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Introduction: Dear fellow history enthusiasts! I am the village historian of Dobbs Ferry and a trustee of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society. In the photo my wife Linda and I are standing next to a great fife and drum trio on Road to Freedom Day in Dobbs Ferry.
What is your idea of a perfect history meetup? (Feel free to mention more than one idea.): The visits you have arranged to the John Jay House and Thomas Paine's House are perfect history meetups. You are cordially invited to join us on Road to Freedom Day 2008 in Dobbs Ferry (Sunday Aug 17). The photo was taken on RTF Day 2007 (Aug 19)
What areas or kinds of history are you especially interested in?: Please visit www.VillageHistorian.org for more information.

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“ Richard, thanks for the information about Lincoln. His analogy of the snake in with the children was shrewdly cast, but the history of the 1787 Convention and of the colonies suggests that slavery itself was to some of the framers almost one of the "children". I recently became more aware of the difficulties Lincoln had in satisfying some supporters who were more abolitionist than he. You may wish to read my 3/26 blog post at http://americanhistoryorsomeofit.blog...

Cheers,

Nate ”

—natelevin (Apr 17, 2008 9:54 AM)
“ Richard, thanks for your commentary on David's lecture. To continue the conversation a bit, what do you make of Stewart's point, expressed rather indirectly, that the Constitution embodied a morally repugnant though probably necessary accommodation to the institution of slavery? How did Lincoln's veneration for the framers coexist with his opposition to slavery? ”

—natelevin (Apr 16, 2008 9:48 AM)
“ Great photo, Rich! We're glad to have you as a member! You may want to check out the History Book Club that meets in Manhattan. And other members, I think you'll like Rich's website...interesting material about Washington's march from the NY area to VA to defeat the British at Yorktown. ”

—natelevin (Mar 03, 2008 10:02 AM)

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