Last month the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center announced the appointment of Doctor Judy Morley as its new executive director. She succeeds Peter Miele who left over the summer for new opportunities. Doctor Morley embarks on her new role with a robust background in nonprofit leadership, entrepreneurship and organizational development. She holds a Ph.D....
The First Defenders, past and present, have always had a strong commitment to battlefield preservation. Primarily through our book raffles, the money raised has gone to organizations focusing on the preservation of hallowed ground. Mark Quattrock has kept a keen eye on opportunities where our donations can be leveraged to the greatest benefit. Mark has...
A new volume in Civil War literature from Barry Robbins presents key events of the American Civil War through first-person narratives, covering pivotal moments from the Missouri Compromise to Lincoln’s funeral cortege. Voices of the Civil War includes some related events including: – The Dred Scott decision – Key figures like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis,...
The Bucks County Civil War Round Table has been working to develop a ZOOM speaker series focusing on programs about women in the Civil War, and the first is scheduled for next month: Programs are open to all, but space is limited and pre-registration is required. The future program schedule includes the following dates and...
We’re just over a month away from the kick-off of the First Defenders Civil War Round Table’s 28th Campaign! The Program Committee has been hard at work, and the schedule is almost full of new and interesting presentations. The venerable Chris Mackowski will again be our lead-off guest on September 10th. He’ll be speaking on,...
The weekly update from the CWRT Congress included a link to an interesting article on why history is important. Take a look by clicking on this link: https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-is-history-important/
Obviously, the answer is …Yes! Otherwise, this would be the end of this article. “With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there wait for him to come up.” The Art of War, by Sun Tzù Background First Defender Dale Kratzer has...
