactors and living historians portrayed historic battles on the property of the Inn at Warner Hall in Gloucester, VA. ![]() ![]() |
2013-10-26 Philadelphia PA at 10 AM to 4 PM
Visit the History Fair at Holy Family University. 2 PM - Dedication of WRRR-NHT banners 2:30 PM - Presentation by WRRR historian, Dr. Robert A. Selig |
2013-11-01 Saturday 7:30 - 9:30 PM Christiana DE
(Hale-Byrnes House)
The Public is Cordially Invited to attend Wade Catt's talk: An Opportunity of Annoying Them Greatly - The Battle of Cooch's Bridge, sponsored by the American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware. Well-behaved children always welcomed. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. For details see ![]() |
2013-11-04: Poughkeepsie NY
A Well-deserved Recognition for James Johnson, Ph.D.Dr. Frank T. Bumpus recently established an endowed chair at Marist College to promote greater understanding of the history, culture and identity of the Hudson River Valley. James Johnson is the first person named to that chair.In 2002, James Johnson co-founded the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College. He has been its executive director for the past decade. A few years before he co-founded HRVI Jim was one of the founders of the WRRR movement, which in 2004 was incorporated as the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association. Jim has served continuously as a Director of the W3R®-US. He has initiated and supported many WRRR-related projects in New York. As an expert on the military history of the Revolutionary War in the vicinity of the Hudson River he enhanced the programs of both organizations. ![]() Rep. Maurice Hinchey and James M. Johnson, Ph.D. in 2007, when the latter testified before Congress in support of the WRRR as a National Historic Trail. Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! |
2013-11-11: Dobbs Ferrry NY
Two new monuments were dedicated by the Village of Dobbs Ferry at the Little White Church Cemetery on Ashford Avenue. On this Veterans Day some 150 people attended as Village Mayor Hartley Connett presided at the monument dedication. Mayor Connett and Bill Florin, Commander of Dobbs Ferry American Legion Post 1048, placed a wreath honoring veterans from all wars. Boy Scouts from Troop 24 and Cub Scouts from Pack 24 raised the U.S. flag. ![]() One honors Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers buried in the cemetery. ![]() The other commemorates the August 19, 1781, start of the Continental Army's march from Dobbs Ferry NY to Yorktown VA, for the siege and surrender that essentially ended the Revolutionary War in the U.S. ![]() ![]() (above) Mayor Connett and Bill Florin place the wreath. (right) Scouts raise the flag. [photos courtesy of Dr. Richard Borkow, Village Historian for Dobbs Ferry] ![]() This artcle by Dr. Richard Borkow includes notes on the contributions of France throughout the course of the War for Independence. One section describes the 1780 July feint of General Washington's troops toward New York City in order to keep British troops in that city from embarking to attack the newly-arrived French army in Newport RI - still weak from their long voyage and not yet having built strong defenses around Newport. To make navigation to the article's sections easier, right-click on the blue print next to the graphics on the main page and open that section's link in a new tab. |
2013-12-07 Saturday 7:30 - 9:30 PM Christiana DE
(Hale-Byrnes House)
The Public is Cordially Invited to attend Dr. Robert A. Selig's talk: Delaware and The Yorktown Campaign of 1781 Well-behaved children always welcomed. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. For details see ![]() |
2013-12-14 (Saturday) Philadelphia PA
The Fall Meeting of the W3R®-US Board of Directors was held from 10 AM to noon at Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia PA At the Board Meeting at Belmont, we heard National Park Service WRRR-NHT Superintendent Joe DiBello's presentation on Conceptual Design for Interpretive Signage along our NHT in NY as a model for the whole 700-mile NHT. At this meeting, we were also excited to learn about plans for the re-enactment of the crossing of the Hermione. And, as requested by Dr. Jacques Bossiere (W3R®-US chair 2004-2007), we created a committee to honor NPS' Larry Gall for initiating the WRRR-NHT, at the founding meeting in Newburg, NY in December of 1999. The meeting was followed by lunch and -- from 1:30 Ð 4:30 PM the Christmas tour six other authentic Fairmount Park historic houses of the American Revolution period -- decorated for the season. |