Spring 250 Events

The Reeder Endowment continued to sponsor YSU’s America250 celebrations with a variety of special events. In March, Abigail Adams reenactor Kim Hanley visited campus and spoke to students about women’s roles in the American Revolution. In April, the Reeder and Shipka endowments partnered to bring renowned historian Paul Finkelman to YSU for a special lecture entitled: “Native American Rights, Race, Slavery, and Religious Liberty: The Progressive Visions of the Northwest Ordinance.” The Reeder Endowment also sponsored the creation of a YSU250 time capsule, dedicated during Maag Library’s 50th anniversary celebration in April. To wrap up the semester, the endowment co-sponsored the  dedication of an America250 “Liberty Tree,” planted on Armed Forces Boulevard.