Presented by William & Elizabeth Hallett
The talk will focus on some participants from Newburyport and their experiences in the famous July 1863 Civil Ear battle that took place in Pennsylvania and also the events of that small town in 2013 on the 150th anniversary. Included in the program will be a section on clothing worn by people of the time.
William Hallett is the author of the book Newburyport and the civil War. Elizabeth Hallett operates a sewing business for period correct clothing, www.Threadneedlealley.com . The Halletts also periodically host walking tours: Footsteps of Heroes: Civil War Walking Tour of Newburyport
Sunday Feb 9, 2014
Sunday, February 9
2:00pm
Free
Printed courtesy of www.newburyportchamber.org – Contact the The Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry INC. for more information.
112 Parker Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 – (978) 462-6680 – info@newburyportchamber.org