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Free public lecture about Lafayette on Oct. 19

 

October 5, 2011

FOR RELEASE AT WILL 

Journalist and historian Marc Leepson will give a talk at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at York Hall about his latest book, "Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General."

The book, Leepson's seventh, is a concise biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, the renowned Frenchman who commanded a division of Continental Army troops at the Battle of Yorktown.

Leepson's book, published by Palgrave Macmillan this spring in its World Generals Series, was chosen as a Military History Book Club Selection. This "concise biography concentrates on Lafayette's military and diplomatic accomplishments during the American and French Revolutions," Publishers Weekly said in its review of the book. "Drawing from a number of historical sources, including Lafayette's own memoirs, Leepson gives this most restless man an affectionate and engrossing portrait."

Leepson's other books include Desperate Engagement, a history of the Civil War Battle of Monocacy; Flag: An American Biography, a history of the Stars and Stripes from the beginnings to today; and Saving Monticello, a complete history of Thomas Jefferson's house. Leepson lives in Loudoun County, Virginia, and teaches U.S. history at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton.

Tickets are not required, however seating is limited. Complimentary refreshments will be served and copies of the book may be purchased and signed by Leepson immediately following the presentation. The lecture is sponsored by the York County Historical  Committee. For more information, call (757) 890-3508.

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October 5, 2011

FOR RELEASE AT WILL

 

York County offices will adhere to this schedule for the Veterans Day holiday on Friday, Nov. 11:

 

 

All Government Offices	closed
All Courts	closed
Libraries	closed
York-Poquoson Social Services	closed
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service in York County	open

 

Collection of garbage and recyclables will not be affected by the holiday. Residents are reminded to place their garbage and recyclables at the roadside by 7 a.m. as collection takes place earlier on holidays due to there being less traffic on the roadways. The compost facility and transfer station located on Goodwin Neck Road will be open; however, the administrative offices of the Waste Management Center will be closed. 

 

For more information about the Veteran's Day office closing schedule, call the Public Information Office at 890-3300.

 

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County offices to close for Veteran's Day