October 24, 2020 Virtual Commemoration

In 2020, without the flags, uniforms, and historic venues, the LMHA is virtually celebrating two of the most significant events in American and world history: (a) the first surrender of a British army in history, at Saratoga, NY, on October 17, 1777, which changed the course of the Revolutionary War; and (b) the second surrender of a British army at Yorktown, VA, on October 19, 1781, which effectively ended the hostilities. We honor three heroes of those events buried in Trinity Churchyard in Lower Manhattan.

Program

Introduction and Welcome

Ambrose Madison Richardson, President LMHA

Past President Sons of the Revolution of New York, City Council Proclamation

Geraldine Kaplan, Co-chairperson of the Committee to Save the Thomas Paine Memorial Building

Horatio Gates

Wesley M. Oler IV, President Sons of the American Revolution, First New York Continental Chapter. Independent Investment Consultant

Marinus Willett

James S. Kaplan, Chairman & Co-Founder LMHA, Lawyer, Author, and Tour Guide

Alexander Hamilton

Sergio Villavicencio, Vice President, The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society

Roundtable

Peter Feinman, President & Founder, Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education