April 15, 2023: 7 PM-Midnight
SILENT AUCTION Bid Early, Bid Often! |
Lincolnania Fine Art Jewelry Restaurant Certificates Historical Items Books and more! |
David J. Kent author of "Lincoln: The Fire of Genius" President of the LINCOLN GROUP OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Lincoln Society in Peekskill is pleased to announce that David Kent will be the keynote speaker at our 2023 Annual Dinner Dance on SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 Cocktail Hour 7:00 PM LIVE Music and Dancing with VINYL SIDING Band Silent Auction BUSINESS ATTIRE / BLACK TIE OPTIONAL Cortlandt Colonial Restaurant & Ballroom 5714 Albany Post Rd, Cortlandt, NY 10567 Mark your calendar now and plan to join us! |
2020 CHAMPION OF HISTORY: JOSEPH J. RYAN
2020 CHAMPION OF HISTORY RECIPIENT: JOSEPH J. RYAN Joseph J. Ryan is president of the LIVING HISTORY EDUCATION FOUNDATION. While serving as a well-respected social studies teacher at the Blue Mountain Middle School in the Hendrick Hudson School District, Joe Ryan organized a living history project in 1969 with a dozen students to re-enact the life of soldiers in the Revolutionary War. During the past 50 years, Joe Ryan has devoted his teaching and retirement years to bringing history alive for young students in the Hudson Valley area of New York State and beyond. His highly regarded curriculum states that: “The primary goal of the Living History Program is to provide a hands-on, experimental learning environment which fulfills the need for a creative approach to social studies.” Joe Ryan continues to be an inspirational educational leader, mentor, and innovator who is passionate about passing on the lessons of American history to future generations. |