Links to Event Photo-ReportsMarch 08: FL - Commemorate Last Naval Battle Apr 05: DE - W3R®-DE Install New Sign Apr 06: MD - 230th Anniv. of Treaty of Paris Apr 07: MD - W3R®-US Annual Meeting June 07: DE - Talk on General George Washington June 07: CT - Walk the WRRR-NHT in Bolton July 26: DE - Talk on WRRR-NHT in MD Oct 18: VA - W3R®-US Fall Board Meeting Nov: DE - Rochambeau Descendant Visits WRRR Nov 08: RI - Talk on the French Army in RI in 1781 Dec 11: MA - Talk on Lafayette's Ride in 1780 |
2014-03-05 (Wednesday) Philadelphia PA:
Demolition Ceremony At 11 AM the old museum at 101 South Third Street was gracefully deconstructed with a few well-placed explosive charges to make way for the new Museum of the American Revolution . See ![]() |
2014-03-08 (Saturday): Cocoa FL
The Last Naval Battle of the U.S. War for Independence The commemoration at the Brevard Veterans Center, 400 South Sykes Parkway, Merritt Island FL, included seventeen marching units, ten wreaths, and a keynote address. Ralph Nelson, former chair of the W3R®-US, led one of the color guard units and gave greetings from our organization. ![]() Ralph Nelson with Master-of-ceremonies Ben DuBose [photo courteasy of Frank Nolte.] See the 2011 commemoration report for the events of 1783 here. |
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March 30, 2014, is the Fifth Anniversary of the
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2014-04-05 (Saturday): Pencader DE
The Pencader Heritage Museum hosted the dedication for a plaque commemorating the August,1780 campsite of the French army under Gen. Rochambeau near the site of the 1777 Battle of Cooch's Bridge. See the news report (and click on the images tab): [*] Cooch's Bridge monument celebrates French assistance in Revolutionary War by Josh Shannon [Newark (DE) Post for April 6, 2014] The following photos are courtesy of Bill Conley Judge Richard Cooch noted his family's continuous ownership of the farm where the only Revolutionary War battle in Delaware was fought and where the allied troops of the U.S. and France camped both on their way to Yorktown VA and on the return trip north. The Delaware Continental captain spoke on experiences from 1781. Bill Conley, Chair of the W3R®-DE was master of ceremonies. Joseph DeBello, Superintendent of the WRRR-NHT spoke for the National Park Service. Marilyn P. Whittington, Executive Director of the Delaware Humanities Forum Veronica Eid, for the Alliance Francaise, introduced a visiting class from France. Michael Scullin, Honorary French Consul, brought greetings from the French Ambassador to the U.S.. Dr. Robert A. Selig, WRRR historian, provided the historical background. Musket volley by Delaware Continental re-enactors Plaque commemorating French aid during the Revolutionary War Plaque recognizing the sponsors of the plaque |
-- Prof. Mark Croatti gave a private screening of a new film,
Ratification of the Treaty of Paris.
-- Artist David Wagner exhibited his painting of the Signing of the Treaty of Paris. -- Nicole Yancey gave a briefing on the visit of the reconstructed French frigate Hermione to the U.S. in 2015. ![]() Dinner was held in the Treaty of Paris Restaurant of the Maryland Inn ![]() Right-side: Wayne Strasbaugh, Ellen von Karajan, Pierre Lefebvre, Ann Patten -- After dinner Robert Selig gave a talk on the new WRRR National Historic Trail. -- Awards were presented to two of the full-route marchers. ![]() W3R®-US chair Ursula Reed and David Holloway ![]() Rose Morin and W3R®-US chair Ursula Reed [photos courtesy of Ursula Reed] |
2014-04-07 (Monday): Annapolis MD:
The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the W3R®-US was held from 10 AM to 2 PM at the NPS Chesapeake Bay Office at the "Fish Shack", 410 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403. We reviewed the past year and discussed plans for the coming year, including -- the Education Programs for Fall 2014 in partnership with Independence Park Institute for a series of NPS Teacher Workshops in Philadelphia on WRRR history -- plans for L'Hermione, which sets sail for the USA in 2015, with a 42-day transatlantic crossing before landfall at Yorktown VA. Read the summary and reports Photos below are courtesy of Ursula Reed. ![]() Attendees at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the W3R®-US (out of focus) ![]() W3R®-US chair Ursula Reed (at right) presented WRRR-NHT logo pins to NPS Supt. Joe DiBello and to all fifty attendees. Rose Morin and David Holloway, Yorktown Marchers, at attention W3R®-US Directors Veronica Eid and Alan Hoffman David Holloway, Ann Patten, Kim Burdick, and Ursula Reed |
2014-04-09 (Wednesday): Thomaston CT
Rochambeau, Washington's Ideal Lieutenant --- Rochambeau's March to Liberty, a lecture at 7 PM by Jini Jones Vail at the Thomaston Public Library, 248 Main St. |
2014-04-26 (Saturday): Woodbury CT
Four Women in the Time of Rochambeau: A Queen, A Countess, A First Lady, A Camp Follower, a lecture at 11 AM by Jini Jones Vail at the Senior Center, behind the Library, 265 Main Street S., Woodbury, CT |
2014-5-12 (Saturday): Newtown CT
Rochambeau in Connecticut, a lecture at 7:30 PM by Jini Jones Vail at the Booth Library, Community Room, 25 Main Street, Newtown, CT |
2014-05-31 (Saturday): Mount Kisco NY
The French Army Camps at Mount Kisco, a lecture at 10 AM by Jini Jones Vail -- along with walk and a tour of the historic St George's cemetery. |
2014-06-07 (Saturday): New Castle DE
George Washington - Man and Myth, a free symposium at the Old Courthouse Museum from 9 AM to 4 PM. |
2014-10-05 (Sunday): North Salem, NY
Rochambeau Crosses CT and into New York with 4,000 French troops (concentration on Westchester Co, local area), a lecture at 3 PM by Jini Jones Vail at the North Salem Historical Society, 81 Keeler Lane, North Salem, NY Contact: mnrj@optonline.net |
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October 19, 2014, is the 233rd Anniversary of the |
Surrender of the British at Yorktown to |
Generals Washington and Rochambeau. |
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2014-11-08 (Saturday) at 2 PM
General Rochambeau and the French Army in Rhode Island Robert A. Selig, PhD, will speak at the Rochambeau Library of Brown University. Doctor Selig was the project historian for the National Park Service's study of the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. The Rochambeau library is at 708 Hope Street, Providence RI. The French camp in Providence in 1782 is-about four blocks north of this library. General Rochambeau's army camped here for one month after their return from the siege of Yorktown, on their way to Boston MA to leave the U.S. after a 30-month stay. Drafts of Parts 2 and 3 of "The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Rhode Island, 1780-1783 -- An Historical And Architectural Survey", prepared by Robert A. Selig, PhD, for the State of Rhode Island are now available online as two large PDF files. See Links to WRRR State Surveys |
2014-12-11 (Thursday) at 6:30 PM in Cambridge MA
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