Tea Talk: Hugh Mercer
October 17, 2023 @ 12:00PM — 2:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop: 1020 Caroline St Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Get Directions
Learn about General Hugh Mercer's valiant career in his own apothecary shop!
Washington Heritage Museums is proud to welcome Michael Cecere for a discussion and book signing on his biography, Second to No Man but the Commander in Chief: Hugh Mercer, American Patriot. Copies of the book are available now to purchase at the Apothecary Shop and will be available for purchase the day of the event. A period tea, tea sandwiches and scones prepared by the Mary Washington House Museum Store volunteers will be served.
Michael Cecere is a retired History teacher who resides in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife, Susan. Originally from Maine, he taught high school and college level American History for thirty years in Fairfax County and Gloucester County, Virginia. The author of twenty books and numerous articles on the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, he continues to research and write in retirement.
Tickets are nonrefundable. We advise arriving 15 minutes before the event's start. Please let us know about any food allergies by emailing giftshop@washingtonheritagemuseums.org