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January's Lunch & Learn on Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel will be presented by passionate genealogist, history enthusiast, and current Regent of the Middletown Chapter of the DAR, Pamela Jean Adams. A former math teacher, Pam's deep dive into history began when she started researching her family genealogy to teach her own daughter. This dedication led to her popular history blog, "Liberating Letters," which has evolved into the video series, "My 2 Cents." While she loves the American Founding and Revolution, her fascination with local history, including figures like Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, drives her mission to share compelling, often-overlooked stories with a wider audience.
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 January's Lunch & Learn topic is Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel. O.M. Mitchel (1809–1862) was the ultimate Renaissance Man, blending brilliant academic achievement with high-stakes military leadership. A West Point graduate and former Mathematics Instructor, Mitchel engineered the essential route of the Little Miami Railroad and gained national renown as a Professor of Astronomy, founding the iconic Cincinnati Observatory. His most lasting legacy, however, came during the Civil War, where as a Union Major General, his part in the dramatic "Great Locomotive Chase" was so pivotal it became the basis for two major motion pictures: the silent film classic The General and the 1956 Walt Disney adventure. This Lunch & Learn will be presented by Pamela Jean Adams.
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