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Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideals
"In ancient Rome, liberty implied inequality. People were granted different liberties according to their condition. Some had many liberties. Others had few or none. When Rome was a republic, its citizens possessed the liberty of government by assembly, but in different ways according to their rank. Magistrates and senators had liberty to speak. Citizens had liberty to listen and vote. Servi had liberty to look on, but they could neither speak nor listen nor vote."
"The free Norse families carried into a new world their ancient folkways of freedom, which they understood as a complex set of rights and responsibilities. For them, freedom meant the rule of law, the power to choose one's own chief, and the right to be governed and judged by a local assembly called the Thing. The Thing was a gathering of free men, who in early years carried weapons to the assembly and voted by 'striking their shields or rattling their spears,' in what was called the Vapnatak in Old Norse, Wapentake of Old English, and Wappans chawing of Old Scots.
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Supporting the NEHGS Fall Dinner Honoring David Hackett Fischer
September 25, 2018 | News & Events
Welch & Forbes is proud to announce our support as a benefactor for the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Fall Family History Benefit Dinner honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author David Hackett Fischer taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, October 25, 2018.
The 5:30pm patron reception, prior to the 6:00pm general reception, is planned to honor President General of the Colonial Dames of America, Brantley Carter Bolling Knowles, and Governor General of the General Society of Colonial Wars, David Martin Trebing.
The event is characterized by the New England Historic Genealogical Society as “a discussion moderated by emcee Bill Griffeth with David Hackett Fischer on his many books, important trends in American history, and his views on the role of family history in the field of history and in our national dialogue.”
Click here for further information on David Hackett Fischer and the event.
Once again, we are proud to support an institution like the NEHGS who holds dear the care and respect towards comprehensive family history research and legacy services
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