7pm start – July 22nd CLICK ON LINK at the bottom of the page
As America commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and we Brits mark the start of the American War of Indepedence … a timely talk, by Avellina Balestri.
Figures such as John Hampden were inspired the American Revolutionaries in the 1770s. In some cases, the Americans went further and reimagined them. Inevitably, there was push-back by the Loyalists who supported King George III.
Avellina intends to also explores the religious ethos of the Reformed Churches of England and Scotland whose influence upon colonial America is undisputed, especially when it comes to the Puritan settlements in the northern colonies. The talk iwill include some excerpts from the speaker’s historical fiction, “All Ye That Pass By,” where characters discuss their perceptions of Hampden, Rutherford, Brooke, Cromwell, etc., showing how they came to be treasured in the 18th century.
Avellina Balestri is a Catholic author, editor, speaker, musician, and historian based in the scenic Pennsylvania-Maryland (Penn-Mar) borderlands, nearby the Gettysburg Battlefield and the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Her Italian-American heritage is in synergy with her passion for spirituality and the arts.
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