Carol Braymer presents American Revolution program, “Grandmother Speaks”

The Dubois County Museum will present a special program to remember our special 250th celebration on Saturday, November 7, at 10:30 a.m., with Holland resident Carol Braymer sharing her knowledge of the American Revolution and George Washington in her program titled “Grandmother Speaks.”

Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. Admission will be charged. (Admission is $5 per adult, $3 per high school student, $2 per middle and elementary student. Members may enter free.)

The year is 1776, and a young adult grandson talks with his grandmother about unsettling news circulating in the young colonies about war with Great Britain. The 13 colonies broke away from British rule and formed the United States of America. In a written statement called the Declaration of Independence, they wrote that they were no longer under British rule. Fighting broke out between the British and Americans, and this war was called the American Revolution. George Washington was named commander of the Americans.

The grandson and grandmother discuss the reasons for the war, and the conversation turns to why it matters. Grandmother shares her thoughts on the war’s importance. This is where our story begins.

Carol Stevens Braymer grew up in Holland, graduated from Holland High School, and lived in California for many years. She has since returned to live in Holland. Braymer has studied George Washington and the colonies’ quest for freedom. She is looking forward to presenting this program at the museum.