Sussex County - Vernon - THE COLONEL HENRY RYERSON CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE 15th ANNUAL ROUND TABLE DINNER!!!

Register now for the dinner on May 21

THE COLONEL HENRY RYERSON
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE

Proudly Announces Its
15th ANNUAL ROUND TABLE DINNER!!!
Location: The Lamp Post Inn, 1601 County Road 565, Glenwood Road, Vernon, NJ (www.thelamppostinn.net – 973-875-9134)
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019, Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Come join the fun and enjoy a delicious dinner at The Lamp Post Inn in their private fireplace room! Relish the camaraderie of your fellow Civil War enthusiasts! Our special dinner guest speaker will be nationally renowned Bruce Chadwick, who will be talking about “The Civil War Goes to the Movies.” Mr. Chadwick spent 23 years as a journalist with the New York Daily News before earning a doctorate in American history at Rutgers University, where he now teaches, along with teaching at New Jersey City University. He is a professor, historian, lecturer, and author of over 28 books. His story will illuminate the impact that movies have made in our culture, providing a revealing and important account of the power of cinema to shape our understanding of historical truth.  

Ticket Donation: $30.00 (Advance Ticket Purchase Required).

 The buffet meal includes antipasto, tossed salad, bread, roasted potatoes, sautéed vegetables, chicken marsala, shaved top sirloin of beef, or creamy penne vodka. For dessert: apple crisp with vanilla ice cream, coffee, tea, soda.

Tickets can be purchased by making out the slip below and mailing it along with a check made out to the “Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table” to the address listed on the slip. Checks must be received by May 8th.

Tickets will be given out when you arrive at the dinner. Door prize and book raffle! Note: The dinner will take the place of the regular May Meeting.

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 PLEASE ENCLOSE CHECK AND SLIP AND MAIL TO: Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table, c/o Jeff Chandler, 11 Dales Crossing Road, Sussex, NJ 07461.
Location: 1601 County Rd 565, Sussex, NJ 07461, USA

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