Patriot Homes: Houses That Witnessed the American Revolution
Patriot Homes: Houses that Witnessed the American Revolution
Wednesday, September 9 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Presented by Deborah Hershey
This is an in-person program, but you may register to access the live stream. The program is free! Please consider a donation to support future programs such as this. 100% of your donation goes to our mission. Thank you.
About the program
Join local historian and author Deborah Hershey for a fascinating presentation exploring the homes that remained standing and occupied during the American Revolution. Through historic photographs, stories, and period images, Deborah will highlight remarkable homes—including the home of John Elder (photo above) —and the people who lived through this pivotal chapter in our nation's history.
Her presentation is based on the book entitled Patriot Homes, written by Harrisburg Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), to which Deborah was a contributor. The book features 68 historic homes that survived the Revolutionary War. A limited number of copies of the book, originally published in 2012, will be available for purchase while supplies last.
Whether you're a history enthusiast, genealogy buff, or simply curious about the places that witnessed America's founding, this is a program you won't want to miss.
Bio
Deborah White Hershey has been researching her family lines since 1975 when she took a walking tour of Toronto and found a Scottish Shop. She had always been told by family, that she was descended from the Macleans of Duart, so she set out to prove the connection. Most of her research is in Central Pennsylvania, where many of her families resided. However, her family lines stretch back to 1635 when William Beardsley arrived in Massachusetts and 1682 when Richard Wall arrived in Philadelphia on the Bristol Factor 2nd voyage one of William Penn’s 46 ships that arrived in 1682 and 1683. Her eighth great grandmother, Sarah Shoemaker arrived in Philadelphia in 1686. Her son married Sarah Wall, granddaughter of Richard. Their home still stands and is open for tours in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania has awarded her First Family of Pennsylvania, Colony, and Commonwealth membership.
She has successfully completed 250+ applications or supplements for the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Revolution and Children of the American Revolution, Cincinnati Society, and numerous other lineage societies. She was awarded 2014 Outstanding Volunteer Genealogist for Pennsylvania by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
She has been doing a One-Name-Study since 2008, collecting data on the Duarts, Dewarts, and other variants of the world.
Deborah has a Certificate in Family History – Genealogy from Brigham Young University, has completed numerous courses in Genealogy provided by New England Historic Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society, and National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.