| The Great Commoner Volume 9, No. 1 thaddeusstevenssociety.com Spring 2007 |
The Society on April 4 donated
$1,000 towards the erection of
the first time ever statue of
Thaddeus Stevens at the
Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology. The donation was
made as part of Stevens’s
215th birthday observance, which
included a production of
Thaddeus Stevens, The Play at
Gettysburg College, a lecture by
University of Oregon professor
Garrett Epps about Stevens and
the 14th Amendment, the
traditional graveside ceremony
$1,000 towards the erection of
the first time ever statue of
Thaddeus Stevens at the
Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology. The donation was
made as part of Stevens’s
215th birthday observance, which
included a production of
Thaddeus Stevens, The Play at
Gettysburg College, a lecture by
University of Oregon professor
Garrett Epps about Stevens and
the 14th Amendment, the
traditional graveside ceremony
and a dinner afterwards.
The Society is donating half of
the membership dues for 2007
to the statue project along with
additional donation made by the
following members: Sylvia
Gadient, Johnny Dague, Sam B.
Biasucci, Alex Munro, Joyce
Godwin, Carolyn Quadarella,
Beverly Palmer, Brenda
Alexander, Terry Hatch, Sally
Nungesser, Jean K. Weglarz,
Donald Rhoads, Ross Hetrick.
Thank you all very much.
The Society is donating half of
the membership dues for 2007
to the statue project along with
additional donation made by the
following members: Sylvia
Gadient, Johnny Dague, Sam B.
Biasucci, Alex Munro, Joyce
Godwin, Carolyn Quadarella,
Beverly Palmer, Brenda
Alexander, Terry Hatch, Sally
Nungesser, Jean K. Weglarz,
Donald Rhoads, Ross Hetrick.
Thank you all very much.
Thaddeus Stevens Society Donates $1,000 To Statue Project
Professor Garrett Epps in
front of Thaddeus Stevens's
Grave in Lancaster
front of Thaddeus Stevens's
Grave in Lancaster
Society To Meet June 2 in Lancaster
The Thaddeus Stevens Society will meet on Saturday, June 2,
at 11 a.m. at the Lancaster Preservation Trust, 123 N. Prince
Street, Lancaster. Tim Smedick, director of the Trust, will
give an update on the restoration of the Thaddeus Stevens
and Lydia Hamilton Smith houses in Lancaster. This will be
followed by a business meeting at Carr’s Restaurant, 50
W. Grant Street, where officers for the coming year will be
elected. For a ride to the meeting from the Gettysburg area,
contact Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227.
With many of the issues involving the Lancaster Convention
Center now resolved, actual work has begun on the historic
sites. The Trust has also established a new website at http:
//hptrust.org/ssmith/index.htm and has hired Gail E. Tomlinson
to be the director of the project. For more information on
Tomlinson, please click on this link: http://local.lancasteronline.
com/4/203859
at 11 a.m. at the Lancaster Preservation Trust, 123 N. Prince
Street, Lancaster. Tim Smedick, director of the Trust, will
give an update on the restoration of the Thaddeus Stevens
and Lydia Hamilton Smith houses in Lancaster. This will be
followed by a business meeting at Carr’s Restaurant, 50
W. Grant Street, where officers for the coming year will be
elected. For a ride to the meeting from the Gettysburg area,
contact Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227.
With many of the issues involving the Lancaster Convention
Center now resolved, actual work has begun on the historic
sites. The Trust has also established a new website at http:
//hptrust.org/ssmith/index.htm and has hired Gail E. Tomlinson
to be the director of the project. For more information on
Tomlinson, please click on this link: http://local.lancasteronline.
com/4/203859
You can see the fabulous Thaddeus Stevens,
The Play on ACTV, channel 10, on Tuesday,
May 15, at 3 p.m.; Thursday, May 17 at 9 p.m.
and Sunday, May 20, at 9 p.m. ACTV is on
channel 10 on Comcast cable in Adams County.
The Play on ACTV, channel 10, on Tuesday,
May 15, at 3 p.m.; Thursday, May 17 at 9 p.m.
and Sunday, May 20, at 9 p.m. ACTV is on
channel 10 on Comcast cable in Adams County.
Get Your Thad Shirt and Cup
Show your Stevens pride with our new Thad T
shirt and mug. Just click on these links:
Thad Cup Thad Shirt
The Society also receives 7 percent of each sale.
shirt and mug. Just click on these links:
Thad Cup Thad Shirt
The Society also receives 7 percent of each sale.
The Society will be staffing the blacksmith shop
at Caledonia State Park during the summer and
the Stevens exhibit at the Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology during its academic year.
The blacksmith shop will be open from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. on Sundays while the Stevens exhibit will
open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. If you
are interested in helping on these projects, please
call Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227.
at Caledonia State Park during the summer and
the Stevens exhibit at the Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology during its academic year.
The blacksmith shop will be open from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. on Sundays while the Stevens exhibit will
open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. If you
are interested in helping on these projects, please
call Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227.
George Muschamp as Thaddeus Stevens
and Erin Wilks as Lydia Hamilton Smith
and Erin Wilks as Lydia Hamilton Smith
Thad on TV
Volunteers Needed To
Staff Stevens Exhibits
Staff Stevens Exhibits
Stevens Quote:
“He cheerfully pays the tax which is
necessary to support and punish convicts, but
loudly complains of that which goes to prevent
this fellow from becoming criminals, and to
obviate the necessity of the humiliating
institutions.�
“He cheerfully pays the tax which is
necessary to support and punish convicts, but
loudly complains of that which goes to prevent
this fellow from becoming criminals, and to
obviate the necessity of the humiliating
institutions.�