Brett Bannor is the manager of Animal Collections at the Atlanta History Center. This interview is based on his new book, American Sheep: A Cultural History (University of Georgia Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write American Sheep? BB: […]
First Continental Congress
250 years ago today the First Continental Congress opened with prayer. What should we make of that?
On Thursday evening I was in Philadelphia to speak at an event, sponsored by Carpenter’s Hall, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Jacob DuchĂ©s prayer on the third day of the Continental Congress. I was joined by the clergy of Philadelphia’s […]
See you tonight in Philly!
Thursday, September 5th, 2024 from 5:30 to 7:00pm Held at the American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 The First Continental Congress took place in Carpenters’ Hall in fall 1774, with 56 delegates from 12 […]