Welcome to the dimension washington headquarters. Im so happy that all of you are here and joining us today for this program. If you have not been here before definitely after the lecture today please stay and take a tour with our staff. Just before i come to introduce our guest speaker today in just a few rules, and bits of information. We do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen. Coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. Please feel free to get up and take what you like. Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. Mr. Cregeau graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a m
The 18th century converging with the 20th century, we can be hightech about this. I feel much the same as does my wife because i have been a long time reenactor, you can see me dressed as an officer in the army. I battled three times in sweltering heat like today, and there i am speaking twice for the Alexander Hamilton awareness society. You can also say he was helping to found american industry. Were just west of paterson falls where he worked with that, of course. Washington crosses the delaware, a famous scene on christmas night into the morning of the 26th. A large life side paintize pain. Here is one that came out and debuted at the New York Historical society. You can see it was at nighttime, a different kind of craft, a cannon, maybe hamiltons. Not good weather. Similarly, another painter who is now retired, this is another painting, victory or death. ; and there they are, in the Early Morning light, trudging through the ice and the snow. You can imagine how cold they must ha
M. I. T. And harvard university. Her first book was cured, the people who defeated hiv. Shes written for publications including the new york times, los angeles times, the atlantic, slate, Popular Science an time magazine. In 2016, she published the work thats the basis of her talk tonight titled the rise of the rocket girls, the women who propelled us from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a best seller and was widely praised by critics including one who described it as immersive, evocative and superbly readable, holts poignant narrative should be required readingment another called it a marvelous book, adding when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womenkind in the control room. Its a pleasure indeed to welcome to fredricksburg to the university of Mary Washington and to great lives, nathalia holt. [ applause ] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight, and im excited to talk with you about the rocket girls. This is a group of p
Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. One of the countrys most noted, perhaps, maybe say noted for the wrong reasons. For generations the name Benedict Arnold has almost universally illicited a one elicited a oneword descriptor traitor. Today were here to hear the rest the story. The program would not exist today without the extreme generosity so were delighted they join us tonight as it give us the opportunity to express our deep appreciation of all they have done with our program. Not just for tonight in particular, but everyone. Please stand. [ applause ] todays speaker earned her degree from in comparative history. She is published widely including essays in the wall street journal, financial times, usa today and other news groups. Ladies and gentlemen, its a pleasure to welcome to the podium, j. Joyce. Dr. Joyce. Thank you very much. A pleasure to be here. I want to thank the professor and the sponsors for inviting me. Its a real treat for me to be able to talk about this subject
Perhaps, maybe say noted for the wrong reasons. For generations the name Benedict Arnold has almost universally illicited a one elicited a oneword descriptor traitor. Today were here to hear the rest the story. The program would not exist today without the extreme generosity so were delighted they join us tonight as it give us the opportunity to express our deep appreciation of all they have done with our program. Not just for tonight in particular, but everyone. Please stand. [ applause ] todays speaker earned her degree from in comparative history. She is published widely including essays in the wall street journal, financial times, usa today and other news groups. Ladies and gentlemen, its a pleasure to welcome to the podium, j. Joyce. Dr. Joyce. Thank you very much. A pleasure to be here. I want to thank the professor and the sponsors for inviting me. Its a real treat for me to be able to talk about this subject. The state of the union at Benedict Arnolds time was not good. [ laugh