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Wednesday, Feb. 22,
2012:
Henry Ford: Master of Enterprise
Henry Ford, who invented the Model T and the V-8 engine, changed the
way Americans lived. His life as a
“Master of Enterprise” will be described by Dr. Gary Hylander, an adjunct
Professor of History at Stonehill
College.
Bedford Library: Meeting Room
7:30 pm – Refreshments, 8:00 pm – Guest Speaker
Sunday, April 1, 2012:
Lizzie Borden: The
Mystery Continues!
History teacher and historical lecturer Christopher Daley will bring
police photographs and lead the audience through the before-and-after
details of America’s
most famous “who done it?” story – of Lizzie Borden and the murder of her
father and step-mother in New
Bedford.
First Church of Christ, Congregational: Fellowship Hall
2 pm – Refreshments, 2:25 pm – Announcements, 2:30 pm – Guest Speaker
Wednesday, April 25, 2012:
In the Time Before
Now
Gill Solomon, known as Feather-on-the-Moon, who is Sachem (“chief”)
to the Massachuseuk-Ponkapoag people, will tell stories of the creation of
the earth, the Native people’s relationship with nature, the traditional
ways of life, and the concepts of spirituality.
Bedford Library: Meeting Room
7:30 pm – Refreshments, 8:00 pm – Guest Speaker
Wednesday, May 23, 2012:
Annual Meeting and History of Boston Sports: From Playful Puritans to
Football Patriots
Christopher Klein is a die-hard Boston sports fan who has attended
sporting events around the globe, from Australian football to Japanese sumo
wrestling. He is the author of “The
Die-Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston,”
which he will use to talk about Boston
sports history.
First Church of Christ, Congregational: Fellowship Hall
7:15 pm – Annual Meeting
to Elect Officers, 7:30 pm
– Guest Speaker
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