The Lighthouse

Web page issue November/December 2011- Issue No. WP-64

Activities Include:
Talks, films, training, question and answer sessions, swap and shop, auctions,
a bimonthly newsletter The Lighthouse, club covers and youth and special events.
Visitors are always welcomed

Area and Regional Events

November 11-13: VAPEX
Friday 10pm to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm
Williamsburg Kings Mill Marriott, 50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, Virginia
For further information Rainbow Philatelics
For Directions Click Here

To view an expanded listing of area shows Click here

Upcoming Events at the National Postal Museum

All public programs are FREE.
For more information, call (202) 633-5533, email NPMprograms@si.edu, or visit www.postalmuseum.si.edu

November 2011

Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month
Saturday, November 5
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

American Indian leaders, traditions, and arts are commemorated on US Postage stamps.
Learn about American Indians on postage stamps, make a topical collection, and enjoy
storytime with a book about Sequoyah, the Cherokee man who gave his people written language.

Civil War Family Day
Saturday, November 19
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sort mail in a Railway Post Office train car (a Civil War-era innovation), learn about
Confederate postage, find out how Abraham Lincoln corresponded, and write to current
military personnel.

Author Talk: Your Brother in Arms
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

George P. McClelland was a common soldier in the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, but he performed
an uncommon service. He witnessed some of the war's most pivotal battles in his years in the
Union Army and left behind over 40 family letters that give readers the opportunity to see the war
from his prospective. Robert Plumb, author of Your Brother in Arms, explores McClelland's wartime
experiences. A book signing follows.

Explore Mail Call
Meet the Curator: 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Curator-led Tour: 2:30 p.m.

Meet Lynn Heidelbaugh, curator of Mail Call, and explore objects related to wartime mail.
At 2:30 p.m., take a curator-led spotlight tour of the exhibit. The newly opened Mail Call exhibit
explores how mail has provided military personnel with a vital communication link to their communities
fro 1775 to 2010.

December 2011

Holiday Card Workshop
Saturday, December 3
Noon - 3:30 p.m.

Make two special holiday cards in this popular annual workshop. Artist Thalia Doukas will provide
stamp-centric inspiration for mailable greetings and ornaments. Rewarding for all ages, this year's
workshop takes place in the museum atrium. The museum recommends that groups of more than ten
participants contact us in advance: NPMprograms@si.edu or 202-633-5533.

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