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Of Paper, Planets & Pendulums: The Life and Times of David Rittenhous

Presented by Laurel Hill Cemetery at Laurel Hill Cemetery

June 11, 2011

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 The program will commence at Historic RittenhouseTown, where experienced guides will lead
Visitors through the home where David Rittenhouse was born in 1732, and the village where he spent his early years. Special items related to David will be on display, including a David
Rittenhouse clock; a letter written by David, referring to Benjamin Franklin, while he was President of the American Philosophical Society; and a compass made by his brother Benjamin.
'David Rittenhouse' himself will be on hand, portrayed by living historian Christian Johnson, to speak firsthand of his life experiences, relationships and achievements.

The program will reconvene at Laurel Hill Cemetery, where we will start with a toast to David Rittenhouse and his wife Hannah at graveside, and learn how they came to be reinterred in the famed National Historic Landmark Cemetery from a simple city churchyard. We will then visit the gravesites of several of his contemporaries and some of those who followed in his footsteps, leading the way to the Industrial Revolution. These comprise individuals engaged in various fields of scientific study, commerce and politics, each of whom well reflects the influence of Rittenhouse on our nation.

Following the program, attendees are invited to join us in Laurel Hill’s historic Gatehouse for socializing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music, where we will duly toast the life of the remarkable David Rittenhouse.