Local

R e s t a u ra n t s :

The History and

Preservation of
Happy Retreat

Downtown

~Cantuta Caf
~Dish A new American bistro
Classic soup, pasta, sandwich, pizza
and salad dishes made from fresh ingredients
all in a casually elegant atmosphere.

~Grandmas Diner
Schedule of Events

Wonderful homestyle cooking &

friendly company. All day breakfast

~Mediterranean Caf
Authentic Persian cuisine. Dishes
from Greece, Spain, The Middle East and
France. All dishes are made fresh daily with
quality ingredients.

Friday, April 8
Keynote Speaker
7pm
Silent Auction
all night
Saturday, April 9
Panel 1 The History of Happy Retreat
9-11 am
Break
Panel 2 The Preservation of Happy Retreat

~Mellow Moods Juice Bar

~Needful Things Caf
Good ol' Country Breakfast or
Lunch. 50's style Lunch Counter. Assorted
Pies and Cakes made fresh daily.

~Paddys Irish Pub

Bar & Grill. Kid friendly. Savory

Phi Alpha Theta Symposium

in conjunction with

Happy Retreat
and the

George Washington Center for Living

Ethics

flavors.

~Skippers Downtown Dips and

Deli
Creamy icecream and milkshakes.
Wraps & sandwiches. Pottery Painting.

Around Town

2-4 pm

Shepherd University
Phi Alpha Theta
Pi Epsilon Chapter
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~China Fortune
~Pauls at Oakland Church
~KFC
~McDonalds
~Burger King

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Panel being chaired by Phi Alpha Theta members Frederick Filberg

and Melanie Garvey

Panel being chaired by Phi Alpha Theta members

Christopher Parrack and Kayla Piechowiak

MAYOR PEGGY SMITH

DR. BENJAMIN BANKHURST

DR. PHILIP MEAD

Dr. Philip Mead is the Historian and

Curator at the Museum of the
American Revolution in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He
earned his Ph.D. in history at Harvard
University, where he completed a
thesis on soldiers' lives in the
Continental Army. He has published
scholarly articles and edited chapters
on numerous topics including the
career of private Joseph Plumb
Martin and the symbolism of George
Washington's sash.

Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst is an Assistant

Professor of History at Shepherd University,
specializing in the study of Colonial and
Revolutionary America. His first book, Ulster
Presbyterians and the Scots Irish Diaspora,
1750-1764 was published in 2013 and won the
Donald Murphy Prize from the American
Conference of Irish Studies.

WALTER WASHINGTON
Walter Washington is a direct descendant of
George Washingtons younger brother, Samuel.
He is an attorney in Charles Town, West
Virginia and the caretaker of Harewood,
another Washington family home in the area.

DOUG PERKS
Doug Perks is the immediate past president of
the Jefferson County Historical Society. He
taught social studies in the Jefferson County
schools for 30 years. He is currently the
historian at the Jefferson County Museum.

Peggy A. Smith is the long-time mayor of

Charles Town, West Virginia. She is
currently involved in efforts to create a
new arts district in Charles Town.
LYNN STASICK
Lynn Stasick is the first-ever Preservation
Alliance of West Virginia's State-Wide
Field Services Representative. Stasick, a
West Virginia University grad, has been
active in preservation efforts state-wide
for the past sixteen years.
MICHAEL LANGMYER
Michael is currently a Historic
Preservation major at Shepherd
University. In August 2015, he became an
AmeriCorps member with the Historic
Shepherdstown Commission. Also in
2015, Michael was inducted into Kappa
Delta Pi and Phi Alpha Theta, the
education and history honors societies,
respectively. Michael will graduate
Shepherd this May, and later will be
attending the University of Kentucky,
where he will earn his Masters degree in
Historic Preservation..