THE TREATY OF PARIS, PRESENTED BY DR. RICHARD BELL -- For ages 55+ -- Signed in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was the formal agreement that ended the War for Independence and created the United States of America. Professor Richard Bell argues that the Treaty of Paris was a triumph for US diplomacy that reset relations with Britain and set a new border with Spanish North America. Notably, however, the treaty also damaged the US-French alliance irreparably and left Natives, loyalists and fugitives from American slavery to fend for themselves. Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award.
Gardening is a way of improving the environment we live in by growing plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Join the Framingham Garden Club on March 29th for an insightful program, “Gardening to Support Nature,” presented by David Epstein, meteorologist and horticulturalist who will describle how in our gardening we can help mitigate the effects of our increasingly unpredictable climate. The Framingham Garden Club is presenting this free program to the City of Framingham, as part of our 90th Anniversary and “Give Back to the Community” year-long events. Registration is required for this free event. Go to the library’s site: http://bit.ly/fpl-events to register. This program will also be available through YouTube Live at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary This program is in partnership with the Framingham Public Library. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council