The Founding Fathers: “What Were They Thinking?”

The Friends of the East Kingston Public Library is pleased to present “The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?” by Richard Hesse, made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.  Join us on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 7:00 PM at the East Kingston Public Library, 47 Maplevale Road, East Kingston, NH 03827.

In 1787 delegates from each of the original thirteen states gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government. In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those delegates intended.

Mythology about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has obscured both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the agreement called the Constitution. The program explores the cast of characters called “founders,” the problems they faced and the solutions they fashioned.

The New Hampshire Humanities Council nurtures the joy of learning and inspired community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire.  The connect people with ideas.   Learn more about the council and its work at www.nhhc.org.  

This program is free and open to the public.