a position she has held since 2003. she had the museum program including collections, exhibition and interpretation. she has researched 18th-century american history and material culture for more than 15 years and has curated numerous exhibitions for the society in addition to contributing. exhibitionsng to mounted by mount vernon and washington antique show. she holds a ba in history and a masters of history and a significant exam studies from the university of delaware. here s emily. [applause] all of you for coming. this is one of the most fun parts of my job is to delve into and explore objects in our collection, portrait in particular like this one, a favorite of mine. this one is, as you are seeing, sort of in its unvarnished, new to us state. you will have an opportunity to take a look closely when we are done, it s an oil portrait of colonel james delancey, a native new yorker who commanded troops during the revolutionary war against the cause for american independe
life and career of him. this is about 45 minutes. good afternoon, welcome to november of the american revolution institute of the society of cincinnati at anderson house. the institute promotes knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting advanced adding, exhibitions, a public programs, and providing resources to classrooms. i am program manager and today it is my privilege to introduce our speaker. emily persons is a deputy director and curator of the society of the cincinnati anderson house. a position she has held since 20 excuse me, 2003. she has our museum program including collections, exhibitions, interpretations. she research 18th century american history and american culture for more than 15 years. has curated numerous exhibitions for the society in addition to contributing to exhibitions mounted by mount vernon, the daughter of the american revolution museum, and the washington antique show. she holds a b.a. in history f
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