Mark your calendars and join us at the Davies Memorial Library in Waterford for our Discussion Series:

Seminal Statements of American Values -beginning August 22nd at 6:30

Founding documents and landmark speeches help us to understand America’s operating principles and values – what they mean, how well we practice what we preach, and what relationship words have to action in good times and bad. Join us as Alan Berolzheimer leads us in discussion about five of the most pivotal speeches and documents in American history.

Declaration of Independence- August 22nd at 6:30
Constitution of the United States- September 9th at 6:30
Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address- October 4th at 6:30
FDR, The Four Freedoms- October 24th at 6:30
Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream- November 8th at 6:30

Documents will be available to the public two weeks prior to each program. If you would like to reserve copies please contact the library. Programs will begin with a brief historical background of each document followed by group discussion of the relevance of each in today’s world.

This discussion series is free and open to the public and is made possible with grant funding through the Vermont Humanities Council.

Alan Berolzheimer has directed the book publishing program of the Vermont Historical Society since 1998. He is also the project historian and assistant director of The Flow of History, a Teaching American History program providing professional development activities to Vermont teachers. Alan received a Ph.D. in 20th-century U.S. History from the University of Virginia in 1996.

The Davies Memorial Library is located in Lower Waterford, VT across from the Rabbit Hill Inn.

For more information or to reserve materials, contact Jen D’Agostino at 802.748.4609 or davieslibraryvt@gmail.com