Attention History Buffs! FREE Lecture At Aston Historical Society Meeting

Aston Historical Society To Present Guest Speaker
  The Aston Township Historical Society will meet 7 pm Thurs. (Sept. 8)in the Municipal Building, 5021 Pennell Rd. (next to TD Bank). The Society will host a presentation by Samuel Ricks entitled “The Battalion of Lads,” about the Virginia Military Institute’s cadets at the Battle Of New Market. A description of the battle and the personal histories of two cadets will be the main focus, why the cadets were in Pennsylvania and how their graves were found.
  Ricks is a great great grandson of a confederate soldier. He is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, JEB Stuart Camp #1506 in Phila. He was appointed to the position of Division Graves Registrar by the SCV and received their National Graves Award twice. He is also a tour guide at the Laurel Hill Cemetery, leading a tour called “Buried In The Land Of Strangers.”
  The meeting is free and open to the public. If anyone is attending and has photos of Aston, the Society asks that you bring them to be scanned and returned that evening.