“We appreciate all of your efforts to make the Ben Franklin event especially memorable Thank you for all of your excellent help and contributions to bringing history alive” Dr. Shirley Hammond, Education Director for the Bush Presidential Library and Museum
“Art, how does your schedule look for this time next year, we would like to have you return November, 2006.”
Ben has returned to visit in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
2011: Wed., Dec. 7, Storytelling and Distance Learning Programs:
Why Saving Matters! This interactive program about saving money tells Ben Franklin’s historical role in the development of using paper money. The knowledge and wit of Ben Franklin in dealing with the significance of financial matters is dynamically portrayed by Art Yeaman, Historical Impressionist.
This is a video conference. Two Free Programs: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Frymire Auditorium, GBPLC. Call the Education Department at (979) 691-4006 for free reservations. For the Distance Learning Program, register at http://dl.esc6.net.
On November 3, 2005 Art Yeaman as Ben Franklin was the feature Storyteller at the George Bush (41) Presidential Library and Museum locate at College Station, Texas.That day "Ben" made two appearances presenting the "Kite Story of 1752" to a "packed house" standing room only auditorium.More than 1300 students, teachers, parents and museum staff/volunteers were provided the opportunity to "Meet Ben Franklin." He has been an annual speaker every since....
More picture of that trip and other trips are posted below - click picture to enlarge
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Benjamin Franklin - 1776 - Declaration of Independence "We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." --B. F. to Thomas Jefferson "No nation was ever ruined by trade." --B.F. excerpt from a letter to Sir Joseph Banks dated July 27,1783 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. "
