Hi all: We, at the Burlington County Historical Society are celebrating Captain James Lawrence's 225th birthday on the First of October 2006 to kick off "Don't give up the Ship" month here. Captain Lawrence's birthplace is one of the Historic houses on our property in the City of Burlington, New Jersey. There will be a birthday cake and a ceremony to honor Lawrence, with a character interpreter portraying Lawrence that day. We will also have a ship model contest which is open to model ships of all types and periods. There will be a judging of the models and awards given and we would hope to be able to have the ships on exhibit for the full month of October. There will be other activities that month at our facilities such as a reunion of crew members of the Vietnam Era Destroyer named the Lawrence. We are trying to get the word out and any help you can give us in this regard would be greatly appreciated. Jeffrey Macechak Education Director Burlington County Historical Society 609-386-4773 Ext. 11 Fax: 609-386-4828 bchsnj@earthlink.net