Of the sinking of the Black Diamond down at Saint Clements river down on the potomac in maryland. I was invited by my colleague here karen stone who has done an amazing job of continuing to tell the story and to bring the story out from the darkness and into the light. A little bit about karen. She is the director of she oversees redistinct sites and that county for strategic planning, fundraising, creating strategic partnerships, overseeing Museum Partnerships and more. This is especially exciting. I love this article she recently published an article about this disaster in American Civil War magazine entitled peril on the potomac. Thank you for joining us on zoom this afternoon. Dir. Stone this is very exciting, jake. I am excited to be here. This actually took place today, dir. Wynn this is a really important event that has been overshadowed by many of the other events happening in april 1865, including other maritime disasters. A bad timing event for news coverage. Were other thing
I was invited by my colleague here, karen stone, who has done an amazing job of continuing to tell the story and to kind of bring this story out from the darkness and into the light. A little bit about karen. The director of the news seems division of saint marys countys government. She oversees three sites in that county, is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, creating partnerships like this overseeing like this one, overseeing Museum Operations and more. This is exciting. Love this article she recently published an article about this disaster in American Civil War magazine potomac peril on the. Thank you for joining us on zoom this afternoon. Himn i am glad to tell people the story. The incident actually took place ago. , april 22, 155 years a great day for us to be talking about it, and there are a number of connections. Between our two institutions. The incident took place off of colts point, the site of one of my museums in maryland. That is why i am involved. It is n
Something. I think our speeds are too high. Miracle rescue. Take a look at this. A baby in a stroller rolls on to the tracks. The little girls grandfather races to save her, with a Freight Train bearing down on them. Seconds to spare. And good morning, america. A whole lot going on this tuesday morning. Welcome back robin. Great to be back. You know what i was doing sunday night. I was cheering my head off. Yes. You and 25 other million americans. But the womens team they are back here on u. S. Soil arriving in l. A. Last night and the trophy had its own safe. A lot of people were it should be a bigger trophy lets face it. When they held it up it should be so much it is the world cup, after all. The enjoyment it gave us. It should be as big as this desk. Youll bring us something on that. Well talk about that later. You know what its never happened for a womens team to have a parade here. Ticker tape parade. I think that should change too. Hopefully thats about to change. Heroines. Brea
Discussed how women participated in the civil war. She focused her talk on a nurse. The book is called hospital sketches. All right, welcome to read to a class that will focus on women and all tourism during the u. S. Civil war. Read a primary source a woman whotten by purchase spitted in the civil war, luisa may alcott who worked as a nurse. Our classart off today by looking at possible hospital sketches, which all of you should have available to you. Out and ready to see. The big question that we are posing and investigating today, voluntarism n womens volunteerism shape the choices they make joined the civil war, and how did that volunteerism, affects the outcome of the civil war . [it is really two questions] those are our overarching questions. So we start with Louisa May Alcott, enter and her hospital sketches, published during the war. They would be realized and published. Americans who read magazines they could read about her experiences in the civil war era hospital. So, i wou
Discussed how women participated in the civil war. She focused her talk on a nurse. The book is called hospital sketches. All right, welcome to read to a class that will focus on women and all tourism during the u. S. Civil war. Read a primary source a woman whotten by purchase spitted in the civil war, luisa may alcott who worked as a nurse. Our classart off today by looking at possible hospital sketches, which all of you should have available to you. Out and ready to see. The big question that we are posing and investigating today, voluntarism n womens volunteerism shape the choices they make joined the civil war, and how did that volunteerism, affects the outcome of the civil war . [it is really two questions] those are our overarching questions. So we start with Louisa May Alcott, enter and her hospital sketches, published during the war. They would be realized and published. Americans who read magazines they could read about her experiences in the civil war era hospital. So, i wou