Director of Library and Collections of the Missouri Historical Society Christopher Gordon Presentation

Christopher Gordon, Director of Library and Collections at the Missouri Historical Society will speak about the Voices From the Past: Letters Home From WW II, St. Louis.

Perspective on 1776 – the area we know as Wildwood wouldn’t be part of the new country for another 28 years. In 1776, the French fur trading post of St. Louis was only 12 years old. Over the years of the Revolutionary War, September was an active month. 1774 - 9/5-10/21: First Continental Congress in Philadelphia 1775 - 9/15: British occupy Manhattan, NY 9/16: Battle of Harlem Heights, NY 9/22: British execute Nathan Hale 1977 - 9/11: Battle of Brandywine, PA 9/19: Battle of Saratoga, NY 9/20-21: Battle of Paoli, PA