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EBWA's Current Upcoming Program Thursday, May 29, 2008
Kathryn Weller On a cold February night in 1690, 114 French troops with 16 Algonquin and 80 Sault Native People descended upon Schenectady, New York. During the ensuing hours, 60 people lost their lives while 27 men and boys were taken captive. For the past three hundred years, historians have disputed the events of that night. On May 29, join Kathryn Weller, curator of the Schenectady County Historical Society, as she explores the early history of Schenectady and how the frontier community became embroiled in a European War. Kathryn Weller is Curator of Collections at the Schenectady County Historical Society. Her Masters Degree is from the Cooperstown Graduate Program with a focus in Museum Education. Her Bachelors Degree is from the University of Mary Washington with a focus in Historic Preservation. A vegetarian meal will be served by Kendra Pratt, Carol Hamblin, Anne Marie Fraley, Grace Waite, and Jane Ainslie. Dinner is served at 6:15 while the program begins at approximately 7:45. To make reservations for the dinner, call Gabrielle Reals at 382-5685 by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. or e-mail her at ellegr.1@juno.com no later than Monday, May 26. (Copy the link. Do not click on it from this site.) Gabrielle now acknowledges all e-mailed reservations. If you do not receive a response from her, call her at 382-5685 by the Tuesday deadline to be sure you are on the reservation list. The charge for the meal is $10. If you miss the reservation deadline and bring your own supper, or come just for the program, the charge is $2. If you have to hire a sitter so you can join us for the meal, please mention this when you make your reservation and you will be charged $5. This month the steering committee will meet on the second Monday, May 12 at Carol Marchewka’s at 7:15. Additional members are encouraged to attend, as the committee is always looking for new faces. Women who attend steering committee meetings have been heard to say that the meetings are fun and an informal way to deepen friendships, as well as a way to help EBWA run smoothly. If interested in coming to the meeting, email Judy Clough at mimaclough@ yahoo.com. February’s program by Ruth Dibelius about the efforts of Friends of the Kayderosseras in preserving the Creek and surrounding lands, was enlivened by many questions from EBWA women. Ruth’s story reminded us how much one person can do. Save the Date: September 27 for the EBWA Retreat at Stillpoint..
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