As ESU Happy Hours continue to salute America’s 250th birthday, we turn to the great state of Connecticut. By the mid-to-late 1700’s, western Connecticut had developed as a quiet, agricultural “backwater,” landlocked and insulated from the politics and secessionist turmoil of the big colonial cities. Nevertheless, during the Revolutionary War, Connecticut earned the nickname “The Provisions […]
Join the ESU Seattle Branch for an open bar, heavy appetizers, and good company at a Seattle member home. See your newsletter for details or email seattle@esuus.org for more information, including the location — welcome!
Join us for a performance of Shakespeare’s famous play, celebrated for its complex protagonist and exploration of human consciousness. Afterwards, join us just around the corner for a no-host gathering at the Washington Athletic Club. Convenient and secure parking available in the WAC garage. $25 special group rate. Email Lori Ann Reinhall at lareinhall@hotmail.com or […]
Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American pioneer, trailblazer, outdoorsman, revolutionary, and adventurer whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. The story of the early settlement of Kentucky is well documented, and Daniel Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. […]
Join the ESU Seattle Branch for an open bar, heavy appetizers, and good company at a Seattle member home. See your newsletter for details or email seattle@esuus.org for more information, including the location — welcome!
Philadelphia, PA., America’s first capital, held a pivotal role as the cradle of American democracy. When George Washington took the oath of office in 1789, Philadelphia had the largest free and literate community of Africans in the entire British Atlantic. This community raised families, built institutions, created opportunities for self-emancipated Africans to continue north, fought for equal rights, and they participated in public […]
