About Bev York

		"History teaches everything, including the future," said Alphonse de Lamartine and Bev quotes him to her listeners. Her programs are designed to provide a window to the past and a mirror to the present. Bev has presented to all ages and backgrounds and is adept to adjusting to any performance space or crowd. Her greatest skill is making history fun.

	Why Bev Chose Her Featured Programs
Rachel Carson - Pioneer of the Environmental Movement Mother Jones - Champion of the Labor Movement		Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Julia Ward Howe Ida B. Wells Carrie Chapman Catt Alice Paul ~ Warriors of the Suffragette Movement who fought for their Right to Vote

Bev has chosen three timely subjects with historical characters to match for these featured programs. The material comes from the personal writings of these groundbreaking heroines and the events of the their times which are relative to our own modern issues. In addition, Bev is presenting a variety of other programs on topics of local, Connecticut and American history. Her lecture style includes an interactive and visual approach utilizing primary source materials and role playing to enhance the educational and entertaining experience. She has received rave reviews from teachers, administrators, business groups and not for profits who have hosted her performances.

		Bev's Credentials
Beverly York serves as the part time museum education and program director at the Windham Textile & History Museum, or "The Mill Museum" in Willimantic. For seventeen years York has been a history adjunct instructor at Quinebaug Valley Community College. In past years, York has served as the director of the Windham Textile & History Museum and the site administrator at the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. York received a BS in Art Education from Central Connecticut State University and an MS in History Education from Eastern Connecticut State University.		I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~ Confucius 551-479 BCE