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Join us—Rededication Gulph Mills Encampment Monument 12/16, 10am
Join us at the historic Rededication Ceremony of the historic Gulph Mills Encampment Monument, 12/16, 10am! I will be giving brief remarks. Thanks to the PA Society of Sons of the Revolution for moving the monument back to the base of Rebel Hill and for supporting my book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days Continue reading
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Happy Veteran’s Day!
I totally enjoyed speaking to the descendants of America’s first veterans when I gave a talk to the Pennsylvania Sons of the Revolution on November 3 at Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Historic home, Waynesborough, in my old neighborhood in Paoli, PA. Thank you to Michael Whalen, President; Dean Henry, member; and the Sons and Daughters of Continue reading
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Gulph Mills Encampment Memorial is coming back to Rebel Hill!
Thanks to the Pennsylvania Sons of the Revolution, their 1892 memorial to the Gulph Mills Encampment of the Revolutionary War, December 12 – 19, 1777, is returning to the base of Rebel Hill on Friday, November 7–where it belongs! The memorial–which weighs 20,000 pounds–will be moved to the grounds of the Sunoco gas station, 1308 Continue reading
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Join me 11/11, Veteran’s Day, 6pm, for my talk at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant on the grounds of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, before the DC American Revolution Roundtable
Please join me on November 11–Veteran’s Day—when I speak to the George Washington American Revolution Roundtable of the District of Columbia, at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway, Mt. Vernon, VA, on the grounds of historic Mt. Vernon—George Washinton’s home, at 6pm for dinner ($40–rsvp for dinner at the link below Continue reading
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My Fall Events Posted
Summer is over, and everyone is settling back into work. Me included! I have a slew of fall events revolving around my award-winning book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment. You can see all of them on my Upcoming Events page. On October 7, 730 pm, I will be Continue reading
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Free copies of my book for librarians at ALA, 6/28, 230-330
Free copies and conversation for those attending the American Library Association Conference in Philly! I’ll be at Booth 2130, Sat. 6/28, 230-330pm, Casemate Group, Exhibit Hall. For more details about my award-winning book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, see www,thresholdtovalleyforge.com. Hope to meet more of America’s great librarians Continue reading
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Discover Untold Stories of the Continental Army at my talk 6/14, Upper Merion Twp. Library
The Continental Army’s untold and overlooked stories from the Gulph Mills Encampment of Dec. 12 – 19, 1777 will be covered in my book talk on Saturday, June 14, 12 pm, Upper Merion Township Library, 175 Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA, cosponsored by the Upper Merion Historical Commission. On June 14, 1775, the Continue reading
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Journal of American Revolution recommends Threshold to Valley Forge
I am grateful that the Journal of the American Revolution recommended my book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment! http://www.thresholdtovalleyforge.com The reviewer wrote that he “recommends this book for filling the void and doing so with a trove of wonderful excerpts and images. The primary accounts are numerous and Continue reading
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Talk, Upper Merion Library, King of Prussia, PA, 6/14, 12 p.m.
Celebrate Flag Day and the 250th Anniversary of the creation of the United States Army by attending my talk on The Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of Gulph Mills Encampment, on Saturday, June 14, 12 – 130 pm, Upper Merion Library, Upper Merion Township Building, 175 W. Valley Forge Rd., King of Prussia, Continue reading
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Kickoff of a Book Tour Collaboration
I and my multimedia company, The Elevator Group, kicked off a collaboration with Moxie Women Enterprises and Blondell Reynolds-Brown, former 5-term Philadelphia City Councilwoman At-Large, at the Madam C. J. Walker Luncheon, National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW), in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Over 800 people attended this annual luncheon that was sponsored Continue reading
