Robertson to give French and Indian War talk Oct. 30 at library

Robertson to give French and Indian War talk Oct. 30 at library
A local historian will trace western Pennsylvania’s involvement in the French and Indian War during a talk Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library in Emporium.
William Robertson of Duke Center, dressed as a 1750s woodsman, will begin the program at 10 a.m. Fourth Street library. The Cameron County Genealogy Club is sponsoring the free event.
He will read from two of his historical fiction novels, “Ambush in the Alleghenies” and “Attack in the Alleghenies.” The first novel begins with George Washington’s 1753 spy mission to Fort Le Boeuf and ends with Gen. Edward Braddock’s defeat near Fort Duquesne. The second book
gives an account of the mayhem spread by the Delaware warriors of Kittanning and of the raid led by Colonel John Armstrong in 1756 to destroy the Indian stronghold.
Robertson’s books deal with the adventures of eastern mountain men, Lightnin’ Jack Hawkins, Will “Big Cat” Cutler, Bearbite Bob Winslow and Alexander MacDonald.
His books will be for sale, and muskets and other artifacts will be on display.
For more information about Robertson and his work, visit his website at www.bucktailsandbroomsticks.com.
For information about his talk, e-mail the Genealogy Club at cameroncountygenealogy@gmail.com.