He was on this mission to be a great humanitarian. Mr. Oglebay died in 1926. I think because he was a wealthy man, a very famous man in this area, people did not know him on a personal basis very well. He was very formal when he was out. I think that people are very grateful that he left his land to the city of wheeling to become a park. I think it was an amazing gift. Very generous. It was nice that the family did not quibble with any of this. They thought this was a great gift. When mr. Oglebay passed away in 1926 at the age of 77, his wife of course had predeceased him, they had the daughter sarita and her husband, and they supported it so much that they paid the taxes here until the city accepted it as a gift. It took two years for the city to accept this gift. People were reluctant because of the responsibility. But they accepted in 1928. And then, of course, it was named oglebay in his honor. Waddington farm was then named oglebay. I think of the park is a great heritage today. P
He delves into why these 13 island colonies did not join the 13 american colonies and rebellion. He touches on how the location and sugar business that dominated the caribbean islands ultimately played a decisive factor in the battle of yorktown. Hosted by the society of the cincinnati, it is a little under an hour. I am pleased to introduce dr. Shaughnessy, the founding director of the robert h. Smith center at the Thomas Jefferson foundation which promotes ongoing study of Thomas Jefferson and his world. In addition he is the professor of history at the university of virginia. He is a dual citizen of britain and the united states. After completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford, he headed to eton college before becoming a visiting professor at Southern Methodist university in dallas and professor of American History at the university of wisconsin at our scotch, which is where he was chair of the history department. He is the author of an empire divided, which is wh