The Mullica Hill library will host two lectures on topics from the Revolutionary War era.
The first will be on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m., with the second on Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m.
The first lecture will feature Jim Daly Segrave, also known as the Local History Geek. His lecture, “Revolutionary Brothers and Sisters,” will focus on sets of famous siblings during the era who were prominent on both sides of the war.
“Jim is an accomplished speaker, specializing in American history, with national experience leading lectures in person and virtually,” notes his website. “With deep family connections to the American Revolution, Civil War and World War I, he is passionate about connecting with audiences and making history come alive through engaging storytelling and interactive presentations.”
Segrave’s other lectures include, “Alexander Hamilton: American Colossus,” about the life and rise of the founding father; “Forgotten Patriots: Blacks and Native Americans in the Revolutionary War”; and “New Jersey: Crossroads of the Revolution,” which emphasizes how important the state was in the war.
In the second lecture, author Richard Wagner will discuss beer in Colonial Philadelphia. He’s a historian who has authored several books on beer, including, “Philadelphia Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Cradle of Liberty (American Palate).”
“Beginning in 1980, when he set out to visit all nine of Pennsylvania’s breweries that were still in business, the author’s path seems to have been one of total immersion,” notes Wagner’s Amazon bio. “Traveling throughout the state, he began to notice the hulking remains of long-gone breweries dotting the landscape and set out to create a photographic inventory of all standing brewery buildings in Pennsylvania.
“At this point he has visited well over 400 sites and found something to photograph at nearly half of them.”
Both lectures are free but require registration in advance on the Gloucester County Library System (GCLS) website. The Mullica Hill library is one of the system’s branches.
Both talks were made possible through the Rev250 grant from the New Jersey State Library, and funds went to the branch to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
