Continental congress met in 1774. Mr. Moss im standing in the midst of Independence National historical park, surrounded by buildings that are famous throughout the world. On one side of me is the first bank of the United States, across the street is the new museum of the American Revolution. A few yards on this side is Independence Hall, which everyone knows. Between these Historic Buildings is as Carpenters Hall, which is less wellknown but also a structure of significance to all americans because it was here that the Continental Congress met for the first time and made the decision that led to the open revolution and the declaration of independence. Were on the first floor of Carpenters Hall. Youll remember from your perhaps gradeschool history lessons that in 1773, a group of supposedly indians, at least they were dressed up that way, threw a lot of chests of tea into boston harbor, in the protest of taxes levied by the crown of parliament on British Imports to america. The british
That begins at 9 00 a. M. Eastern today on cspan3. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts of the visits museums and historic places. Up next, we visit philadelphia to learn the history of Carpenters Hall, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774. Mr. Moss im standing in the midst of Independence National historical park, surrounded by buildings that are famous throughout the world. On one siden one side of me is the first bank of the United States. Across the street is the museum of the American Revolution. A few yards on this side is Independence Hall, which everyone knows. Between these historic outings buildings is Carpenters Hall, which is less wellknown but also a structure of significance to all americans because it was here that the Continental Congress met the first time and made a decision that led to the open revolution and the declaration of independence. Were on the first floor of Carpenters Hall. Youll remember from your perhaps gradeschool history less
Mr. Philbrick thank you. Wereeachers our parents teachers at the same high school and are kids were educated by them and it is great to see you. And it is wonderful to be in the Coolidge Center theater with this great bookstore, cosponsored with the massachusetts Historical Society. Which has been an institution that was essential to my life as a historian. Have taken up residence in the archives in every book i have done has been a central part of the information that has come from there. And it is just an organization that is essential to anyone looking into not only the history of boston but this country. And the genesis for bunker hill goes back to the summer of 1984. My wife and i had just moved to boston fulltime. We were living at the north end. That time, i was a feeling failing journalist, but my primary responsibility was to be with my daughter at home. I would push the stroller through the crowded streets of the north end and it was there , at copps hill, what of my ivorite
Populations, his new York Research included Major Projects on the saratoga battlefield and in the lake george region and in the mohawk valley. Snow moved to Pennsylvania State university in 1995, where he served as head of the department of anthropology for the next 10 years. In 2005, he was a fellow at Dumbarton Oaks in washington, d. C. , the four returning to penn state as professor of anthropology. He served as president of the society for american archaeology from 2007 to 2009. He has also been closely involved with the development of digital antiquities, a Cyber Infrastructure program for the archiving of archaeological data , initiated with funding from Andrew Andrew the Andrew Mellon foundation. He lives in pennsylvania with his wife of 52 years. Dr. s note is a company dr. Snow is accompanied hereby with by theirter, here daughter, who you may recognize. We welcome dr. Dean snow. [applause] dr. Snow thank you very much. Im delighted to be here tonight. I hope that i can get th
On the saratoga battlefield and in the lake george region and in the mohawk valley. Snow moved to Pennsylvania State university in 1995, where he served as head of the department of anthropology for the next 10 years. In 2005, he was a fellow at Dumbarton Oaks in washington, d. C. , the four returning to penn state as professor of anthropology. He served as president of the society for american archaeology from 2007 to 2009. He has also been closely involved with the development of digital antiquities, a Cyber Infrastructure program for the archiving of archaeological data, initiated with funding the Andrew Mellon foundation. He lives in pennsylvania with his wife of 52 years. Dr. Snow is accompanied hereby with her daughter, here by their daughter, who you may as kate snow. We welcome dr. Dean snow. [applause] dr. Snow thank you very much. Im delighted to be here tonight. I hope that i can get through this quickly so we can get to the question period, because i find that to be the mos