Ancestors & Genealogy, News, Public, Sons Speaker Series |
Dr. Emily Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary. She was a consulting curator for exhibitions marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration at the Museum of the American Revolution and Historic Trappe. She is the author … Read more
Scholarship & Articles, Sons Speaker Series |
Dr. Joseph Foster is assistant professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. He has been a speaker in the Society’s Sons Speaker Series, talking to us about “The Changing Face of Philadelphia, 1775-1780. Here, in an original article for the PSSR website and newsletter, Dr. Foster discusses Shays Rebellion, a … Read more
News, Public, Sons Speaker Series |
The Society hosted popular historian Jim Segrave-Day at Historic Waynesborough on January 27, 2026, for a lecture on how the 1777-1778 Valley Forge encampment molded a loosely organized Continental Army into a disciplined and effective fighting force capable of winning the Revolutionary War. Segrave-Daly, who is from Havertown and speaks widely on historical topics, … Read more