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Events and Programs, 2009 - 2010

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Wednesday, September 16, Edgeworth Club
Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann and My Book on "Fallingwater" Franklin Toker, Professor of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
5:30 p.m. - Cash Bar
6:15 p.m. - Dinner - $35 per person, reservations required (details to follow)
7:30 p.m. - Lecture

Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m., Old Sewickley Post Office
The Western Pennsylvania Frontier and the American Indian
Michael Tomana, Historian

Wednesday, November 18, 7:00 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Sewickley, Ansby Hall
Willis Shook, Sewickley Resident and Founder of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Jacqueline Felix Fisher, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Willis D. Shook, III, M.D., Grandson of Willis Shook

February 2010, Sewickley Heights History Center
An Exhibition of Vintage Clothing
Details to be announced.

Saturday, March 20, 11:00 a.m., Depreciation Lands Museum
A Docent-Guided Tour of the Depreciation Lands Museum
Meet at the Old Sewickley Post Office at 10:30 a.m. to carpool to the museum, 4743 Pioneer Road, Allison Park, PA 15105. Optional Dutch-treat lunch to follow at a location to be announced.

Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Old Sewickley Post Office
Landing Ship, Tank: The Construction of LSTs at Neville Island during World War II
Denis Galterio, Historian

Wednesday, May 19, 6:00 p.m., Old Sewickley Post Office
Dedication of the Marker in Memory of Captain Frederick Way, Jr., in Park Place
Annual Meeting
The dedication will be followed by a reception at the Old Sewickley Post Office, the SVHS Annual Meeting and an informal program featuring B. G. Shields, members of Capt. Wayís family and Rick Sebak of WQED

Friday & Saturday, June 11 & 12, State College, PA
Visit State College, Lemont and Bellefonte, PA, with B. G. Shields
Meet at the Old Sewickley Post Office at 3:00 p.m. on Friday to drive to the Hampton Inn in State College. On Saturday, tour Lemont and Bellefonte. Return to Sewickley on Saturday evening.