https://events.wmlnj.org/event/16578966
“Ben & Betsy: Founding Father, Founding Mother” will be presented, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library.
Founding Father Dr. Benjamin Franklin and Founding Mother Betsy Ross will regale the audience with stories of the American Revolution. Flag maker, seamstress, upholsterer and Quaker, Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole helped a new nation define itself through flags and colors.
Dr. Franklin was the nation’s premier statesman, philosopher, printer and diplomat who did much to create that new nation. Their stories and thoughts will celebrate America’s Semi-quincentennial.