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 unteer Ambassador Perry Blatz exploring the fate of four of Pennsylvania’s
  founding fathers\, Thursday\, June 27th from 6pm - 8pm at the Somerset Hi
 storical Center. \n\n<strong>“Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You 
 Give to Another Power over Your Liberty”</strong>\n\nThe wisdom reflected 
 in the Founding Fathers’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence and t
 he Constitution did not extend to a prudent approach to their own financia
 l affairs. Four Pennsylvania founders—Thomas Mifflin\, Thomas Fitzsimons\,
  Robert Morris\, and James Wilson—experienced all too bitterly the warning
  of a fifth Pennsylvania founder\, Benjamin Franklin\, and died in dire fi
 nancial straits. Their stories offer a glimpse of the pervasiveness of spe
 culation in early America and the economic volatility that characterized t
 hat era.\n\n<i>Presenter Perry K. Blatz taught United States history and p
 ublic history for more than twenty-five years before his recent retirement
 . He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has specialized in t
 he economic and labor history of the 19th century. He is the author of Dem
 ocratic Miners: Work and Labor Relations in the Anthracite Coal Industry\,
  1875-1925 (SUNY Press\, 1994) and Eckley Miners’ Village (Stackpole Books
 \, 2003). He is also a co-author of Keystone of Democracy: A History of Pe
 nnsylvania Workers (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission\, 1999).
  More recently he has published articles in Western Pennsylvania History a
 nd Pennsylvania History on the 1877 railroad riots in Pittsburgh. He is cu
 rrently examining the fiscal problems that bedeviled Pittsburgh and Allegh
 eny County as they sought to fund railroad development in the 1850s.</i>\n
 \nThis deep dive into personal finances brings alive key figures from our 
 country’s — and our state’s —  early history. \n\nFREE Admission courtesy 
 of our event sponsor the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1801 Somerset\, 
 PA.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special presentation by Heinz History Center Volu
 nteer Ambassador Perry Blatz exploring the fate of four of Pennsylvania’s 
 founding fathers\, Thursday\, June 27th from 6pm - 8pm at the Somerset His
 torical Center. \n\n<strong>“Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You G
 ive to Another Power over Your Liberty”</strong>\n\nThe wisdom reflected i
 n the Founding Fathers’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence and th
 e Constitution did not extend to a prudent approach to their own financial
  affairs. Four Pennsylvania founders—Thomas Mifflin\, Thomas Fitzsimons\, 
 Robert Morris\, and James Wilson—experienced all too bitterly the warning 
 of a fifth Pennsylvania founder\, Benjamin Franklin\, and died in dire fin
 ancial straits. Their stories offer a glimpse of the pervasiveness of spec
 ulation in early America and the economic volatility that characterized th
 at era.\n\n<i>Presenter Perry K. Blatz taught United States history and pu
 blic history for more than twenty-five years before his recent retirement.
  He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has specialized in th
 e economic and labor history of the 19th century. He is the author of Demo
 cratic Miners: Work and Labor Relations in the Anthracite Coal Industry\, 
 1875-1925 (SUNY Press\, 1994) and Eckley Miners’ Village (Stackpole Books\
 , 2003). He is also a co-author of Keystone of Democracy: A History of Pen
 nsylvania Workers (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission\, 1999). 
 More recently he has published articles in Western Pennsylvania History an
 d Pennsylvania History on the 1877 railroad riots in Pittsburgh. He is cur
 rently examining the fiscal problems that bedeviled Pittsburgh and Alleghe
 ny County as they sought to fund railroad development in the 1850s.</i>\n
 \nThis deep dive into personal finances brings alive key figures from our 
 country’s — and our state’s —  early history. \n\nFREE Admission courtesy 
 of our event sponsor the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1801 Somerset\, 
 PA.
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LOCATION:Somerset Historical Center
SUMMARY:The Fate of Four of Pennsylvania's Founding Fathers
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