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**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email. Due to limited space, if you know you cannot make it live do not register with zoom but please fill outTHIS FORMto receive the video link.** We are so pleased to be continuing this 9 week series to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence!Were thrilled to welcome historian Bruce E. Mowday to our virtual stage. Hell be discussing the common soldier at Valley Forge with a strong New England connection, Connecticuts own Joseph Plum Martin and his diary. He wrote about the condition of American troops and Lafayettes (who celebrated the last two years in New England) review of his troops is recognized. We hope you can join us for this fascinating conversation! Register directly on ZoomHERE. Due to limited space, if you know you cannot make it live do not register with zoom but please fill outTHIS FORMto receive the video link. RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. You can buy signed books by Bruce from Aesops Fable, just make a note that you want the books signed when you check out. Buy Signed Books By Bruce (link coming soon) About Bruce: Bruce E. Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 25 books on history, sports, business and true crime. He is a Consulting Producer with Lionsgate/Blackfin productions in connection with a documentary on his new book,Killer at the Door. In 2025, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution bestowed on Mowday the 1776-2026 DAR America 250! Commendation for his extraordinary effort in raising awareness of Revolutionary Patriots and Americas 250 th anniversary. Mowday served as chair of the American Friends of Lafayettes Bicentennial Brandywine Committee. He is a member of Chester Countys 250 th Commission. Mowday has appeared on television and radio shows, including The Spark of PBS member station WITF, Counter Culture, a PBS Emmy-winning show, the Discovery ID channel, ReelZ network, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, the Opperman Report, Our American Heritage, Whatcha Got, Journey into the Civil War, Chronicles of the American Civil War, WGALs In Focus, the United Kingdoms Tall Boys, and local television and radio stations. He was a guest on the Massachusetts Historical Societys Revolution 250. He was twice featured in the Authors of the American Revolution Congress hosted by Nathans Papers. Bruce is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. The Congress of Civil War Round Tables has named Bruce a 5-Star speaker. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows, has been editor of magazines and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a former board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. Please register for this event and youll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom. Due to limited space, if you know you cannot make it live do not register with zoom but please fill outTHIS FORMto receive the video link. This program is sponsored by theFriends of the Ashland Public Libraryand were thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.
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common soldier,historian bruce e mowday,revolutionary patriots,valley forge,virtual program
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