RW250 is pleased to continue our lively, thoughtful and popular series of illustrated slide lectures by Dr. Erik Weiselberg, followed by Q&A. Join us as Dr. Weiselberg shares chilling tales of life here in Westchester during the year 1777. "Women, families and enslaved persons became de facto combatants."
Ft. Montgomery State Historic Site
Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm
(Donation $5, reservation required, call 845-446-2134)
Event details for Ft. Montgomery
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St. Paul's Church National Historic Site
Saturday, October 19, 12:00 Noon
(No fee, no registration required, call 914-667-41167)
Event details for St. Paul's Church
This presentation is part of a daylong program, the Battle of Pell’s Point Encampment,
and a good opportunity for families with children.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
1. RW250-RG (Roundtable Group) Session #1. Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 pm, White Plains Library. Liaisons from heritage groups around the county have registered to join to learn and share. A slide presentation and update on the important Hartsdale Rochambeau Headquarters – Odell House will be followed by a roundtable sharing and comment time. Seating is very limited. If you haven’t preregistered, space may not be available. Email Bob Fetonti at BobF2015@optimum.net for information on registration.
2. A Revolutionary Trolley Tour of Historical Yonkers & Kingsbridge Saturday, November 9, 2019. Preregistration is required. Seating very limited. $10 donation suggested. Email YHSociety@aol.com or call 914-961-8940.
3. Discover Revolutionary Yonkers A Revolutionary Family Day at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. Saturday, November 16, 2019. Free. Call Philipse Manor Hall at 914-965-4027. RW250 has organized the day with local Partners.
NEW INITIATIVE
Community Conversations Planning for the 250th Commemoration of the Founding of the United States – How Can Your Community Take Part?
RW250 was pleased to have joined with community members and government officials in September in the Town of Cortlandt, organized by the Historic Resources Advisory Committee, Chair Michele Robbins, and in October with the Town of Yorktown, organized by the Landmark Preservation Commission Chair, Lynn Briggs. In both communities, a short slide presentation by RW250 President Constance Kehoe was followed by a facilitated community conversation about the 250th. Cortlandt’s Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Yorktown’s Supervisor Ilan Gilbert joined the conversations.
FACEBOOK
We now have Facebook! Welcome Jessica Cox, our youngest volunteer and social media expert. Please "like" us and be among the first to recommend and share the page – and do leave a comment if you wish.
PUT YOUR PROGRAMMING ON OUR EVENTS PAGE
RW250’s Website provides a sharing platform for local public events that "build awareness and appreciation for Westchester County’s Revolutionary Era History." Please send an email, with heading EVENT LISTING, to web.rw250@gmail.com. See our new format for Events and News pages.
We welcome volunteers to help with the organization of these events or who have, or would like to learn, these skills – editorial, web, email, graphics,or photography.
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Regards,
Constance Messerly Kehoe
President, RW250, Inc.
Email 1776RW250@gmail.com
Website www.RW250.org
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What is Revolutionary Westchester 250? Read about our mission at www.RW250.org
In July 2016 the Congress of the United States passed and President Obama signed Public Law 114-196, the "United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016." This law’s purpose was to:
...Establish a Commission to provide for the observance and commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events through local, state, national, and international activities planned, encouraged, developed, and coordinated by a national commission representative of appropriate public and private authorities and organizations.
Revolutionary Westchester 250, Inc. We have been organized as a not-for-profit corporation under New York Law and are in the process of applying for tax-exempt status as a charity. We strive to further the purpose of the Semiquincentennial Commission by providing for the observance and commemoration of Westchester County’s pivotal role, in American Independence and in the Revolutionary War.
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