Houses of the Founding Fathers June 19, 2008

From Maine to Georgia, extraordinary men came together to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution. We know where Jefferson and Washington lived, but what about the others? In his book Houses of the Founding Fathers, historic architecture expert Hugh Howard tells the stories of 40 homes built by well-known figures like those Virginians as well as Alexander Hamilton and lesser-known men such as William Drayton and Jeremiah Lee. Howard speaks at the Kitzinger Community Room in the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Road, Norge on Thursday, June 19 at 7 p.m. The program is free and reservations are not needed. Call 259-4050 for more information or visit www.wrl.org.

This program is being jointly presented as part the librarys Third Thursdays @ Your Library series, and as the first in a series of programs accompanying the traveling exhibit, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America, which will be on display at the James City County Library from June 26 August 8.

Williamsburg Regional Library's Adult Services Division organizes the ongoing Third Thursdays @ Your Library series, featuring subjects of local interest, author talks, hobbies and pastimes. Call the Adult Services Division at (757) 259-4050 for more information.

Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America is a traveling panel exhibit that examines Hamilton's central role during the Revolutionary War and Founding period in creating the economic, constitutional, social, journalistic, political and foreign policy templates for modern America. The New-York Historical Society, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the American Library Association organized the exhibit, with funding through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. More information on the exhibit and programs can be found at www.wrl.org/hamilton

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