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posted by Jim Moyer 11/4/2018, updated 11/8/2018
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posted by Jim Moyer 11/4/2018, updated 11/8/2018, 11/12/2018, 9/20/2019, 9/22/2019, 10/29/19, 11/10/19
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2019 Annual Meeting Awards
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These Awards are given Annually.
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Vice President Stevan Resan (left) present the Outstanding Service Award to President David Grosso.
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David Grosso has been President of the French and Indian War Foundation for the last 4 years.
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This is a long overdue award for his service.
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Here is a list of some of the Awards over the past years.
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2019 Annual Meeting
Speaker Jason Cherry
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Sunday November 10, 2019 Sunday Afternoon
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Godfrey Miller Home – Woltz Pavilion
38 S Loudoun St
See location on this map
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Free Event, Light Fare and Wine Served
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Business meeting to begin at 2:15 pm.
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At 3 pm Jason Cherry will speak.
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The topic is on “William Trent and Fort Prince George“
based on Jason Cherry’s recent book:
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“Pittsburgh’s Lost Outpost: Captain Trent’s Fort”.
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Want to read the book? See link. Touch or Click to Enlarge picture of book.
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In the year 1754, before a young George Washington would set the world on fire, trader William Trent, son of William Trent of Trent’s Town at the Falls of the Delaware, and his hired volunteers would begin an outpost at the Forks of the Ohio. This would not only lay the foundation for the conflict known as the Seven Years War in Europe and the French and Indian War in the colonies, but also began the early remnants of the city we know today as Pittsburgh. In his book, Pittsburgh’s Lost Outpost: Captain Trent’s Fort, author Jason Cherry reveals new details about Trent’s foray at the frontier of the English colonies and pieces together Trent’s eventual role in American history.
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SEE MORE INFO AT williamtrenthouse.org.
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About Jason Cherry —
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A native of Butler, Pennsylvania and 2002 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Jason Cherry has reenacted the French and Indian War for almost 30 years portraying the group of volunteers hired under William Trent Jr in 1754, a unit known as Captain William Trent’s Company. He also has conducted several speaking engagements over the last 15 years on George Washington’s role on Western Pennsylvania in 1753 and 1753. He works as an Assistant Group Supervisor for Stepping Stones Children’s Center in Gibsonia, PA and reenacts with his wife Emily and his two beautiful daughters Penny and Charlotte.
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See his website –
https://www.jasonacherry.com/
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Here is just a part of the story you will hear:
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They’re coming.
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The French.
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Ensign Edward Ward who is in charge of Fort Prince George (named after the future King George III) is about to find no help.
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4 days before the attack Ward sees a letter written by Indian Trader John Davison warning of the French approach.
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No help from his Captain
Captain Trent is currently at Wills Creek ( future Fort Cumberland, King George II’s 3rd son, known as the Butcher of Culloden)
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No help from his Lieutenant
Lieutenant Fraser currently at Turtle Creek (near the site of the future Braddock Expedition disaster).
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In fact Ward quotes Fraser saying .
Fraser agreed that the French were likely to attack “but said what can we do in the affair,” complaining that he had a “shilling to loose for a Penny he should gain by his Commission at that time, And that he had Business which ⟨he⟩ could not settle under Six Days with his Partner”
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Deposition made by Ensign Ward
https://archive.org/stream/historyofcolonel00darl#page/40/mode/2up
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Ward goes back to the fort to face his fate.
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They’re coming.
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We hope you do too, to hear this story.
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Ultimately this is why GW had to build Fort Loudoun in Winchester VA.
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See more details above.
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2018 Annual Meeting
written by Jim Moyer 11/12/2018
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A Thank You to “Yesterday.”
For all those at the Annual Meeting of the French and Indian War Foundation.
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To Stevan Resan
For your talk on the Well, which still exists, from the efforts of a miner and well digger hired by Colonel George Washington. We want your Slide Show File !!!!
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Annual Awards:
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Leo Bernstein award to Judy Kay Schroer.
For her accounting for tax free status, and other work for this French and Indian War Foundation.
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Judge Woltz award to Glenn Williams.
for his historical works on Lord Dunmore’s War, and Year of the Hangman: George Washington’s Campaign against the Iroquois. And we thank him very much for coming to the annual meeting yesterday, https://www.virginiahistory.org/node/2431
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Ft. Loudoun award to Tony Elar Jr.
For extending the work begun under Norman Baker to show the Fort’s footprint on the ground, on the sideway and the street for passersby to see how massively fat the wall were. He and President David Grosso of the Foundation are working with State and City Officials on that. Also an extra thank you to Tony for creating and guiding us in the George Mercer Company of the VA Regiment under Col George Washington
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Outstanding Service to Chuck & Beverly Veatch.
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Plaque to Kendra Tolley, who has worked with the Foundation for years putting out notices and newsletters and for her work lately with Patrick Murphy the Foundation’s liason for the newsletter.
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We don’t have enough awards.
Because in our audience were many who have helped in the Cause of History, preserving the memory, the fight against America’s Amnesia !!!
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Thanks to Marc Robinson for being in a Continental Soldier Uniform and who is also on the Foundation Board and who also is on the James Wood chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Thanks to Eric Robinson for showing up in his Virginia Regiment uniform as part of the Captain George Mercer Company and for his interest and knowledge of history.
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Thanks to Scott Straub.
He Captained the creation of the Fort Loudoun Sign which he still maintains to this day. He has also done excellent research on the miner hired by Colonel George Washington to dig and blast the Well in 1756-1758.
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Thanks to Eric Cherry
He is working with me creating pictures to visualize the stories we are researching, and for his recently having one of this pictures to be selected by Peter Stark in his book, Young Washington, who recently gave a talk at Handley Library Tuesday, Sept 30, 2018.
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Finally Thanks again to French and Indian War Foundation President David Grosso for organizing the meeting, for working on the Fort’s imprint with Tony Elar Jr, for working with Stevan Resan in connecting with Belle Grove.
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And I do not know who organized the hors d’oeuvres and drinks and refreshments but thank YOU !!!!
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More Stories including the Annual Meeting’s speaker on The Well:
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http://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/news-and-stories-blog?fbclid=IwAR0cclkGg0geued4BKR-ki5xliEcuo9xLMaTw1sAnKpOIm9_SU1jgjFBMG8
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Annual Meeting
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http://frenchandindianwarfoundation.org/event/annual-meeting-12-november-2017/?instance_id=2578
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Below was the invite to the Public and about the featured speaker and the subject of the speech:
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All annual meetings are open to the public.
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Stevan Resan will be speaking about The Well dug and blasted by George Washington’s men, 1756 to 1758, which still exists to this day.
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Click on image to enlarge.
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Brochure in this link:
AnnualMeeting2018Invite
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16th Annual Meeting
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French and Indian War Foundation
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Sunday November 11th, 2018
2pm to 4pm .
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See the speaker at this event, Stevan Resan, on May 31, 2013, drill a hole through 1930s cement
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First time for human eyes to look inside this well for about 80 years: May 31, 2013. Then on July 25 Thursday 2013, a camera went below the water in the well and found sediment built up 75 feet down. The Well is recorded by Washington and his men to have been blasted down to 103 feet.
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Godfrey Miller Home – Woltz Pavilion
38 S Loudoun St
See location on this map
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See brochure mailed out:
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Free Event, Light Fare and Wine Served
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Annual Awards: Leo Bernstein award to Judy Kay Schroer.
Judge Woltz award to Glenn Williams.
Ft. Loudoun award to Tony Elar.
Outstanding Service to Chuck and Beverly Veatch.
Plaque to Kendra Tolley, wording by Pat Murphy.
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July 25 Thursday 2013, a camera went below the water in the well and found sediment built up 75 feet down. The Well is recorded by Washington and his men to have been blasted down to 103 feet.
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2017 Annual Meeting
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15th Annual Meeting
French and Indian War Foundation
Sunday November 12th, 2017
2pm to 4pm
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Godfrey Miller Home – Woltz Pavilion
38 S Loudoun St
See location on this map
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Free Event, Light Fare and Wine Served
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2017 Annual Meeting
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15th Annual Meeting
French and Indian War Foundation
Sunday November 12th, 2017
2pm to 4pm
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Godfrey Miller Home – Woltz Pavilion
38 S Loudoun St
See location on this map
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Free Event, Light Fare and Wine Served
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215pm Business Meeting of Awards
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3pm Speaker Robert Ambrose
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Click on picture to enlarge.
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For more information call 540-678-1743 or email fiwf.dsg@comcast.net
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About our speaker, Mr Robert Ambrose
Mr Robert Ambrose works for the Maryland Park Service. In 8 years of service he has been both a historical interpreter at Fort Frederick in Maryland, as well and Ranger at Cunningham Fall, Gambrill and Fort Frederick State Parks.
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Mr Ambrose is a graduate of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science.
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He has been involved in living history for 21 years during which time he has portrayed soldiers from the French and Indian War, American Revolutions, War of 1812, Indian Wars of the 1870s, and the Spanish American War.
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In addition he has done interpretation on African American Subjects and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Mr Ambrose lives in Berkeley Springs, WV with his wife and three sons.
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Fort Frederick MD will be the subject of our 2017 Annual Meeting.
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Officers
President David S Grosson
Vice President Steve Rean
Secretary Tay Rafter
Treasurer Jim Shipp
Historian Norman Mailer
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Board of Directors
Barbara Caballero
Carl Ekberg
Tony Elar Jr
Peter Merkel
Patrick Murphy
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2016 Annual Meeting
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We Invite You to Attend the
French and Indian War Foundation’s
Annual Meeting
Sunday, November 6, 2016
2pm-4pm
Godfrey Miller Home
Judge Woltz room
28 South Loudoun Street, Downtown Winchester VA
Free Event, All Are Welcome
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Speaker is John Adamson
Subject of talk?
Kentucky Long Rifles and
the role they played in frontier America
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Short Bio of John Adamson
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Mr. Adamson is a native Virginian having grown up in Arlington County. He attended Virginia Tech where he graduated with a B.S. in Statistics and later received an MBA from the University of Richmond.
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During his career with C&P and Bell Atlantic/Verizon, John has lived at various times in Richmond, Culpeper and Fairfax County. On his retirement in 1998 he relocated with his wife Barbara to Strasburg, VA. The Adamson’s have two grown children, a son and daughter, and three grandchildren.
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John has long had an interest in history in general, military history in particular, and especially that of the Kentucky long rifle.
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Since arriving in Shenandoah County John has cultivated an interest in Shenandoah County history, local architecture and the material culture of the Shenandoah Valley. He has been very active in the Shenandoah Valley community serving on numerous boards and advisory committees of area historic organizations.
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In his “free time”, John is an active member and past president of the Strasburg Rotary Club and enjoys fishing for smallmouth bass in the North Fork of the Shenandoah R. from his canoe.
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Picture and caption From Thursday April 28, 2016 issue of Northern VA Daily
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Items of interest to the topic of
Kentucky Long Rifles:
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Okay, its Wikipedia but we put this link here
as a launching point for more discovery.
And Wikipedia links normally don’t disappear. 🙂
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_rifle
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2015 Annual Meeting
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
2pm-4pm
Godfrey Miller Home
28 South Loudoun Street, Downtown Winchester VA
Free Event, All Are Welcome
Refreshments Served
2:00 – Business Meeting
followed by Awards
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To read the Winchester Star article above,
published 16 November 2015,
left click to enlarge.
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3pm – Speaker Dr Carl Ekberg
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Our Man of the French. This is worth the visit.
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Our originally scheduled speaker had an unexpected event come up and will not be able to appear.
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He is an expert on Andrew Montour, so we hope to have him appear at a future event for the French and Indian War Foundation
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Bill Hunt
on Andrew Montour
See link on Bill Hunt presentation at Ashby’s Fort
Other links on Bill Hunt’s presentation of Andrew Montour
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2014 Annual Meeting
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See Winchester Star Article on 13th Annual Meeting November 16, 2014
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Speaker Mr. Paul R. Misencik, author of
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“George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison“
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Mr. Paul R. Misencik, whose book just released is
“George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison“,
will be speaking at the Annual Meeting
2PM Nov 16 2014 Sunday
At Godfrey Miller Home 28 S Loudoun St.
on the Old Town walking mall Winchester VA.
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Click on screen below for list of awards needing
suggested nominees by Aug 31, 2014.
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This article is from the Winchester Star
17 November 2014 the 13th Annual Meeting
of the French and Indian War Foundation
Click on each page of article. Click again to enlarge.
Wednesday November 19, 2014 column by Adrian O’Connor in the Winchester Star about the 13th Annual Meeting
13TH Annual Meeting
of French and Indian War Foundation
Sunday, November 16 2014
2pm to 4pm
215pm Business Meeting and Award
3pm Speaker Mr. Paul R. Misencik,
author of
“George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison“,
At Godfrey Miller Home at Woltz Pavilion
28 S Loudoun St.
on the Old Town walking mall Winchester VA.
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This is only a small part of the story of Chief Half King
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You will hear a story about the Chief Half King
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Incident: May 28,1754
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Did the Chief Half King tomahawk the skull of French Officer Jumonville when he was a wounded prisoner — in front of Washington?
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And why did Washington sign his name to a French document calling Washington an “assassin” ?
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There were many accounts of this.
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George Washington’s letters
see 11th paragraph 29 May 1754 Washington letter to Dinwiddie
31 May 1754 Washington letter to John Augustine
29 May 1754 Washington letter to Joshua Fry
Click Next Page of this story in Washington’s Diary
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Adam Stephen’s account
John Shaw – not an eye witness
Monceau’s account
Lt Joseph-Gaspard Chaussegros de Lery records Contrecour’s recital of Denis Kaninguen‘s testimony