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WDFPL's 2 Part History Lecture Series, The Battle of Red Bank: How NJ Changed the Course of the Revolution* with Dr. Jennifer Janofsky, Ph.D, Curator, Whitall House and Red Bank Battlefield

 





History enthusiasts are welcome to come to the West

Deptford Free Public Library, 420 Crown Point Road, West Deptford, NJ for a

two-part public history lecture series on Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., October 10 and

October 17, 2013. The program is entitled, “The Battle of Red Bank: How New

Jersey Changed the Course of the Revolution.”* Dr. Jennifer Janofsky, Ph.D. Curator, Whitall House, www.whitall.org  and Red Bank Battlefield, Megan Giordano

Fellow in Public History, Rowan University, will highlight the significance of

the 1777 Battle of Red Bank, how it influenced the course of the Revolution, and

the role that African-American soldiers played at Fort Mercer. Refreshments

provided by the friends of the West

Deptford Public Library.  To register,

call the Library at 856-845-5593 and for more information, visit www.westdeptford.lib.nj.us.

 





 

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*This

program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey Historical

Commission, a division of the Department of the State, and the Gloucester

County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Gloucester County College.





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