HISTORY
The Army and Navy Nurses of Pearl Harbor - 12/07/1941
The extraordinary experiences of the nurses stationed in Hawaii during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are recounted by the speaker, who is the daughter of an Army nurse who survived. Some of the women made the military their career. Others were successful in civilian life. Come and hear their captivating stories!
WINIFRED "WINNIE" WOLL
Daughter of a Pearl Harbor Survivor
Building the Reading and Columbia Railroad—An Amazing Feat!
Learn the incredible tale of how the Reading and Columbia Railroad was built. Using only wheelbarrows and shovels, a determined group of men completed the mind-boggling feat in record time—all of it accomplished while this country was in the midst of a Civil War! Hear more of this amazing story.
JOHN BROWN
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Little Known Facts About Colonial Lancaster County
What made this area unique before it was recognized as Lancaster County? In the early 1700’s an amazing mix of cultures laid the foundations of Lancaster County. The diversity of those colonists had a lasting impact still evident in Lancaster County today.
JOHN BROWN
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Abraham Lincoln and the Northern Central Railway
Relive Lincoln’s three train trips on the Northern Central Railway which connected Baltimore to York to Harrisburg to Williamsport. On each trip the differing moods—angry, joyous, sad—of the country at the time were on display. Learn more about the emotions of the citizens during the Civil War with these three snapshots of Lincoln aboard the Northern Central Railway.
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JOHN BROWN
9/11 and the Heroes of Flight 93
See 9/11/01 through the eyes of an air traffic controller who helped shut down the nation’s airspace and who dealt with United Flight 93 before it crashed in Shanksville, PA. Learn how the 40 Heroes of Flight 93 forever changed the course of history.
[An appeal will be made to support the Flight 93 Memorial.]
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MAHLON (MAL) FULLER
The Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
The history of the Navajo interaction with this country’s government—their mistreatment in the 1800’s to their creation of a code that was never broken—is explained in a perfect blending of historical fact and human interest stories. The code talkers were instrumental in helping win the war in the Pacific.
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DAVID MANUEL
Return To Sender—The Doolittle Raid
The history and ramifications of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II is explained. The speech follows the raid from the cause, to the conception of the plan, to its immediate and far-reaching effects.
DAVID MANUEL
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Doc Holliday Part 1: How John H. Holliday Became Doc Holliday
Done in first person and in character, "Doc" traces his life from his birth in Griffin, Georgia to the point of heading to Tombstone and the pages of history.
DAVID MANUEL
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Operation Bernhard: Third Reich's Forgery of British Notes
During WW II the Nazi Secret Service planned to undermine the British economy with thousands of counterfeit English notes. To produce the notes skilled Jewish craftsmen were recruited from concentration camps. Their survival depended on the success of the program. Discover the secret marks the British mint incorporated in their notes to foil counterfeiters. Come hear one of the most amazing, little-known stories of World War Two.
STEPHEN SHAW
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My Neighbor’s Secret
The speaker tells the story of a Lancaster resident who fought for the Kaiser in WW I, was interned by the Nazis in a concentration camp, lost family members to the holocaust, and was forced to leave his homeland because of his faith. Many photographs and historic documents of his journey survive.
STEPHEN SHAW
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David Rittenhouse (1732-1796): Astronomer, Inventor, Mathematician, Scientific Instrument Craftsman, Surveyor and First Director of the U.S. Mint
David Rittenhouse’s survey established the Delaware - Pennsylvania border with a 12-mile circle around the New Castle, Delaware Court House. He also helped establish the boundaries between New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He was the first director of the U.S. Mint producing the nation’s first coins. The program will include examples of his inventions, visuals of his home on the Wissahickon Creek in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and other colonial notables.
STEPHEN SHAW
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Financing the Third Reich During World War II
This is the incredible story of how the Nazis stole Europe's gold during World War II. Gold was the economic means for the Nazi's to wage war, so they looted tons of gold from the banks of conquered countries. Millions were plundered from Jews' safe deposit boxes, businesses, land and jewelery, even extracting gold fillings from victims.
STEPHEN SHAW
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Seven Reasons I Believe the Shroud of Turin to be the Burial Cloth of Jesus Christ
The Shroud of Turin is an artifact that exists. It is housed in a vault in the Cathedral of St. John theBaptist in Turin, Italy. After careful study many believe the shroud to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Can it be true or is it an ingenious hoax? The speaker gives seven reasons why she believes it is theburial cloth of Jesus Christ. Both Catholics and non-Catholics will find this presentation to be veryinformative.
LOIS CLYMER
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