ARRT-Richmond Stalwarts Tour Trenton, NJ

Several members and friends of the ARRT-Richmond gathered in Trenton, NJ on December 8-9, 2012. Braving the damp weather, we toured The Old Barracks in Trenton and then headed to Washington's Crossing to tour the visitors' center and see the Swan Collection.

On Sunday, Bill Welsch treated us to an overview of the two battles of Trenton, taking us to several of the landmarks in town. After that, it was off once again, in an increasingly chilly rain, to Washington's Crossing to view the rehearsal for the reenactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware.

In the end, it was fortuitous that we got to see the rehearsal as the actual crossing reenactment was scrubbed due to high water. Here are links to two articles, one from the Wall Street Journal and one from Lehigh Valley Live.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324024004578171211054200592.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLE_Video_Top#articleTabs%3Dcomments

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/12/high_water_dampens_re-enactmen.html

Proposed Dues Increase

As required by Article X of our bylaws, any amendments must be announced at a meeting and acted upon at the next meeting. Additionally, the membership must be notified via email of the impending changes and they are being posted on our web site. At the November meeting, the board proposed a dues increase to $20 per year, from the current $15, with $5 being designated for our approved preservation cause. This would replace the “passing of the hat.” Additionally, new members joining as of September in any year will pay $15 dues, with $5 going to the preservation fund. This is an increase from $9 and applies only to new members and not to current members who have not paid their yearly tariff. 

The board recommended, and the membership generally seemed to support, Battersea as the recipient of our current funds and those raised in 2013. But no action will be taken on this until after the motion is decided in January. 

We will discuss and vote on both of these amendments at the January meeting.

Barrett Farm House, Concord, MA

The 300-year-old Barrett Farm House and its surrounding farm have been restored and added to Minute Man Historical Park in Massachusetts, bringing to the park a Revolutionary War landmark. Thanks to John Maass for sending this to us.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2012/11/farm-dating-revolutionary-war-added-minute-man-national-historical-park-massachusetts10800

Fort John Moore Restoration

The Friends of Valley Forge are attempting to restore Fort John Moore, one of the redoubts from the encampment. For details: http://www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/fortify.shtml?utm_source=jhb+-+enews+2012-10-25&utm_campaign=Sept+26+2012&utm_medium=email

SCAR Round Table and Corps of Discovery: January 12-13, 2013

January 12, 2013: SCAR Round Table at The Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street, Charleston, SC. For more information: http://www.southerncampaign.org/roundtables/

January 13, 2013: SCAR Corps of Discovery, Revolutionary War Sites East of the Cooper River. For more information: http://www.southerncampaign.org/corps-of-discovery/

Next Meeting: January 16, 2013

Patrick Henry--In person, Bill Young

The meeting will be held in the Westhampton Room, Heilman Center (dining hall--building 34 on the campus map), University of Richmond, at 6:30 p.m. with dinner available for purchase in the dining hall beginning at 5:30 p.m.

University of Richmond campus map:
http://www.richmond.edu/about/directions/campusmap.pdf

Battersea Plantation

At the November meeting it was proposed that Battersea receive our collected preservation fund at the end of 2013. Here is a link to information regarding this historic site:
http://batterseafound.org/