James Edward Oglethorpe: Georgia’s Founding Father
Sunday, November 4, 2018
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Smyrna Public Library, Meeting Room
Presenter: Dr. William P. Marchione
An examination of the life and career of one of the most interesting of America’s founding fathers, the British aristocrat who presided over the early stages of Georgia’s colonial history, who led the venture as much by force of personality as constituted authority. Soldier, scholar, diplomat, philanthropist, city planner, and visionary, Oglethorpe’s life and career, with its myriad twists and turns, is both fascinating and instructive, foreshadowing in many ways the complex history of the state he helped found.
The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library.
FREE ADMISSION
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