Clara Bartons News Today

Id like to welcome yall here to politics and prose. My name is allen watke and im then events staff here where we host klose to a thousand author events a year at three locations. For everything confirm you can go to the website at politics prose. Com or pick up a monthly printed calendar. Before we get started id like to ask everyone to please silence your cellphones so not to disrupt the event. And when we get to the q a, if you could line up at themake crow phone at the pillar lat would be gr...

This microphone at the pillar , that would be great as we are audio recording for book tv is filming again. So wed like to have yourquestions in their. Following the q and a we will have a signing at this table and if you could just leave your chairs where they are as we have a couple more readings today, that would be fantastic. So today we are very excited to welcome robert plumb celebrating his book the better angels five women who changed civil war america. A collective biography of five ext...

My name is allen watke and im on the event staff here, we have many events that are three locations. With everything confirmed you can go to politicianspros. Com and pick up one of our monthly printed calendars. I would like to ask everyone to please silence your cell phones so as not to disrupt the event. And when we get to the queue and a if you could line up at this microphone at the pillar that would be great as we are audio recording, cspan for booktv is filming as well. We would like to ha...

So as not to disrupt the event. And when we get to q a please line up at the microphone it will be great as we are audio recording and cspan from a tv as well. We really like to have your questions in there. Following q a just leave your chairs where they are we have a couple more events today. Today we are very excited to welcome robert plumb with his newest book the better angels. A collective biography of five extraordinary civil war how the conflicts left openings for women for those roles u...

Our second presentation this morning is by jake wynn. Jake is a director of interpretation of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office museum. Also the National Museum of civil war medicine. He worked on a number of civil war related jobs and in fredericksburg and spotsylvania. This talk is entitled discovering Clara Bartons missing Soldiers Office. Mr. Wynn. Thank you very much. Hello everybody. Good morning. I am so excited to be here this morning, talking about something i am very passionate ...

2015 graduate of hood college in frederick, maryland. Focusing on public history. Worked in a number of other civil warrelated jobs and also at fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and also writes on the history of pennsylvanias coal region in his blog, winning histo history. This talk today is entitled discovering Clara Bartons missing Soldiers Office. Mr. Wynn. All right. Thank you very much. Hello, everybody. Good morning. Im so excited to be here this morning and talking ab...

With those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. The architect of the capitol is the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. In 1800, Congress Left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintena...

Anniversary of the National Historic perez indication act, an event hosted with parks director robert stanton. This is half an hour. Good morning. Welcome to the United States capitol visits center. My name is beth plemens. And have i the pleasure of being the centers chief executive officer. Were delighted to have you here today as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Historical preservation act. Our exhibits and Education Team have planned a full day of activities, and i do hope t...

Anniversary of the National Historic perez indication act, an event hosted with parks director robert stanton. This is half an hour. Good morning. Welcome to the United States capitol visits center. My name is beth plemens. And have i the pleasure of being the centers chief executive officer. Were delighted to have you here today as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Historical preservation act. Our exhibits and Education Team have planned a full day of activities, and i do hope t...

Virginia, well soon that v a memorial in north kilana, the site where the first African American recruited for the marines were trained for world war ii, breaking down the barriers for those who followed. We were segregated, yes, in world war ii. And certainly through the courageous leadership of president truman issued a president ial order in 1940. He said it didnt make sense. And it doesnt make sense. Well will have heretofore, we have here after an integrated military services. Just up the r...