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2011-2012 CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE
Tuesday February 7, 2012 (Special: Black History month)
PAUL STILLWELL Author, Historian & Authority on the Navy in WW II
Topic: Vice Admiral Sam Gravely, the Navy’s First Black Admiral
We are delighted to present during Black History Month, author, historian and authority on World War II Naval operations, Mr. Paul Stillwell. Paul received his bachelor’s degree in history from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri and a master’s in journalism from the University of Missouri. He is now a free-lance historian after spending more than thirty years on the staff of the U. S. Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. During that time he ran the oral history program from 1982 to 2004. Paul served as the founding editor of Naval History magazine during the first five years of publication, 1987-1992. He still writes a featured column for the magazine.
Paul is the author or editor of twelve books, which include illustrated histories of the battleships New Jersey, Arizona and Missouri. He also authored two books on submarines, and another on aircraft carriers. Paul also edited the book, The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers.
He has appeared in a number of television programs including NBC’s “Today” show and various History Channel documentaries. Paul served off and on over the years, as moderator at the annual Admiral Nimitz Foundation Symposium in Fredericksburg, Texas.
A Vietnam War veteran, Paul served in the late 1960s as an officer on board the tank landing ship Washoe County and the battleship New Jersey.
His most recent book, Trailblazer: The U. S. Navy’s First Black Admiral, tells the story of Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., the subject of this evening’s program.
Join us for what will be a most informative and enjoyable night. We hope for a great turnout and we especially invite veterans of the U. S. Navy. Paul will have copies of his books available for sale. As usual, we ask you to be sure to get your dinner reservations in by THURSDAY FEBUARY 2ND.
Tuesday March 6, 2012 – DICK SIMPSON
Historian & Lecturer
Topic: The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Tuesday April 3, 2012 – Melissa Yiaski-Rabinsky
First Person Impressions & Historian
Topic: Meet Mary Todd Lincoln
Tuesday May 1, 2012 - MATTHEW BOROWICK
Historian, Columnist for Civil War News
Topic: Federal Failure, Southern Success: Leadership Lessons from Second Bull Run
Tuesday June 5, 2012 – (Annual Seligman Dinner)
Speaker: JOHN HEISER
NPS Gettysburg Historian, Guide
Topic: The 1913 Gettysburg Grand Reunion