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The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host its first Coffee Hour of the 2025 season at 10 a.m., March 13, with a talk by Dr. Christopher Pearl, faculty member of Lycoming College.
According to a news release, he will be speaking on his recently-published book Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution (The Revolutionary Age).
On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independence. Known as the "Pine Creek Declaration of Independence," this document was drafted by the Fair Play Men and of course, is overshadowed by the Declaration of Independence drafted in Philadelphia on the same date.
"Guests will enjoy this fascinating segment of history," the news release said.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
The lecture will be held in the Community Room of the Taber Museum and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served.
The museum is located at 858 W. Fourth St., Williamsport.
There is ample parking behind the museum as well as on the street.
For further information about the museum, please visit its website at www.tabermuseum.org or call 570-326-3326.