October 3, 2012 Speaker Biography

Speaker:	Roger Arthur
Topic:	“1862:  The Turning Point”
Time:	7:00 PM
Place:	West Chester Borough Hall, Gay Street

Our Speaker this month is none other than Roger Arthur, a long-time members and valuable contributor to the Round Table.  His topic will be “1862:  The Turning Point.”

Roger has been a student of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln his entire life. He has traveled extensively across America visiting most of the major Civil War and Lincoln sites including the

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. He has attended numerous forums, symposia, lectures and classes about Lincoln and the War. He has been a member of the

Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table since 1990 and served as program chairman for many years. In addition to his interest in the Rebellion and Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Arthur has a great interest in America's youngest, most dynamic, most decorated, most energetic and popular president, Theodore Roosevelt. He has developed a first person portrayal of "Colonel Roosevelt" for audiences of all types.

Mr. Arthur holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in history and regularly lectures on historical topics to a variety of groups, libraries, colleges, and historic clubs in the East. He teaches Modern American History at Bishop Shanahan High School and courses at the Chester County Night School.  Mr. Arthur is married and lives with his wife, Leslie, in historic Chadds Ford. They have six children and nine grandchildren.