Monday, July 19, 2010

Tuesdays at Six


The 12th annual speakers series sponsored by the Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society is well underway at the South Canaan Meeting House. Here's the lineup for the rest of the summer.

July 20 Malcolm McKenzie, head of the Hotchkiss School, speaks of "International Aspects of Education."

July 27 Linda Ruggles, a historian at the University of Maryland, talks about "The Hartford Convention and the War of 1812."

August 3 John Demos, a professor emeritus at Yale, discusses "Cornwall's Heathen School-Hope and Betrayal in the Early Republic."

August 10 David Ward, an historian and assistant librarian at Hotchkiss, on the "Battle of Gettysburg: The Principle Commanders."

August 17 Alfred Dietzel, an historian, discusses "An Unfinished Journey: Women Who Changed America."

All sessions take place at the South Canaan Meeting House near the junction of Route 7 & 63. Admission is free. Musical prelude at 5:45. Program from 6 - 7.

Save the Date September 18: Annual Peddlar's Flea Market

Monday, July 12, 2010

FVCT presents "Cinderella" on July 23

These little kids will break your heart.