John Kroeck, President of the Sewickley Valley Historical Society, will give a PowerPoint presentation on James Gillespie Blaine, unsuccessful Republican candidate for President of the United States in 1884. He will cover the highlights of Blaine's life, with emphasis on his ties to Western Pennsylvania and the Sewickley Valley. Special attention will be devoted to the 1884 election, one of the most bitter and closely contested in American history, during which B. F. Jones was Chairman of the Republican National Committee and responsible for Blaine's campaign. Of special interest will be a display of original documents in the Historical Society archives from the "Chairman Benjamin Franklin Jones Collection," comprising, primarily, material relating to the presidential election of 1884.
Free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served following the program.