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Upcoming Events & Available Authors
Aaron Bracy has covered sports in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years. He was a sportswriter and editor for the Trenton Times, Courier-Post, and The Trentonian. Bracy began his journalism career as a freelancer for the Associated Press while still an undergraduate at Saint Joseph’s University and has contributed regularly to the AP since 2008. Bracy also spent 11 years as a classroom teacher and has worked as a content creator and editor in educational publishing since 2020. His website, Big5Hoops.com, is devoted to covering the Philadelphia Big 5. A Soaring Season is his first book.
Sheilah Vance, Esq. grew up on Rebel Hill in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Washington, D.C. She has written and presented extensively about the Philadelphia Campaign of the Revolutionary War. A practicing attorney and higher education administrator, Vance has a BA from Howard University School of Communications and a JD from Georgetown University.
Sheilah is open to events both in-person and online to discuss the significance of Gulph Mills encampment to Valley Forge, as well the broader context of The Philadelphia Campaign. You can learn more by visiting her website.
Will Caverly writes about history and the outdoors from his home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Will has been featured in magazines like Bee Culture, Root Quarterly, Front Porch Republic, and PA Game News. He’s the author of the Mercenary Pen blog and Here, the Bees Sting, a beekeeping thriller.
You can check out Will’s author website for more booking information!
Peter Schmitz is an actor, podcaster and theater historian. Working for many years as a professional actor, in his early career he was based in both New York City and Minnesota. He relocated to the Philadelphia area some twenty years ago. At present, he is an Adjunct Professor in the Theater Department of Temple University, and also works as an actor and dialect coach in the Philadelphia theater community.
Peter researches, writes and narrates the podcast Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia.
Melissa Ziobro is the Director of Public History at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. She also serves as the Curator of the campus’s Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. She was the last Command Historian at Fort Monmouth, NJ, prior to the base’s closure in 2011.
She is available for lectures, book signings, podcast and radio appearances to discuss the fort’s and New Jersey history.
Lenny Wagner is the President of the Historical Society of Moorestown, NJ and has been the curator of several of the organization’s most popular exhibits including “Sports Legends of Moorestown” which was presented in 2010. It was during the preparation for this exhibit that he first became acquainted with the story of Walter French. He is also a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABRE) and is a contributor to the organization’s biography project. He lives in Moorestown, NJ with his wife Cheryl.
He’s available for article writing, book signings, history lectures and appearances to discuss New Jersey history as well as sports history related to Walter French. To learn more, check out his author website.
Jennifer L. Green graduated from University of Delaware with majors in anthropology and history, and earned her Master’s degree in American History at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has conducted research and written for websites like ExplorePAHistory.com and the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia and has worked at historic sites throughout Chester and Delaware counties.
She is available for virtual events and in-person book talks in the Greater Philadelphia area. To learn more about booking Jenn, please check out her author website.
| Date* | Event | Location | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19th | Book talk with Will Caverly, Tinicum & Eastwick | Temple University, Geography, Environment and Urban Studies Department | |
| February 22nd, 10:30am | Book Launch w/Q&A with Aaron Bracy, A Soaring Season | Wynnefield Library | Learn More |
| March 4th, 6pm | Author Talk and Signing with Peter Schmitz, Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia | Barnes & Noble, Chestnut Street Philadelphia | Learn More |
| March 6th, 6pm | Author Talk with Aaron Bracy, A Soaring Season | Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library | Register Here |
| March 4th, 6:30 – 7:30pm | Author Talk with Sheilah Vance, Threshold to Valley Forge | The American Revolution Institution of the Society of Cincinnati, hybrid | Register Here |
| March 9th, 3pm | Author Talk with Sheilah Vance, Threshold to Valley Forge | King of Prussia Historical Society | |
| March 13th | Author Talk with Will Caverly, Tinicum & Eastwick | Old York Road Historical Society, Abington PA | |
| March 29th | Speaker at the Society for Military History’s Annual Conference | Mobile, AL | Learn More |
| April 10th, 7pm | Author Talk with Aaron Bracy, A Soaring Season | Newtown Public Library | Register Here |
| April 23rd | Author Talk with Will Caverly, Tinicum & Eastwick for Earth Week | Villanova University, The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest |
