Speaker Series | Secrets of The City of Portsmouth

Name: Speaker Series | Secrets of The City of Portsmouth
Start: 2024-12-14T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-14T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 206 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704-3720, United States

Schedule

Sat Dec 14 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

206 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704-3720, United States | Portsmouth, VA

Think you know Portsmouth? A city with such a long and fascinating history is sure to have secrets, and our 2024 Speaker Series – code name “Secrets of Portsmouth” – is set to reveal a few of them! Off the record, of course. All events in this series are free, and open to the public.
The featured speaker for this fourth and final installment is Mr. Gregory Eatroff, Curator, Portsmouth Public Library, Local History.
Mr. Eatroff will reveal details about: Mr. James Fayette, black patriot, double agent and Portsmouth resident; the Portsmouth station of the Underground Railroad; the secret plans for the CSS Virginia; and much more!
Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wMiVs
This is the final installment of this series, so mark your calendar now:
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝟰 | 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Mr. Gregory Eatroff, Curator at the Portsmouth Public Library, Local History & Avid Student of History
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 2-3 PM