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Civil War Lecture-Steven Diatz

Title:Civil War Lecture-Steven Diatz
Date & Time:Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:Lloyd House, 220 N. Washington St. (Map This)
Event Details:Mr. Diatz, will perform a first-person portrayal of Civil War-era reporter W.S, Halliday, a correspondent for the famous New York Herald newspaper. Mr. Diatz will discuss Halliday’s career writing about important events and people, as newspapers in both the North and South became a chief source of information and propaganda before, during and after the conflict. At the time, the New York Herald was considered one of the most important and influential newspapers in the nation, exceeding all other papers in profit and popularity.
In 1861, the New York Herald had a circulation of 84,000 copies and referred to itself as "the most largely circulated journal in the world." The news venue was under the direction of publisher James Gordon Bennett, Sr., who once offered the opinion that the purpose of a newspaper "is not to instruct but to startle." Many articles included in the Herald archives certainly met that expectation. New York’s famous Herald Square, home of the flagship Macy’s department store at Broadway and 34th Street, is named for the site of the newspaper’s offices. That location is within eight blocks of Times Square, the location of the paper’s arch rival, The New York Times.
The lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a short period for questions and light refreshments afterward.
This program will be the tenth lecture presentation sponsored by the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission, Alexandria American Civil War Sesquicentennial Sub-committee, and the Office of Historic Alexandria on the American Civil War. For more information, please call 703.746.4554 or visit www.historicalexandria.org.
Contact Person:Lance Mallamo
Contact Phone No.:703.746.4554
Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Adult, Lecture, Museums


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/9355
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