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Michael P. McWilliams Sr., "Canal Boat Captain
Mick," will give an entertaining and informative presentation on canal
operation and canal life through a series of pictures of the canal and canal
ruins.
McWilliams
has been doing canal programs as Captain Mick since 1990. He comes from the very historic Union County
Zeller family of the Turtle Creek area.
His ancestor John Zeller traveled through the Susquehanna Valley in 1720
when he came down the river in a canoe with an Indian guide and scouted the
Tulpehocken Valley for Conrad Weiser’s group of people in New York. McWilliams is a member of the Pennsylvania
Canal Society, National Canal Society, Co- Chair of Northumberland-Point
Township History Day, and many other community groups and societies.
At the annual dinner
the Society recognizes certain individuals for their preservation and research
efforts, and welcomes new members to the Society’s Board of Directors. We
will again offer a Silent Auction of specially selected books and collectibles.
The popular buffet dinner will
include a choice of entrees and side dishes, dessert and beverages.
Social time begins at 6:00 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30.
Awards presentations will follow. The program will begin at 7:30.
The cost for the meal is $17.50 per
person. Prepaid reservations must be received by November 6. Please
send or deliver check to the Union County Historical Society, Union County
Courthouse, 103 S. Second Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
For additional information, phone
the Society at 524-8666 or email hstoricl@ptd.net.
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