Williamsburg Torch Club 

Williamsburg Torch Club members attending their November dinner experienced a fascinating presentation on “The Bray School Story” by William and Mary Professor Emeritus Terry Meyers. The Williamsburg school instructed over 300 enslaved and free Black students from 1760 to 1774. If you missed the presentation or simply want to learn more, you can go to…

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Please join us for our November Torch Club dinner. The presentation at the November meeting will be by Terry Meyers who will discuss “The Bray School Story.” We look forward to a wonderful evening with you and your guests. Your timely response about your plans for dinner is very important-RSVP by November 15 at noon. TORCH CLUB…

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The October dinner of the Williamsburg Torch Club earlier this month benefited from a timely presentation on the “2024 Presidential Election” by SUNY-Courtland professor emeritus Robert Spitzer. The discussion covered a number of election topics, including polarization, the siloing of present day news, and the close outcomes of recent races. All of this has added…

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Please join us for our October Torch Club dinner. The presentation at the October meeting will be by Robert Spitzer who will discuss “2024 Presidential Election.” We look forward to a wonderful evening with you and your guests. Your timely response about your plans for dinner is very important-RSVP by October 11 at noon. TORCH…

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A message from the International Association of Torch Clubs (AITC): Dear Fellow Torch Club Members, Our thoughts are with those who are facing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. I am personally saddened to learn about challenges from Torch members in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. If you or a fellow member need assistance –…

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The Williamsburg Torch Club’s new season started well with Nicholas Luccketti’s presentation on “The Search for Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony.” Nicholas M. Luccketti is the Vice President for Research at The First Colony Foundation, which is an organization focused on archaeology and education relating to the story of America’s beginnings with the attempts by Sir Walter…

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Williamsburg Torch Club members, please plan on joining Mike Mason from the Richmond Torch Club for a Zoom discussion on Sunday, September 29th, at 3pm ET. This special all-member interactive session presented by Mike Mason will be discussing why we should encourage more diversity in our clubs: age, race, gender, and professions. You will have…

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Torch Club Friends, please find information below on our upcoming meeting as well as a few words from our President. The presentation at the September meeting will be by Nicholas Luccketti who will discuss “The Search for Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony.” We look forward to a wonderful evening with you and your guests. Meeting…

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We have a number of fun and enlightening presentations planned for the new season of the Williamsburg Torch Club. For instance, are you interesting in learning more about Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony, It was supposed to be the first permanent English settlement in North America? So what happened? How about learning more about the…

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Last month, Torch Club member Dr. Casey-Rutland gave an enlightening presentation titled “What is a HOA and How Do They Work?” The presentation and discussion it generated covered a wide variety of Home Ownership Association (HOA) topics, such as the types of community associations, the advantages/disadvantages of living in an HOA, and the growth of…

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