He is also from Indiana University of pennsylvania. He holds a masters degree in Library Science from the university of pittsburgh and the director of the elderly library at waynesburg university. Where he also is professor. He is author of the Gettysburg Campaign guide, a study guide. He essayed pint of no return as part of the turning points collection. It is on the 1864 president ial election. And the doom of the confederacy. Currently, from gettysburg churches become battlefield hospitals, a walking tour and brief introduction to civil war medicine is what he is currently working on and forthcoming later this year in 2018. In 2016 he received permission from the Pennsylvania Historical Museum commission to create a memorial marker for lettermans childhood home. This marker was dedicated on november 11th of 2017. Since 1993 he has reenacted in the American Civil War as a federal infantry man, medical service captain and most importantly as president Abraham Lincoln. With that please
By the emerging civil war blog. Good afternoon. Its my pleasure to introduce ray andrew redd, a native of washington county, pennsylvania. He holds a bachelors degree in history and english from Waynesburg University and masters degree from the Indiana University of pennsylvania. His certification is in secondary education and is also from Indiana University of pennsylvania. Holds a masters degree in Library Science from the university of pittsburgh. Hes currently the director of the library at Waynesburg University. Hes the author of the Gettysburg Campaign guide, a study guide. His essay, the point of no return is part of the turning points collection. It is on the 1864 president ial election and the doom of the confederacy. Currently, gettysburg churches became battlefield hospitals, an introduction to civil war medicine is what hes currently working on. In 2016 he received permission from the Pennsylvania Historical Museum commission to create a memorial marker for the home in cans
Good evening. Im lauren rosenberg. Im so glad that youre here tonight. F. You if youre joining us for a first time, welcome. Now is the perfect time to silence your cell phones or anything else that might make noise during the program. In addition to the many lectures and tours garret peck leads, he presented at the library of congress and the National Archives and temperature prance to the sites is on cspan book tv and ten things you didnt know about with punk rock legend henry rollins. He was featured on a documentary by the smithsonian channel. He is author of seven books including prohibition in washington, d. C. how dry we werent, the prohibition hangover. And the great war in America World war i and its aftermath which was published in 2018. Before we get started, i want to make sure to invite you all to join us in the lobby following his presentation to enjoy a sample of a prohibition era cocktail tanks to torrence swan and founding spirits gin. So now please welcome me in welco
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