ONCE UPON A TIME IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA Presented by Marc Newman Saturday, October 5, 2002 10:30 A.M. Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 ONCE UPON A TIME IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA will emphasize the importance of Villages and Towns such as Walden and Maybrook and their impact on both the National and State levels. Discussion will center on both the Economic as well as Social importance of both Villages in 19th and 20th century America. Marc will have copies of his book Walden and Maybrook available for purchase that he will sign. He will also bring numerous artifacts. Along with this there will be some entertainment that reflects part of the history of the villages. Off-beat historical information will be presented that is both entertaining and highly unusual that will make the day enjoyable and unforgettable. ABOUT OUR SPEAKER Marc Newman is a Research Historian who has been involved in historical research for almost 50 years. Most of this research deals with the History of the United States with specialization on the American Revolution, the Ante-Bellum Era 1850-1861 and the Old West regarding Lawmen and Outlaw History. Mr. Newman has been Chair-Supervisor of History for grades 7-12, while giving numerous presentations to students in the Elementary grades 3-6. Recently retired from 33 years of teaching, he has been Adjunct Professor at SUNY New Paltz, but spends a great deal of time working on numerous literary works, books, newspaper articles, magazine articles, documentary articles and visuals, journal articles and has developed/created 10 historical playing card decks of which his latest, BATTLE FLAGS of the Civil War and UNIFORMS of the Civil War will be forthcoming for pre-Christmas sales. He has been an active speaker and presenter in numerous counties and for many organizations including t! ! he National Council of Social Studies as well as the New York State Council for the Social Studies. His latest text is WALDEN & MAYBROOK and is working on a new series of playing cards as well as another book. These literary works will be marketed for sale in 2003. He is probably best known through portions of Orange County as GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY which he portrays for the Village of Montgomery each year and by the time of this program will have made his annual appearance September 7th, 2002 on General Montgomery Day. 9:00 A.M. Monthly Business Meeting 10:30 A.M. Program Research Room will be open following the program from Noon to 4:00 P.M. Questions or additional information: Marilyn Terry 845-562-2749 [email protected] THIS MEETING AND PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC