Extraordinarily sincere thank yous to matt sick and a better phil mead and Scott Stephenson here at the museum of the American Revolution for approaching me with a request for a lecture on this subject for this particular audience. I think i may owe you all appear. I was honored by your invitation, and im very, very excited to be here. So how about a quick round of applause for the entire staff of moar, including their hospital staff . Our wonderful hosts for putting this all together. And. Scott, im going to go on the record and say that your scones are tastier than ron hursts. So ill take is there anyone amongst us who has not heard of the legendary duo of calver and bolton to our particular sect of nerd them . Theyre superheroes. They are, to us what batman and robin are to comic book geeks of all ages. Though no less ridiculous to our 21st century sensibilities rather than leotards in a cape. Our gents did their best work clad in starched collars, neckties and thick wool. William L
Ive been subconsciously preparing this lecture for 33 years. The subject im about to delve into is so near and dear that the thought of turning it into a talk wouldnt have occurred to me without a prompt. So id like to begin with some extraordinarily sincere thank yous to matt sick and a better phil mead and Scott Stephenson here at the museum of the American Revolution for approaching me with a request for a lecture on this subject for this particular audience. I think i may owe you all appear. I was honored by your invitation, and im very, very excited to be here. So how about a quick round of applause for the entire staff of moar, including their hospital staff . Our wonderful hosts for putting this all together. And. Scott, im going to go on the record and say that your scones are tastier than ron hursts. So ill take is there anyone amongst us who has not heard of the legendary duo of calver and bolton to our particular sect of nerd them . Theyre superheroes. They are, to us what b
Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has said he wont be rushed to making a decision about the h52 high speed rail link, after widespread reports that he is planning to axe the birmingham to Manchester Leg of the project. He told the bbc today he wants to take time to consider what to do next. Lets get the latest now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley at the conservative Party Conference in manchester. Talk about hst has dominated conference this week. The Prime Minister wants conference this week. The Prime Minister wants to conference this week. The Prime Minister wants to talk conference this week. The Prime Minister wants to talk about minister wants to talk about long term decisions at this conference, trying to tell us across the country that he is prepared to make big, difficult decisions, but these conferences see the normal intensity of politics dialled up. Every single comment you make is scrutinised for what it might or might not mean. What has been fascinating over
Course in 2018 and he was the recipient of preservation. 200 2023 towson of Distinction Award harry spent two years researching Andrew Haswell green. His research included weeks of study at the New York Historical society and then new york public library, perusing thousands of newspaper articles related to Andrew Greene and also reading greenes volumes of brain diary and letters. Im pleased present harry albert. Good evening. The world would stop on friday, november. 1903. Andrew has grain. Worcesters native and internationally known as the father of Greater New York city, died at 1 30 p. M. He was a visionary civic leader, plan owner, attorney and preservation scientist. Today, few people of his contributions to our society. Last week i enjoyed dinner with a member of the new yorks central park conservancy. A he wasnt familiar with the legacy of Andrew Haswell green brain amazing. A few years i purchased a large Coffee Table Book with steve tell, the creation of central park. There we
Tonights speaker harry albert is a retired accountant who immersed himself in historical and Cultural Community of worcester for the past. 13 years. Harry complete preservation worcesters comprehensive docent course in 2018 and he was the recipient of preservation. 200 2023 towson of Distinction Award harry spent two years researching Andrew Haswell green. His research included weeks of study at the New York Historical society and then new york public library, perusing thousands of newspaper articles related to Andrew Greene and also reading greenes volumes of brain diary and letters. Im pleased present harry albert. Good evening. The world would stop on friday, november. 1903. Andrew has grain. Worcesters native and internationally known as the father of Greater New York city, died at 1 30 p. M. He was a visionary civic leader, plan owner, attorney and preservation scientist. Today, few people of his contributions to our society. Last week i enjoyed dinner with a member of the new yor