I want to let you know about two history lectures that are coming up this month.
On Wednesday, May 16, at Primitive Hall in West Marlborough, three clock experts, including Hall board member Wendy Cooper, will tell the saga of Joseph Pennock's spectacular eighteenth-century tall clock, which has just returned to its original home at the Hall. The clock's movement was made by George Crow of Wilmington and its walnut case was crafted locally. Reception is at 6 p.m., with the lecture to follow at 7; tickets are $35. Email primitivehalltours@gmail.com for more information. (Full disclosure: I'm on the Primitive Hall Foundation's board of trustees.)
On Tuesday, May 22, the Kennett Township Historical Commission will present its annual history lecture, this year entitled "That's a Fine Horse, I Think I'll Take Him." Quaker historian Christopher Densmore will discuss how local Friends suffered because of their religious beliefs during the Revolutionary War. The free public lecture will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the Kennett Township building, 801 Burrows Run Road, Chadds Ford.
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