Two talks on Revolutionary figures

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, Sue Gardner, the deputy town historian of Warwick, will speak at Van Wyck Hall in Fishkill on John Hathorn, an Orange County military leader, politician and activist. The hall is located at 1095 Main St. See fishkillhistoricalsociety.org.

On Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m., historian James Kirby Martin will lecture at the Fort Montgomery Historic Site on Joseph Plumb Martin, a private in the Continental Army who left behind an invaluable memoir of his experiences. Reservations are required; call 845-446-2134.

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