Carroll County's 174th Birthday Celebration Jan. 19, 2011

Carroll County's 174th Birthday Celebration

Join the Historical Society of Carroll County for its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County.  This year's guest speaker, Helen Jean Burn, examines the life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 07:00 PM thru 09:00 PM

Where: Holy Cross Hall, Church of the Ascension

Westminster, MD Parking on Ralph Street between Rt. 140 and Main Street

For more info: Historical Society of Carroll County 410-848-6494

http://hscc.carr.org/

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011

Carroll County Birthday Celebration: Betsy Bonaparte

Join the Historical Society of Carroll County for its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County.  This year’s guest speaker, Helen Jean Burn, examines the life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte.

Over the past 130 years, Elizabeth "Betsy" Patterson Bonaparte has inspired countless books, movies, articles, and fictionalized accounts.

Helen Jean Burn, author of the new book Betsy Bonaparte, has spent 30 years studying the true story behind the legends.  

Born in Baltimore to a wealthy family in 1785, Elizabeth Patterson summered in southern Carroll County at her father’s estate, Springfield.

She shook local and Parisian society when she wed Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor Napoleon. Insisting on a better future for his brother, the emperor annulled the marriage, but not before it produced a son, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte.

Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimore" into a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Holy Cross Hall, Church of the Ascension in Westminster.  Parking available in the lot on Ralph Street.  Free admission.  Refreshments will be served.

20110119 HSCC CC 174th Bday Celebration

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